Anybody seen/used a crimp down balun? Master balun make one, whether or not they are the only ones I dont know.

Personally I think its a very good idea, especially if it reduces the risk of the cat5 core snapping under a screw terminal. Not sure about time saving though if the balun costs more in the first place.

Lol Videcon tried to sell them to me at £5.50 each, when I told them to FO as I pay £1.50 for a standard balun the dropped the price to £2.00

http://www.videcon.co.uk/product_details.php?StockID=1572

 

Can't see much strain relief going on?

Lol Videcon tried to sell them to me at £5.50 each, when I told them to FO as I pay £1.50 for a standard balun the dropped the price to £2.00

Wait so they dropped it from 5.50 to 2.00??

http://www.videcon.co.uk/product_details.php?StockID=1572

 

Can't see much strain relief going on?

"makes installation simple"

 

So, hands up those amongst us who carry a punch down tool with them along with their trusty side cutters and termy?

Its a good idea tbh, cat5 seems to work better with IDC than screw terminals, lol at £5.50 though

http://www.videcon.co.uk/product_details.php?StockID=1572

 

Can't see much strain relief going on?

 

 

I like it too, but can see how lack of strain relief would be an issue on Cat5.

 

With normal baluns we turn the cable back over and tape to the balun.

These are good - http://cpc.farnell.com/wago/51257303/enclosure-junction-wagobox-light/dp/CN17118

 

Cheap at £1.40 max

 

Rubber cable strain, tool-less

 

Straight through cable path on this 'lighting' model unlike the standard wagobox

 

If not sat on ceiling void can be fixed via a 'button' (about 7p each) so no drilling though the box and box
can be removed and replaced to play around with.

 

Space for power lead crimps too.

 

Not as cheap as tape though!

No good on small jobs if you're sending power down the cat5 too. We don't connect baluns into DVR's, they go to the boxed PSU or breakout box and rg59 out to DVR.

You've lost me a bit?

 

I do that too at the DVR end, but assume at the camera end, assuming its your typical dome, you have a 0.5m-ish Y lead that branches into BNC and power?

 

So within the wago box you connect 1 pair of the CAT5 to balun and the other to the power?