[TowerTalk] Cable Window entry

[Artek Manuals]

I had moved often before retiring and over the years had built/bought 
window pass through bulkheads, In addition to PL259 and N bulk head 
connectors, weather proof DC control cable  cables bulkheads for 
rotators and remote switches that I had to make and so on.....

Then one day it dawned on me. Just drill  3-4" hole through the wall and 
be done with it.

Use that really dense flexible foam that so much is packed with these 
days to seal the hole. Two less PL259 per cable along with the potential 
intermittent connection either due to improper tightening, corrosion or 
poor cable assembly ... been there done all those 8^(

IF your reasonable handy , you would be surprised how easy it is to 
patch the hole if you move !!!

Dave
NR1DX
AS Indiana would likely say ."Always take a gun to a knife fight"

On 11/9/2020 9:41 AM, jimlux wrote:
> On 11/9/20 12:40 AM, Jim Pruitt wrote:
>> I am hoping that someone(s) can give me some advice on cable window 
>> entries.  I am looking for something like a 1/4" thick aluminum strip 
>> to go in the window track.  The tracks are 38.5 inches apart. I was 
>> unable to find a 4 inch wide aluminum flat bar strip at a reasonable 
>> price ($40 for the strip and $40 for shipping).  I did find a 3 inch 
>> wide strip and do have that. What I want to know is what length I 
>> need to cut it to. If I make it the full 38.5 inches long then how do 
>> I get it into the tracks since I can't slide it in from the end?  If 
>> I cut it to say 38 inches then what do I use to fill the other 1/2 
>> inch (or 1/4 inch on each end)?  Do I just use stick on weather 
>> stripping?
>>
>> The second part is, how do I make the D shaped holes for the SO239 
>> bulkhead feedthroughs or the UG492 BNC bulkhead feedthroughs?  I am 
>> sure my 5/8" Greelee punches will not even make a dent in the strip.  
>> I do not have access to a vertical mill to cut the holes.
>
> 5/8" hole saw, and live with them spinning in the hole?
>
> and 1/4" aluminum is probably way thicker than you need.
> Your greenlee will punch 1/8" without any problem.
>
>>
>
> It depends on what you consider reasonably priced - I use Front Panel 
> Express - download their tool, define your panel, and they'll send it 
> to you in a few days.  Painted or not, machined in legends and labels, 
> any shape hole you want.  But it's going to be more than $50.
>
>
> https://www.frontpanelexpress.com/
>
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>
> I use weather stripping - they make a kind with a slot into which you 
> can put a panel, but the stick on kind also works.
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