I’ll try and verbalize this as best I can. I have a PFA 121 mounting box. On one side it has a G3/4 “pipe” plug. I bought a POE extender that is small enough to fit into the box. I want one port of the extender to go to the permanently installed camera. The second port will go to an RJ45 female jack mounted in the 3/4 plug. This jack will be used for a temporary connection when I want to test a camera. Rather than run a separate cable, I can just use a patch cable from this jack. My question is if anyone can recommend a jack to fit into this plug. Since I bought the cheapest on Amazon I might need a replacement. If anyone has a recommendation for a small extender I could use that also.
Temporary POE connection.
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Google says G3/4 pipe outside diameter is 26.44mm, the specs on amazon for this weatherproof female RJ-45 coupler say it's 22.50mm with a 28.80mm outside collar so it should fit if you have enough room inside the box for it. They're not cheap and you get 2 even if you want only 1. You'd need a short patch cable, of course, from it to your POE extender.
BTW, which POE extender do you have now?
BTW, which POE extender do you have now?
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I like this one better because you can buy only 1 AND it appears to have a much shorter inside section, leaving more room inside the box but I can't find the dimensions, not sure if it'll fit a G3/4 hole. I also think the outside cap design is better at keeping out moisture than the first one (above) that I posted.
I think it comes directly from China so it'd be a while (December) before it would arrive. Kind of a $10 gamble BUT Walmart Online also says "free holiday returns until Jan. 31st" so.....
I think it comes directly from China so it'd be a while (December) before it would arrive. Kind of a $10 gamble BUT Walmart Online also says "free holiday returns until Jan. 31st" so.....
Necvior Rugged RJ45 Ethernet Cable Adapter with IP68 Waterproof Protections Connectors for Outdoor Networking Solution
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I bought this one.
I bought a PFA6330X to mount a second camera in the same location without running a second cable. I was just wondering if anyone had experience doing something similar.
Last night, for the life of me, I couldn’t figure out how copy a link from the Amazon app on my tablet.
I bought a PFA6330X to mount a second camera in the same location without running a second cable. I was just wondering if anyone had experience doing something similar.
Last night, for the life of me, I couldn’t figure out how copy a link from the Amazon app on my tablet.
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looney2ns
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I saw those but saw no diameter, just length and depth. G3/4 pipe outside diameter is 26.44mm so I wasn't sure if it'd fit the G3/4 hole in his junction box.
I looked at this. but it is way to small for the 3/4" hole. There is plenty of room in the box.
thanks for the input, I went with the penglin, but then this found its way into the amazon search.
It says PF3/4 which is (might be?) compatible with G3/4. Even more expensive but I bought both.
thanks for the input, I went with the penglin, but then this found its way into the amazon search.
It says PF3/4 which is (might be?) compatible with G3/4. Even more expensive but I bought both.
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How are you sealing the mains power input to the PoE injector?
Is the box purely an indoor item that is a convenience for holding the injector and a permanent cable receptacle vs having them floating free?
In any event, there are connectors like you need with built in cables for the inside the box wiring, which is better because it removes a point of failure.
This is what I have used for a similar application: These have waterproof connectors on the exterior side which you might not need but similar ones are available with the cap connector like has been linked here before.
These are probably not G threaded but you can get adapters (safest), look for G threaded equivalents, or if the box is metal you can probably get it to make a good enough seal by cross threading the plastic and relying on the fact you’ll never need to reuse these connectors elsewhere.
Is the box purely an indoor item that is a convenience for holding the injector and a permanent cable receptacle vs having them floating free?
In any event, there are connectors like you need with built in cables for the inside the box wiring, which is better because it removes a point of failure.
This is what I have used for a similar application: These have waterproof connectors on the exterior side which you might not need but similar ones are available with the cap connector like has been linked here before.
These are probably not G threaded but you can get adapters (safest), look for G threaded equivalents, or if the box is metal you can probably get it to make a good enough seal by cross threading the plastic and relying on the fact you’ll never need to reuse these connectors elsewhere.
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Another camera is currently mounted on that box. The second POE will just be for testing in that area instead of running another cable.