[TriLUG] OT: Getting Bulky Connectors Through Walls

Joseph S. Tate dragonstrider at gmail.com
Thu Aug 8 11:43:20 EDT 2013


I'd snip the cable near the connector, run the cable, then reattach the
cable with the connector on it.


On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 10:22 AM, John Mitchell <john280z at gmail.com> wrote:

>    Well, if this was for me, I would make an adaptor(actually two of them)
> and run the 'power' over the four unused Ethernet wires.
> (two wires for Positive, two wires for Negative). Note that this is NOT
> true Power-over-Ethernet but it works quite well.
>    Then you only need a hole large enough to run Ethernet cable through and
> after pushing the cable out, crimp on an RJ-45 and plug into the adaptors.
>
> johnm
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Brian Henning <bhenning at pineinst.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Gang,
> >
> > This is so specific, I'm having a hard time creating a meaningful Google
> > query for it.
> >
> > I've recently bought an outdoor IP camera to expand my home security
> setup.
> > It's got a short tether from a weatherproof fitting which terminates in a
> > RJ-45 socket, coax power socket, and reset button (it's CAM-J601 from
> > Intrex).
> >
> > So I'm faced with the task of needing a big hole for the connector to fit
> > through, but only wanting a much smaller hole for the cable.
> >
> > I figure people on this list must have loads of experience with just
> such a
> > thing...  What's some advice on making a big hole small again in a
> > weatherproof way?  How would you get the wire through the wall?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > ~Brian
> >
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