Re: Modular faceplates

["Scott" <jslewis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Brian,

Check out keystone jacks rather than euromodules, you can get clip in
modules that take two keystones and Lindy do a single gang faceplate that
accepts two modules, or a double that accepts four, i.e. four or eight
jacks respectively.  You can also get all sorts of connections in keystone
format from 3.5" jacks through F Type couplers to HDMI couplers as
well as the more run-of-the-mill CAT 5/5e/6 RJ45s and RJ11s etc.

One downside is that whilst they are available in the U.K., they are not as
popular or as diverse a range as in the U.S. so you might have to resort to
purchasing from the States and paying the extra shipping.  Check out http://www.icc.com/ they are
one of quite a few manufacturers who have a wide range of jacks,
www.hubbell.com are another, just google manufacturer and part number to
find a distributor and then you'll have to see if they'll ship to the UK.

One other downside is the poor range of UK faceplates, other than the plain
white plastic of the Lindy ones I mentioned above, there isn't much
available, unless you again want to resort to the U.S. style plates.


If you do go down the Keystone route and find decent U.K. suppliers or
faceplates, please post back here their details, I'd be interested myself,
as I went down the U.S. route and it's not the cheapest once you add on
shipping and duty!

Hope that's of help.

Cheers Scott



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Brian Smith <briview@...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone seen a modular faceplate solution that will support 2*cat6
and 1*coax in a single gang faceplate?  All I can find for that
configuration will use 3/4 of a double gang box and that'll mean I'll just
fill the 'space' with yet more cable ;-)
>
> Cheers
>
> Brian
>




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