Pete Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Just trying to finish the wiring and cannot seem to find info on whether I need to have two separate back boxes for ethernet and shotgun cable or can I get a single switch plate to do both? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 16 minutes ago, Pete said: [...] shotgun cable [...] 'ope you've a licence for that son .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 21 minutes ago, Pete said: Just trying to finish the wiring and cannot seem to find info on whether I need to have two separate back boxes for ethernet and shotgun cable or can I get a single switch plate to do both? TIA Single back box can do it easily - just get blank twin plates and put two modules in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 You need to be clear what you want. Shotgun coax is 2 coax cables so that says to me 2 satellite freeds or a satellite and a terrestrial aerial. That plus an ethernet might be a tall order in a 1G olate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Antiference do a decent range via CPC and you can pretty much build what you want. http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1840393.pdf Only problem I’ve ever had is around back box depth for spare cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 7 minutes ago, ProDave said: [...]Shotgun coax is 2 coax cables [...] See, folks. Ya learn summat every day. Thanks @ProDave. Now for the next lesson ... 7 minutes ago, ProDave said: [...] a tall order in a 1G olate. Something to do with rocks? Ge-olate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 31 minutes ago, recoveringacademic said: See, folks. Ya learn summat every day. Thanks @ProDave. Now for the next lesson ... Something to do with rocks? Ge-olate? 1G = 1 gang plate, the square ones used for a light switch or a single socket. 2G = 2 gang plate, the rectangular ones used for a double socket If you buy modular or "grid" plates, typically you can get 2 modules in a 1G plate and 4 modules in a 2G plate. You can get all sorts of modules including switches and a huge variety of coax, AV and networks sockets, as well as blank modules to drill and fit your own sockets into. Shotgun coax is so called because the 2 cores side by side resemble the 2 barrels of a shotgun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Thanks Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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