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Mattnzl

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#18869 27-Jan-2008 13:39
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Hi people - there have been some great posts on how to wire a house, many thanks to all involved.

I'm stuck on what to do with VGA cable to a projector. I have a 10m cable i need to run down a wall, but the standard VGA plug is a monster and would require drilling a ~40mm+ hole in the cross members - and I'm sure the builder would have a meltdown (the wall is flagged as structural/weight bearing and we've already had to be careful with the holes for network cable).

Short of cutting the plug off then laboriously soldering the 3 x coax + 9 other wires back together, are there any tricks that installers know for this situation?

Any tips much appreciated!Wink

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  #107077 27-Jan-2008 22:27
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I went with the big whole design. Squarish, stuffed the VGA, CAt5  and an audio line through it.
Packed the extra space with bubble wrap to sound proof and insulate.



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  #107094 28-Jan-2008 06:49
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hellonearthisman: Packed the extra space with bubble wrap to sound proof and insulate.


Just be aware that this isn't a great idea if you ever want to pull cable through again in the future!

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  #107169 28-Jan-2008 12:53
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sbiddle:
hellonearthisman: Packed the extra space with bubble wrap to sound proof and insulate.


Just be aware that this isn't a great idea if you ever want to pull cable through again in the future!


It is a bit of an installation, to take cables out,  I just pull out the bubble wrap and take the cables out.
Then put the bubble wrap back and put a picture over the gaping whole. :)



Mattnzl

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  #107171 28-Jan-2008 13:18
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It is a bit of an installation, to take cables out, I just pull out the bubble wrap and take the cables out.
Then put the bubble wrap back and put a picture over the gaping whole. :)


Haha, can see myself doing the same thing - projector screen is nice and big, should hide a few exploration holes!

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