No, he's not incorrect. Power inserter should be in port one, period. Otherwise something will fail. THATS why I would never ever let anyone touch a line in MY house, YMMV.you sir are incorrect .. you need to read the dpp receiver info.. it clearly states that you DO NOT need a power inserter for a dpp receiver.. ill get it and post it here..may take a bit .. my scanner is on the fritz
It's definitely not reccomended. You're drawing more power than the receivers are supposed to outpot so there's the chance of damaging the receivers.
I'd think with 3 or 4 receivers it'd be more likely to work than with 1 or 2.
Looks nice but why only a 10BaseT switch? I wouldn't be caught dead without my 100BaseT switch and I'll probably be upgrading my wiring and switch to gigabit ethernet soon enough.
Nice and neat job, but ar'nt you concerned about the condition of the wood that you mounted the dish's on? Looks like its rotting where the bolts go into the house.
VodkaDave (this sounds better and is easier to say than VolkoDav),
I am interested knowing more about the "vaulted sealing". Do you use a special caulking gun to for that? (I couldn't resist piling on)
Seriously, you did a superb job and obviously planned things out very well. I would put this setup in my own house. Things are very tidy, etc, etc. blah blah. For some reason, I love to nick-pick at trivial things that nobody else cares about. And since you asked for feedback with lots of nice pics to review…well, let's just say my office job was a little more enjoyable today. But like trying to find the hidden paper clip in those "I Spy" picture books, it was hard to find anything (trivial or otherwise) to point out. But here it goes.
1. I agree with other poster that house trim/wood looks a little shaky for all that hardware.
2. You may want to double-check how tight/snug some your the plastic ties are. Some look pretty tight. I am also a plastic tie freak. But I have learned many times over that zip ties that are too tight can, and will, damage the wires inside, even if it doesn't "cut through" the wire sleeve or even look too tight. This may sound obvious, but I have found that missing the "snug-ness sweet spot" can be deceptively easy to do.
3. In the same vein, you may want to ease up on some of the 90 degree turns on some of the wiring, particularly the coax cables. This can damage the wires, obviously, if too sharp of a corner/fold is done. It looks like a couple of them may be close to the limit. I realize you are going for a clean look, but you can still have both.
4. Have you considered (kind of late now after all that work) getting a home distribution box to run everything through? This is what I have, but I have a new home. I am also aware, you have your own switches, etc. and some may not fit in box. But, perhaps you can fashion a false wall on a hinge or something to hide the panel/wires, basically building making your own box/door around your pegboard with wood or drywall, yet still be able to get to them.
5. Oh, and for something really trivial, I see a few plastic ties that need to be trimmed (in pic # 4, 5, 7), and the labels are not perfectly lined up on the pegboard nor are they the same length.
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