cat 5 extension lead?

[strangesparks]

Just wondering if anyone has tried running strings of 'big W' lights over a cat 5 cable?
I'm looking to get a few strings 15m away from the controller, thinking this might be a legitimate multicore extension?

 

[David_AVD]

You can use CAT5 or security cable to extend Big W strings.

The current is low so pretty much any cable will do.

Just remember that solid core CAT5 cable will break more easily than stranded types.

 

[i13]

Sounds promising. If you want to be 100% sure, try comparing the current draw with and without the CAT5 cable there. This could be hard to do if you bought the lights in 2015 due to the design change; you might need to measure it as an alternating current (AC) between the controller and lights but I don't even know if that'll work.