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Re: rj21/centronics cable mounting
From: Joe Greco <jgreco () ns sol net>
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:49:01 -0600 (CST)
Dear William,I'm searching "something", to secure mount/connect a rj21 cable to a device. I have a angled plug like this: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RJ21-female-connector.jpghttp://www.cisco.com/en/US/i/000001-100000/55001-60000/55501-56000/55735.jpg http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6080010/description.html http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6080010.pdfexactlyI don't know where to get one after-market, no, but you could conceivably buy some old gear and extract them.found - keyword "was" bracket: http://www.connectworld.net/cgi-bin/dataw/CN50-VEL
Caution, caution... when using those, velcro *first*, tightly, and then attempt to wiggle/remove the connector. It's only good when you can't *actually* move the connector (much). Only then should you tighten the screw (if you're so inclined/holes allow/etc). Personally, while I like velcro, I was not always impressed with the reliability of those sorts of brackets. You can get better reliability by taking a tie wrap base (maybe T&B TC102 or something like that) and screwing it to the side of the socket the wire exits the plug from. Then you screw the plug in with its one screw, and take a zip tie on the other end, and you're very, very securely fastened without any hope of inadvertent loosening. This has the advantage of being visually verifiable, rather than the "try wiggling it" method that's mandatory with the velcro. ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples.
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