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What does YOUR wiring cabinet look like?

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#1 ·
After seeing Ronnie's post about his wiring cabinet, I'd like to see what others have done. (pretty or ugly)


So can you post a picture of what your wiring cabinet looks like?
 
#102 ·

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Originally Posted by indil377 /forum/post/0


Bigpapa,


do you put service loops in your racks or dress to fit?

I wont answer for him, but racks like that are designed to be "dressed to fit". They allow you to make a super clean install, and all the stuff is easily accessible for service/upgrades/replacement down the road. I usually try to leave enough extra length, that if a DVD player gets switched and the new one has connections on the opposite end of the player, its not a big headache, but other than that, custom lengths and lots of zip ties.
 
#103 ·

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Originally Posted by Audiophiliac /forum/post/0


I wont answer for him, but racks like that are designed to be "dressed to fit". They allow you to make a super clean install, and all the stuff is easily accessible for service/upgrades/replacement down the road. I usually try to leave enough extra length, that if a DVD player gets switched and the new one has connections on the opposite end of the player, its not a big headache, but other than that, custom lengths and lots of zip ties.


That would be nice if we didn't have to leave a service loop. Sometimes it can be a real pain in the wazoo.
 
#104 ·
I'm posting here in hopes that people will post more new/updated pictures of their structured cabinets "A picture is worth a thousand words". The more ideas I can acquire for my project will help greatly. Here's a link to my cabinet so far.......
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=801028
 
#105 ·
well I guess I can show 1 of the more recent one's we've installed for someone. It ain't nothing fancey like some of these racks in here with all that fancey AV equipment but it's a nice little setup. check it out.




The home was existing structure with plaster walls. we were very limited on space for the cabinet so we had to get everything into 1 and that particular wall was an exterior so we couldn't install it recessed in any way. That should answer those questions before they're even asked. any other comments welcomed though
 
#108 ·

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Originally Posted by the_cable_guy /forum/post/0


not to bad. had a couple defective modules but nothing a replacement didn't take care of.

Right now I'm trying to decide who to use for our installs. My local distributor is now handling Onq and their pricing looks good. But I also like the looks of the open house stuff. Out of all of the manufacturers who do you prefer?
 
#109 ·
Honestly I haven't used much other than On-Q. I have used a bit of Leviton here and a bit of hubbell there but mostly I use ON-Q for that fact that they suite most of the cabling requirments with their product line and are fairly easy to install. If they had any weakness I would say they could put a bit more effort into their intercom and audio solutions and also offer something for a cat 6 install. other than that I like them
 
#110 ·
This is my rack in the Home Theater.




The home theater is in a structure back by the pool. So I recently started to plan out and purchase hardware to build a Video distribution closet in the house. I will be using a 8 x 4 Borrego matrix switch by Neothings. This will push the different HD signals out over component cables to the displays. Planed sources are xBox360, Digital cable PVR, and HDDVD just to start.
 
#111 ·
so good ,
 
#112 ·
I am in the process of planning my rack as we speak.


I have aquired a used 6' Hammond rack with 6 custom made shelves on ballbearing rails. The rack itself was in good shape (not bent) but is was very dirty and had a lot of scratches on the sides and front. I sanded the roughness off and spraypainted it black with a matt finish.

I added 2" casters to the bottom and removed its stationary feet so I can move it around if need be. I plan on bolting it to the floor for safety once it is setup and complete.

I did not get any before pics but I will take some of the rack prior to installing all of my equipment.

This whole project should be complete in 1-2 weeks, depending on when I can get a hand moving the rack from my garage into my basement.


Check back soon!
 
#114 ·

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Originally Posted by #1trunkslammer /forum/post/12826650


Here's a rack I did a few years ago.

If I could do something like that or some of the other examples that have been posted, I think I would spend more time staring at and admiring the wire organization in the rack than I would watching the video from the equipment in the rack!


Great job!


Murray
 
#119 ·

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Originally Posted by the_cable_guy /forum/post/10029673


well I guess I can show 1 of the more recent one's we've installed for someone. It ain't nothing fancey like some of these racks in here with all that fancey AV equipment but it's a nice little setup. check it out.




The home was existing structure with plaster walls. we were very limited on space for the cabinet so we had to get everything into 1 and that particular wall was an exterior so we couldn't install it recessed in any way. That should answer those questions before they're even asked. any other comments welcomed though

Looks real nice. Without me trying to point at my monitor and count, do you recall how many drops you had for each kind of cable (cat5/6, coax, etc)? Just want to compare and see how well everything fit in that cabinet.
 
#120 ·
Here's my nearly complete home structured wiring setup:


FIOS

24-port RG6

24-port Cat6 Patch

24-port Netgear gigabit switch

Dedicated 20A circuit

 
#121 ·
Here's a slightly older pic of my network rack setup:




Since then, I built a dedicated room which has insulated walls around it so I can install a cooling system in the future. The heat loading from the gear and the servers I run makes it prohibitive to keep the door to this area closed.
 
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#124 ·
mmm...rack porn
 
#125 ·
Warning... Cellphone picture...


This is down in my basement, it's a craigslist server rack, I did all the LV wiring. Eventually I'd like to build a small room around it (i.e. close it off) but right now its just sitting down there by itself.


HTD MA2535 12 channel amp

Home Built HTPC

Octava HDMI CAT5 Matrix

HR21 Directv HD DVR

HR20 Directv HD DVR

Xantech IR Block

SMC Network Switch

Patch Panel


On top for now is my DSL router, WRT54G, Security DVR, and Cordless Phone base that's hooked up to Magic Jack on the HTPC.
 
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