Re: My home automation project (some pics)

["Ho Yin Ng" <architect.hoyin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Chris,

V. nice looking good.

Lets hope my bathroom can make it to that standard.

Ho yin

On 17/10/06, Nigel Giddings <nigel@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   Chris,
>
> Great photos... The bathroom looks fantastic, did you tile it
yourself?
> Are you free next week to do a floor for me?
>
> A couple of points on the CAT5e wiring. I would prefer to see the
cable
> supported in the loft. My preference would be 50mm or 100mm traywork
> screwed to the rafters, set off the rafters with spacers so you can
get
> cable ties behind, and bundle the wires on the tray. You also need to
> route the cables to respect the bending radii specifications.
>
> A suggestion here http://node0.corbenic.co.uk/photos/photo23.html
>
> The other comment relates to your Krone Frame. The cables should be
> routed to the rear of the blocks and be tied to the small loop on the
> back of each block. The conductors are then fanned through the small
> slots at the top of the blocks and pushed into the IDC connector. As
> Krone blocks were designed for Telco work they do not respect the
CAT5e
> rule regarding keeping as much twist in the pairs as possible. As a
work
> around you can keep the twist through the fan slots and then split the
> pair as it enters the IDC part.
>
> It is also normal to have each cable terminated on the top of the
blocks
> with patch wire (jumpers) used to connect from block to block. This
> again causes issues with maintaining twists. The krone block was
> designed as a flexibility point, hence the jumper. If you never intend
> to change the cross connects it would be OK to wire both the In and
Out
> cable to the same block but you will struggle with attaching the
cables
> as you will have twice as many as the block is designed for..
>
> A picture here http://node0.corbenic.co.uk/photos/photo12.html
which
> shows the cables going behind the blocks and some sign of 'jumpers'...
> It is a bit tidier than this now, honest...
>
> HTH
>
> Nigel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Miles [mailto:chrismiles@xxxxxxx<chrismiles%40blueyonder.co.uk>]
>
> Sent: 16 October 2006 21:55
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [ukha_d] My home automation project (some pics)
>
> Also some pics of the rest of the work being done/completed if anyone
is
> interested lol.
>
> My node0 is starting to take shape a little. Managed to get my
analogue
> TV, and satellite
> cables routed through now, and most of CAT5 is through ready to be
> terminated.
>
> My video switch and IR distribution kit should be here in a few days
as
> well :)
>
> hope this link works.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/67309481@N00/
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/67309481@N00/>
>
> P.s anyone who has done CAT5 punchdown... does my terminal box look
like
> its done ok?
>
> I hope so ;)
>
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