Re: Check in

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On 5/11/2020 2:49 PM, Jim Davis wrote:
> Hi Les,
>
> Sounds like you had a "fun" time with that door.
>
> I've been working in mostly new construction. I've been arriving on the job about 3PM. If there are any other trades that have been working they usually leave about that time. I'll then work till anywhere around 8/9/10 PM depending if I can complete a task or not. I've got several jobs that I've suspended because they're inside of peoples homes and since everyone is home, I'm not going to spend the day working with a mask and gloves. They've all agreed that's it's best to wait until this is over. I'll be going to a doctors office tomorrow since it's closed and adding a new camera to an existing system and adding a new TV in another exam room. I guess that's a new trend. I've got a few doctors offices and they all have TV's in their exam rooms. I guess my personal health insurance isn't too good because none of the doctors I go to have TV's in their exam rooms. I just get to look at the anatomy posters on the wall.
>
> Today, I'll be starting to set up the board in the utility room in a 60,000 square foot building one of my customers just bought and is going to move into in about a year. I want to mount some empty boxes that will be used to house zone expansion modules and terminal blocks in the future as zones are added. I'll be using the Napco 255 zone panel. I have to figure out how I'm going to route the cables between boxes. I'll be mounting 3 additional boxes. I have a lot of spare metal boxes from panels I've pulled out so I thought I'd recycle them. But typical metal alarm boxes only have one inch knockouts so I'm figuring I'll have to punch some bigger holes and use some kind of fitting. but haven't decided yet on PVC ? , metal conduit ? Flex tubing ? I don't know yet.
>
> I'm thinking mounting the 4 boxes in a square with two big conduits from each box to each of the other boxes. Don't forget, I have the potential of 255 zones and I'm running at the least 22 gage 4 wire and I've already had to run 8 eight conductor 18 gage wires to the far end of the building for keypads with EZM zones. I didn't want the voltage drop to be a problem. Keypads draw 100ma. From those keypad, I'll be using the EZM zones for some temporary security as they move their wood shop machinery from their present building to this new building.
>
> Anyone got any suggestions ?
>


Hi Jim,

I understand the desire to recycle (I have a lot of empty cans as well)
However, I have found that doing it as you describe becomes a bit of
ugly when all is finished.  So my way of handling the large jobs is
to use the ELK Structured Wiring cans.
Go here:

https://www.elkproducts.com/structured_wiring.html

This is the one I suggest.

https://www.elkproducts.com/products/elk-swb28-structured-wiring-box-28-inch

I have two large buildings on the same property with at least four
each located at comfortable spacing in the buildings.  Filled with
Auxiliary Power Supplies, Zone Expanders, Relay Modules, etc.
Works out very well and looks even better.  Oh and the cans
have 1/2", 3/4", and 1 1/4" Knockouts.  COOL!!!

Check them out.

BTW I do not get any commission on your purchases so it won't do you
any good to mention my name.  :-)

Hope your project goes well.

Les