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Don Y
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On 10/30/2020 1:45 PM, Michael Terrell wrote:
OK. I\'ve typically just tightened them enough to \"not be loose\" (as they
tend not to see any physical abuse).
Hah! Shirley you jest!
Ceilings of the pantry, cupboard, hall closet have all been claimed.
The lowest foot of the cupboard has been commandeered as has the lowest
TWO feet of the pantry.
I\'ve located my distribution amp *above* the ceiling, adjacent to
the front door (this space has to be accessed from outside the house).
Walls in furnace room are covered with bits of kit.
The garage is littered with stuff on walls and affixed to ceiling.
I\'ll be mounting a track for an \"architectural floodlight\" in
the garage later this week so I can tweek the position later.
Big. Heavy.
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[I just love toys! Especially when they\'re free! :> ]
All of this is tastefully done; it doesn\'t look like a hobbyist\'s
tinkering. E.g., custom stainless steel enclosures for any electronics,
molded enclosures for appliances, recessed speakers, etc.
The closets in the bedrooms are available -- but, are off the beaten
track.
I was going to mount to the wall (the \"lowest two feet of the pantry\").
There\'s a bunch of other kit that needs to hide there, as well
(cable modem, DSL modem, PSTN interface, etc.)
The electronics need to breathe as these things draw a fair bit of power
and are in a closed space with no practical ventilation (I may add a low
CFM fan to vent through the door if temperature rise becomes a problem)
I\'ve also considered on the walls *near* the ceiling in the laundry
room. But, that would be a bit of an eyesore. I\'ve tried to hide
everything so the house doesn\'t look like a \"lab\".
OK, as long as it\'s not some \"specialty\" item, I\'ll just go with Belden.
I\'ve a spool of Belden RG58U but wrong impedance.
I\'ll only need a dozen feet (including waste) so I\'m sure I can find what I
need. And, already have the crimping tool and connectors...
Thanks!
On Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 11:25:40 PM UTC-4, Don Y wrote:
I could hack together such a beast -- M-F 90 feeding a F-F. But, that
just seems like a boatload of connections to worry about loosening as the
cable is flexed, potential impedance bumps, etc.
Use a wrench to tighten them. They won\'t come loose. I don\'t remember the
torque spec for F connectors, but there were small \'click type\' torque
wrenches made for this task.
OK. I\'ve typically just tightened them enough to \"not be loose\" (as they
tend not to see any physical abuse).
I preferred doing it on 1/2\" plywood. Wire it all up, then screw it to
the wall. That way if you make major changes, you build a new one, and
replace the old without worry about too many holes in the wall. Some
furring strips down the two sides let you hide a lot of cable behind the
plywood. Jerrold used to make wall mounted cabinets for this, but they
were $300 in the early \'70s.
I\'m severely constrained on space and volume. And, \"appearance\" lest my
other half give me The Eye... Hence the need for a really tight placement
and routing of the components involved. I have two other beta sites that
are commercial so I can be more luxurious in those installations (here,
I\'m trying to shoehorn things into pantries, walls, etc. to keep them out
of sight)
Mount it to the ceiling in a pantry?
Hah! Shirley you jest!
Ceilings of the pantry, cupboard, hall closet have all been claimed.
The lowest foot of the cupboard has been commandeered as has the lowest
TWO feet of the pantry.
I\'ve located my distribution amp *above* the ceiling, adjacent to
the front door (this space has to be accessed from outside the house).
Walls in furnace room are covered with bits of kit.
The garage is littered with stuff on walls and affixed to ceiling.
I\'ll be mounting a track for an \"architectural floodlight\" in
the garage later this week so I can tweek the position later.
Big. Heavy.
<https://www.lumenpulse.com/products/1385/lumenbeam-grande-color-changing>
[I just love toys! Especially when they\'re free! :> ]
All of this is tastefully done; it doesn\'t look like a hobbyist\'s
tinkering. E.g., custom stainless steel enclosures for any electronics,
molded enclosures for appliances, recessed speakers, etc.
The closets in the bedrooms are available -- but, are off the beaten
track.
If the cable is reasonably flexible, I could route/laser-cut channels in
some lexan block and lay the cables in those, fasten a sheet of Lexan on
top and its a nice impervious block. Bolt the block directly to the wall
and just worry about the connections on each end being accessible (with a
tiny bit of flex to act as service loop)
I would use a piece of Luann plywood, so it hides the hardware.
I was going to mount to the wall (the \"lowest two feet of the pantry\").
There\'s a bunch of other kit that needs to hide there, as well
(cable modem, DSL modem, PSTN interface, etc.)
The electronics need to breathe as these things draw a fair bit of power
and are in a closed space with no practical ventilation (I may add a low
CFM fan to vent through the door if temperature rise becomes a problem)
I\'ve also considered on the walls *near* the ceiling in the laundry
room. But, that would be a bit of an eyesore. I\'ve tried to hide
everything so the house doesn\'t look like a \"lab\".
Thanks! I\'ll start looking for cable. Any keywords I should use in a
search? Or, do I need to actually play touch-feely to determine amount of
flex?
Name brands are made with more plasticizer. The softest RG59 uses a layer of
foil and one braid. My preference was always Belden. The absolute worst was
OK, as long as it\'s not some \"specialty\" item, I\'ll just go with Belden.
I\'ve a spool of Belden RG58U but wrong impedance.
made by \'Jeresy Specialty\' It was stiff on the spool, and quickly outgassed
the plasticizer to the point that the jacket would crack if you bent it.
Radio Shack wasn\'t much better. Some looked like less than 50% braid. The
most common these days is \'Quad Shield\', and it is stiff. That is two layers
of foil, and two layers of braid. The two types of cable use different
connectors, as well. I don\'t know what brand the sell at HD or Lowes these
days, but you can buy it by the foot and you can handle it before buying .
I\'ll only need a dozen feet (including waste) so I\'m sure I can find what I
need. And, already have the crimping tool and connectors...
Thanks!