bhays Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 Does anyone have an inexpensive source for 2 way outdoor RJ45 connectors like these?I found them here for around $9 each, but I may be needing quite a few and was hoping someone had a less expensive supplier. Thanks.I mainly need these for my z-tree. I am upgrading it to 265 channels this year. It's four 4.5' sections and the bottom two sections are split. I am going to premount the controllers in the tree sections and will need to connect them when I set it up. Otherwise, the connections are always inside the controller boxes... Attached files
bhays Posted February 27, 2010 Author Posted February 27, 2010 I do make my own cables and I may just use a short piece of pvc and two caps instead... these are a little nicer if they were inexpensive enough, though.
bisquit476 Posted February 28, 2010 Posted February 28, 2010 This is what I use for the RJ45 stuff. http://www.sparcotech.com has them pretty cheap, but watch out for the shipping Attached files RJ45-outdoor.pdf
Tim Fischer Posted February 28, 2010 Posted February 28, 2010 pikadroo wrote:Yeah see that is what I would expect them to cost. I might just get some of these cuz I don't like the wear on the board plugging the jack in and out of the boards and running it thru the hole at the bottom of the box. I like, me want.DrewI don't think wear is an issue. You're connecting these just a few times a season (maybe once). Compare that to, say, a laptop that goes home every day and then gets an RJ45 plugged into it at work...
Tim Fischer Posted February 28, 2010 Posted February 28, 2010 bhays wrote:I do make my own cables and I may just use a short piece of pvc and two caps instead... these are a little nicer if they were inexpensive enough, though.I'd be interested in seeing this. I have some connections that I just elevate and place in an inverted plastic bag, wire-tied on. It would be nice to have something a bit more robust.How do you keep water from entering where the wire enters the PVC?
Anthony in Houston Posted February 28, 2010 Posted February 28, 2010 I haven't used the ones from Sparco but they are the same as these herehttp://www.bizsyscon.com/product.php?wastoproduct=yes&id=1448and I know the shilling is cheap. I have around 40 of these and have used them for two seasons with no problems.Anthony
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