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HDMI cable for 3/4" conduit?
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| Topic: | HDMI cable for 3/4" conduit? This thread has 21 replies. Displaying posts 1 through 15. |
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| Post 1 made on Monday December 28, 2009 at 06:52 |
Daniel Tonks Wrangler of Remotes |
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Anyone know of a brand/line of HDMI cables that'll fit in a 3/4" conduit? The good ones I have on hand are a bit too large.
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| Post 2 made on Monday December 28, 2009 at 07:56 |
Brentm Ethereal Home Theater |
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Daniel;
HDMI cable head size is part of the HDMI LLC spec, I do not think that you will be able to find one.
PM me today.
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| Post 3 made on Monday December 28, 2009 at 08:31 |
jimstolz76 Loyal Member |
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| Post 4 made on Monday December 28, 2009 at 08:34 |
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Daniel; 2 Cat5e is just about the only thing you can do with that size. While you're at it, run few extra wires for CTRL, extra feed, etc.
I had few jobs where all there was - was 3/4" smurf tube, and I couldn't find much of a HDMI solution without modifing the plug, and that was asking for trouble.
Mario
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| Post 5 made on Monday December 28, 2009 at 08:35 |
william david design Super Member |
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On December 28, 2009 at 08:31, jimstolz76 said...
RapidRun Digital.  [Link: rapidrun.com]I second that. They work great!
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| Post 6 made on Monday December 28, 2009 at 10:35 |
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I had a rapid run that would only pass 480P on a repair job I needed to do. I would rather not use this proprietary product for HDMI. Maybe fine for component, but I would rather use Cat6/Cat5e and have a large selection of Baluns to choose from.
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| Post 7 made on Monday December 28, 2009 at 10:54 |
On December 28, 2009 at 08:31, jimstolz76 said...
RapidRun Digital. [Link: rapidrun.com]I third it. I've used the Rapid Run product on several jobs with no issues. I believe they even have a fiber product now for HDMI.
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| Post 8 made on Monday December 28, 2009 at 10:59 |
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On December 28, 2009 at 10:54, SSS_INC said...
I third it. Yup, use their products often without any trouble.
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| Post 9 made on Monday December 28, 2009 at 12:14 |
Ernie Bornn-Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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Hey, all you guys who used rapid run: what were the lengths of the cables?
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| Post 10 made on Monday December 28, 2009 at 12:20 |
MikeZTC Senior Member |
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I wonder, what is the cost difference between whatever length of Rapid Run and the necessary widgets versus the cost of Cat5 and some high quality twisted-pair extenders?
I'm all for some Cat5 and Extron HDMI-201s...
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| Post 11 made on Monday December 28, 2009 at 12:33 |
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i have seen the rapid run solder connections inside the adapter housings fall apart. i would rather deal with hdmi over cat5e.
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| Post 12 made on Monday December 28, 2009 at 12:43 |
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On December 28, 2009 at 12:14, Ernie Bornn-Gilman said...
Hey, all you guys who used rapid run: what were the lengths of the cables? Never used the HDMI cables, just the UXGA and component. Shockingly the component cables work at ANY length... :)
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| Post 13 made on Wednesday December 30, 2009 at 09:16 |
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On December 28, 2009 at 12:33, Duct Tape said...
i have seen the rapid run solder connections inside the adapter housings fall apart. i would rather deal with hdmi over cat5e. Second that. It wasn't pulled with too much force either.
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| OP | Post 14 made on Saturday January 2, 2010 at 23:21 |
Daniel Tonks Wrangler of Remotes |
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Well, more clarity. This is a straight conduit run from the basement, no corners (feeds the bottom of the box). I have a sample of the conduit, and it's 20mm inside diameter (slightly larger than 3/4"). Of the HDMI cables I have here - Cable Zen, several random black ones, Ethereal - none will actually fit.
The closest to fitting is the Ethereal, which can actually be wedged into the conduit, but it's impossible to move. The blue metal portion of the connector actually fits fine, it's the outer black plastic portion that's the problem. I suppose I could try grinding the corners down.
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| Post 15 made on Saturday January 2, 2010 at 23:28 |
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Have you tried to fill a handful of Clear Glide into the conduit first?
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