PFA121 threaded plug

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International784

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Good evening,

I’m going to mount a camera to a pfa121. The junction box has a knockout/plug and I need to use it to run my cat5 through. The hole is a 3/4G thread which is British. Has anyone ever used these or something similar?

3/4-in Die Cast Zinc Clamp-on Type Service Entrance Connector Conduit Fittings
 
International784 said:
Good evening,

I’m going to mount a camera to a pfa121. The junction box has a knockout/plug and I need to use it to run my cat5 through. The hole is a 3/4G thread which is British. Has anyone ever used these or something similar?

3/4-in Die Cast Zinc Clamp-on Type Service Entrance Connector Conduit Fittings
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Try something like a PVC Male Thread Drain Plug from a big box hardware store. That seems to work well.

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I used a 3/4" > 1/2" PVC reducer and then threaded a 1/2" conduit fitting into it for the install on my fence.

I would not use one of those clamp type fittings on ethernet. Use a gland.
 
Nice. The second picture is what I’m trying to do. Between than and a clamp about 3-4” down from it should be good to go. I’ve seen that Ethernet fitting before. Are they readily available at Lowes or HD? Thank you Capt.!
 
International784 said:
Nice. The second picture is what I’m trying to do. Between than and a clamp about 3-4” down from it should be good to go. I’ve seen that Ethernet fitting before. Are they readily available at Lowes or HD? Thank you Capt.!
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I don’t know if they are at Lowe’s or HD. They’re called cable glands. And my method requires a drill and tap set. The pvc cap needs to be threaded because the hole in the rack of the cap is not big enough for the nut on the gland.
 
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I’ve got taps up to 5/8-24. I’ll get some cable glands on order. I was thinking drill to 1/4, insert cat5 and terminate lol. I figure I could seal around the cable but your way is better.
 
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It is hit/miss if Lowes and Home Depot have them. Menards carried some good ones, but have since gone with a different brand that doesn't come with a nut and gasket. They are also only in 1/2" and 3/4" trade sizes. This increases the size of the thread and the size of the hole in the seal.
 
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International784 said:
I’ve got taps up to 5/8-24. I’ll get some cable glands on order. I was thinking drill to 1/4, insert cat5 and terminate lol. I figure I could seal around the cable but your way is better.
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Most of the time, you’ll see cable gland sizes like pg7 or pg9. I don’t know the thread size for those. But they do sell glands with not sizes on Amazon.
 
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