RE: Looping Receivers

[Phil Harris]

> A "dumb" distribution block is not possible. It needs the
active
components
> to drive the receiver so it would cost about the same per port as a
KAT5
TX.

I had a feeling that would be the case...

> As a TV location is semi-permanent, the best way to cable it would be
to
> terminate two CAT5 cables on the back of one RJ45 jack then at your
patch
> panel you feed the incoming signal onto the first cable, second cable
of
> jack "A" to first cable of jack "B" etc. The
termination resistors would
> have to be removed on intermediate receivers.

Cool ... hadn't thought of doing it behind the jack. This is good for the
future as once the switcher is out then the second set of cables can be
disconnected and an additional jack installed in the plate using that
cable.
Would there be any problems with T'ing off in this way - I know that SCSI
doesn't like this.

> Adding a second RJ45 to the reciever isnt possible. There just isnt
the
> space. Ideally I would have like the cases to be the other way round,
ie
> removeable panel on the 6" sides not the 3" sides. If I
could have found
> such a case I would have put all the connectors on one side of the
box.
The
> only cases I can find where one side is long enough are about 8x6x3
which
is
> physically huge and expensive.

Yeah - it would have been nice to have them with the connectors all on one
face ... this is what I was thinking of when I said about mounting mine in
a
19" rack enclosure.

> Ideally it needs a custom made case but you need to be making them in
10000+
> batches.

A weeks production then Keith?

Hope you don't mind my ramblings...

Phil