drvnbysound
Senior Member
I have done some searching on "enclosure", "structured wiring", "panels", etc. and wasnt able to locate any specific pictures detailing this...
I am likely going to purchase a 42" Leviton rack in the near term and will soon after start trying to co-locate an equipment rack basically right in front of the same area.
I am basically planning to end up putting a rack to the left of the washer - in front of the panel. You can also see my current alarm panel that I installed when the home was built - this will likely be upgraded ONE DAY IN THE FAR FUTURE as the current system works well enough for the time being - its a stand alone Ademco system. Once I start adding some of the nicer HA features I will eventually upgrade to an Elk or Omni.
My main question as of now, is what is the best way to make the connections between wiring that's in the panel (RG6, serial, etc. etc) to the equipment that will be in the rack? Do I leave the cover off of the box, and have the wiring strung between (which I really dont want to do), or do also add in some gang boxes above/below/beside the panel? There shouldnt be MANY connections, but you certainly cant avoid having an equipment rack thats not tied into the wiring (obviously).... so whats the best way to do this in a clean/professional install manner?
I also do quite a bit of DIY building (cabinets, TV stands, etc) and installation work on other homes (surround sound, wall mounted LCDs, whole home surround.. is there any particular place on the forum that may gain anything from me posting some of the install pictures that I have done? If so, where should I put it? Id certainly like to post the pictures somewhere if they can help someone in the future with ideas and what not..
EDIT: SHOWCASE THREAD HERE: http://www.cocoontech.com/index.php?showtopic=12367
Thanks in advance for your help... just joined so I hope to learn a lot here
I am likely going to purchase a 42" Leviton rack in the near term and will soon after start trying to co-locate an equipment rack basically right in front of the same area.
I am basically planning to end up putting a rack to the left of the washer - in front of the panel. You can also see my current alarm panel that I installed when the home was built - this will likely be upgraded ONE DAY IN THE FAR FUTURE as the current system works well enough for the time being - its a stand alone Ademco system. Once I start adding some of the nicer HA features I will eventually upgrade to an Elk or Omni.
My main question as of now, is what is the best way to make the connections between wiring that's in the panel (RG6, serial, etc. etc) to the equipment that will be in the rack? Do I leave the cover off of the box, and have the wiring strung between (which I really dont want to do), or do also add in some gang boxes above/below/beside the panel? There shouldnt be MANY connections, but you certainly cant avoid having an equipment rack thats not tied into the wiring (obviously).... so whats the best way to do this in a clean/professional install manner?
I also do quite a bit of DIY building (cabinets, TV stands, etc) and installation work on other homes (surround sound, wall mounted LCDs, whole home surround.. is there any particular place on the forum that may gain anything from me posting some of the install pictures that I have done? If so, where should I put it? Id certainly like to post the pictures somewhere if they can help someone in the future with ideas and what not..
EDIT: SHOWCASE THREAD HERE: http://www.cocoontech.com/index.php?showtopic=12367
Thanks in advance for your help... just joined so I hope to learn a lot here