Shop&Lock's Signals Magazine — Cable for Access Control Applications

I spoke with a customer on the phone that was having two problems. First is that their electric strike is only sometimes released when energized. Second, the Wiegand card reader does not reliably report a card number on the controller with every swipe. Being familiar with these issues after outfitting thousands of door installations, it's evident that the correct cable type may not have been used for the application. We asked the installer..."What type of cable was used to wire these two devices to the controller?"  Answer...CAT5 cable. We then asked, why didn't you use the correct cable types that were...