RE: Re: F Type connectors in wall boxes, new house

["Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David,

Have you got blockwork, or stud walls? If you've got stud walls, just
drill/cut out the back of the back box so that your cable has an easier
route. Have you also seen the 45degree outlet sockets? These might be
easier for your situation.

I would guard against soldering the cables - I've done a similar thing
with my speaker cables and the faceplates are now fixed to the wall. I
can have a small gap between wall and faceplate when the screws are
undone, but I cannot remove the plate completely without getting the
soldering iron back out :-(
(something I overlooked at the time)

HTH,

Tim.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Chapman
>
> >>David Chapman wrote:
>
> > House I'm building has CT100 to every room which is
> currently hanging
> > out the back of either a 25 or 35mm deep wall box. I'm using
Volex
> > modular facplates (there is also Cat5 in each box) and
> their "satellite connector"
> > is a simple F type barrel. The obvious way to connect this
> is a right
> > angled crimped or screw on  F type connector on the back in
> each box -
> > but it's a bit tight, even in a 35mm box not so much beacuse of
the
> > depth but because most of the cables enter from the back
> and so need a
> > 90 degree turn so they can connect to the right angle
> connector. (Hope
> > that's clear !)
> >
> > Anyway, I could easilly replace the F type barrel on the
> front plate
> > with a chassis mount, I could then solder the cable
> directly the the
> > chassis mount.
> > Mechanically this will be a lot easier, only downside I can
> see is I
> > will loose a little bit of screening at the back of the plug but
is
> > that likely to be a problem ? I'm only using it for video
> and will be
> > at least 100mm from mains.
>
>
> Why not just use a normal F-type plug?
>
> Jim
> <<
>
> The normal F type plug on the back of a barrel connector
> needs a really deep back box - at least 47mm and that would
> still need a sharp bend in the cable. There just isn't enough space.
>
> David C