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by tardo99 3690 days ago
http://www.britishtelephones.com/howtele.htm

Is 16 ohms per thousand feet really that high?

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Yes. Typically devices can tolerate a voltage drop of about 3%. With that resistance, a 1A load can only go 22.5 ft from the source. Considering you might have to run up a wall, across the ceiling and down another wall, you might not even get to the opposite side of a room.