TV cord fished through wall

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administr8tor said:
Rg6 1.5 gigahertz, cat 5 250 megahertz, cat 5e 350mhz


Good luck with that one :grin:
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So what about bandwith on a paticular cable. I don't see much offerings if any for a RCA / 110 punchdown insert. Is there one?
Second I don't see any spec's out there to do so. Is there?
I know that Leviton sells a S-video 110 insert and they say limit to 75'.
I know you can get lots of stuff to work and rig almost anything.
If you would please elaborate on how you use cat-5 to RCA for a Component HD signal.
Thanks
Sparky
 
George Stolz said:
I'm confused. Were you being asked to fish the component cables through the wall, or the power cords going to the components?

I would fish the A/V component cables through in a heartbeat. What's the violation?
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What about being in wall rated cable.
 
after lots of searching I found a 110 device from ON-Q Legrand.
Model # WP1010-WH
Nice product claims 1080i at 35 feet max.
Should work for short runs.
Looks like they are about 35 bucks at each end!
 
Sierrasparky said:
after lots of searching I found a 110 device from ON-Q Legrand.
Model # WP1010-WH
Nice product claims 1080i at 35 feet max.
Should work for short runs.
Looks like they are about 35 bucks at each end!
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Levitron makes "QuickPort" that has all kinds of snap-in fittings, up to 6 in a wall plate (including RCA-RG6 and RCA-110). That orange place has them.
 
I have used the non-balun RCA-to-UTP before, and they work well for shorter runs. I've found they're worse for audio due to hum from fluorescents. I prefer all-copper RG-59 for audio and video use, and save the RG-6 for RF runs. RG-59 is thinner and more flexible, and solderable if desired.

I wouldn't bother with the expense or labor involved with AV connector plates for a short run like this. I'd just use 1- or 2-gang LV rings, depending on cable quantity, and nose-type or other AV-cable plates top and bottom. A decent AV receiver would require fewer cables to be run to the TV.

For power, a clock receptacle behind the TV fed with NM, either hardwired from a nearby receptacle, or from an inlet, or with a power cord passed through a wall plate with a 3/8" hole in it. The cord will allow the TV to be supplied by the same surge strip everything else is plugged into.
 
Sierrasparky said:
I never heard of this. If this is/was possible then all the folks at Geffen/calrad/cablestogo/ and others are over charging for the Baluns! to go frm twisted pair to component-HD or HDMI with two cat 5's
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I bought a few cat5/cat6 to HDMI wallplates from monoprice.com for $20 a pair. The furthest was just over 100' of cable. I used cat6 though.

the downside is that they come in single gang wallplates only.
 
SAC said:
Levitron makes "QuickPort" that has all kinds of snap-in fittings, up to 6 in a wall plate (including RCA-RG6 and RCA-110). That orange place has them.
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I've never seen RCA to twisted pair quick-ports could you provide a link I just looked at the leviton site and could not find them. That would be great as my supplier does not use legrand.
 
Sierrasparky said:
So before I go looking in the book are you going to tell me that neither NEC up to 2005 or other code has such a requirement?
And I have let this slide by our town inspector! :confused:
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I'm just saying I looked and didn't find anything, but Chapter 8 isn't my strong suit. I know 400 doesn't apply to A/V cables. So that leaves it to someone to prove me wrong.
 
George Stolz said:
I'm just saying I looked and didn't find anything, but Chapter 8 isn't my strong suit. I know 400 doesn't apply to A/V cables. So that leaves it to someone to prove me wrong.
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My code is in the office I'll take a look later this eve.
 
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