RE: Re: Network Sockets for in floor installation (Metal and spring covered please!!

["Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Noel,

It sounds like you might be better off with a wireless solution if you
really can't dig out the floor for a "proper" box. If you've got
a
source for power, then you can run a wireless device directly, or an
access point with switch, or one of the integrated wireless routers with
4-port switch. What sort of data rates do you need?

If you find no other source, TLC do the larger floor boxes, e.g.
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Boxes_and_Enclosures_Index/Cavity
_Floor_Boxes/index.html

It might seem a silly question, but what is going inside the aircraft
hanger? Aircraft? Do you have the option of overhead wires?

HTH,

Tim.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: noel_pilot
>
> Hi Nigel,
> Cheers for the advice, this one's to go in the floor of an
> aircraft hangar!!
>
> A few mistakes in the plans and we don't have enough floor
> boxes and network cables trailing across the floor is NOT
> goood!  Making a new full size floor box isn't an option so
> we looking for a small ish socket to put in the floor then
> we'll run a channel to it with the cable from the nearest
> outlet in a conduit!!
>
> Was just trying to assist out IT guys in finding an in floor socket!!
> Not having much luck tho!
> cheers
> Noel
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Nigel Giddings" <nigel@c...>
wrote:
> >
> > Noel,
> >
> > I suppose it really depends on the application and the
> available space.
> > I have gone for full size floor boxes that can have data and
power
> > (and
> > TV?) in with a lid and cable exit. One advantage of this is
> that you
> > can lose extra patch cable under the top lid...
> >
> > I've not seen a 'single' size outlet with a simple lid for
> data, only
> > power outlets. The disadvantage of these for me is that the
> lid would
> > then be held open if something was connected, again I
> wanted the lid
> > to fully close with just the cable left coming out of the
floor...
> >
> > While a smaller brass or similar lid may seem less
> obtrusive you can
> > 'let in' the floor finish to the lid of the larger units so all
you
> > see is the cable exit and a narrow strip of steel framing the
lid...
> >
> > Picture of my incomplete install here
> >
> > http://photos.corbenic.co.uk/photos/photo264.html
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Nigel
> >