Re: Surface Mounting a Keypad

["Russell Brill" <russwbrill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know if you'll find this an acceptable solution, but here it goes...
You'll be able to conceal the wiring behind Napco's GEM-RPB5 Junction Box
Mounting Kit attached to a Double Gang Box (painted to match the decor)...
Use the GEM-RPB5 to add strength and alignment stability to the
RP1CAe2........ Regards, Russ

"Bob La Londe" <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The Napco Gemini RP1CAe2 is a great keypad.  On board expansion.  Easy to
> read.  Nice looking.  It has one problem.  Its a pain in the wazoo to
> surface mount on a hard wall.  On a hollow wall you can cut a hole in the
> wall.  On a prewire you have a box for it.  On a brick wall you are
> screwed.
> Sure you can bring the wire down nice and neat in a wire mold, but because
> the connector sticks out the back of the keypad you can't just slap the
> keypad on the wall at the end of the wire mold.  A low profile three gang
> box would be ideal... If somebody made one.
>
> Only had to deal with this a couple times, but...  what do you do?
>
>
> --
> Bob La Londe
> www.YumaBassMan.com
>
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