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Re: Re: how-to wire for plasma


  • Subject: Re: Re: how-to wire for plasma
  • From: Mark Hindess <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:55:05 +0100

On 11 July 2006 at 22:32, "JT @ Home" <Jonathan@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> Naughty-mate.. Should've kept those power cables either horizontal or
> vertical I believe!

Are you sure they are power cables they looked like phono cables to me?

-Mark.

>
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> noughtomate
> Sent: 11 July 2006 19:45
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: how-to wire for plasma
>
>
>
> I've just finished my own Home Cinema install and channeled the
> cables into a brick wall.
>
> I built a mini tent around each channel to minimise dust, but along
> with the angle grinder dust it was impossible to see anything going
> on and so I found myslf not able to cut in a straight line.
>
> In the end, my dad gave me an idea :
> - Pencil the lines in
> - Get a sharp stanley knife and score the plaster
> - Then, use a thick drill bit to drill into the wall, with
> each 'bullet hole' as close as possible.
> - For each channel, it shouldn't take more than 20 mins to manually
> chisel out the rest
>
> I managed to get my channels all done this way - WITH MINIMUM DUST.
>
> I've only just submitted pictures onto AV Forums today.
>
> Check out my 'Wot No Wires ?' install here :
> http://www.avforums
<http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=368232>
> .com/forums/showthread.php?t=368232
>
> (Not sure if you have to be a member to see the images)
>
> Best of luck.
>
>
>
>
>
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>             <p>Naughty-mate.<wbr>. Should've kept those
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> vertical I believe!<br>
> <br>
> _____  <br>
> <br>
> From: <a href="mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com";>ukha_d@yahoogroups.<wbr>com</
> a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com";>ukha_d@yahoogroups.<wbr>
> com</a>] On Behalf Of<br>
> noughtomate<br>
> Sent: 11 July 2006 19:45<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com";>ukha_d@yahoogroups.<wbr>com</a>
> <br>
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: how-to wire for plasma<br>
> <br>
> I've just finished my own Home Cinema install and channeled the
<br>
> cables into a brick wall.<br>
> <br>
> I built a mini tent around each channel to minimise dust, but along
<br>
> with the angle grinder dust it was impossible to see anything going
<br>
> on and so I found myslf not able to cut in a straight line. <br>
> <br>
> In the end, my dad gave me an idea :<br>
> - Pencil the lines in<br>
> - Get a sharp stanley knife and score the plaster<br>
> - Then, use a thick drill bit to drill into the wall, with <br>
> each 'bullet hole' as close as possible.<br>
> - For each channel, it shouldn't take more than 20 mins to manually
<br>
> chisel out the rest<br>
> <br>
> I managed to get my channels all done this way - WITH MINIMUM DUST.
<br>
> <br>
> I've only just submitted pictures onto AV Forums today.<br>
> <br>
> Check out my 'Wot No Wires ?' install here :<br>
> <a href="http://www.avforums";>http://www.avforums</a>
&lt;<a href="http://www
> .avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=368232">http://www.avforums<wbr>.com/fo
>
rums/<wbr>showthread.<wbr>php?t=368232</a>&gt;<br>
> .com/forums/<wbr>showthread.<wbr>php?t=368232<br>
> <br>
> (Not sure if you have to be a member to see the images)<br>
> <br>
> Best of luck. <br>
> <br>
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