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RE: In wall Conduit



Cheers to Stu and Tim for your replies, I think I need to do a bit more
thinking.
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> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> From: stuart@xxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:41:31 +0100
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] In wall Conduit
>
>
> ive got one of those from amazon but its the tilt version on a panny
42".
> Is very good for the price and very solid. A great buy and it does
indeed
> look too cheap!
>
> I did a floating wall build with it which is posted on the avforums if
you
> want to take a look as there are pics of the bracket on the thread
>
> http://www.avforums.com/forums/home-cinema-diy/734383-sworralls-floating-wall-thread-yes-another-one.html
>
> Stu
>
> 2008/10/20 Tim Hawes
>
>> It's ok, it was a purely selfish question re: screen & bracket
- I'm
>> looking for a bracket too :-)
>> I'm tempted by this one. The reviews are ok, but it just seems
*too*
>> cheap... I've got a 40" Sony and there are plenty of Sony
owners in
>> the reviews so it may be ok.
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000RIXEVW
>>
>> Do you have to pull the cable round the corners in one go, or do
you
>> have access to the corners?
>> For me, I can get to each corner so have only put trunking in for
the
>> straight run in the plaster.
>>
>> Depending on the connector size you could probably pull the 3 hdmi
at
>> once, if the connectors are staggered down the length, and you can
get
>> to the corners/bends.
>>
>> The other thing I did was to fit the cables into the trunking
while it
>> was exposed in the wall and then clip the lid on, i.e. before
>> plastering. At worst, you could cut the connectors off to pull the
>> cable out for an upgrade later.
>>
>> There are some pics of my retrofit in the "Tim Hawes"
album on yahoo
>> (UKHA group area).
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Tim.
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Robert James
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Sorry, I was a bit vague wasn't I...
>>>
>>> TV is 37" Panasonic and I haven't chosen the bracket yet
(again open to
>> suggestions).
>>>
>>> I am looking at running 3 separate HDMI and 2 x Cat5, so the
conduit
>> needs to be big enough to run these cables including connectors on
the HDMI.
>> The run will not be straight either, so I will need something
without right
>> angles as I assume these will be quite hard to pull through. If I
do this
>> right first time, It should be relatively hassle free when
changing
>> everything and terminating Fibre in ten years time...
>>>
>>> Regards
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Stu Worrall
> stu.worrall@xxxxxxx
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sworrall
>
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>
>
>

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