Feeding Hdmi Cable Through Conduit

Wire pulling compound is a non conductive lubricant in either a gel or a slimy soapy form that makes both the conduit and wires slick by coating the wiring allowing.

Feeding hdmi cable through conduit.

Lubricating the wires. Picture showing how much space there is left in a 20mm pipe. A ring of the same size as a drawing wire is made in the feed cable. Connect the new wires plus two wires.

Pulling wires can be difficult enough through straight runs of conduit but throwing a few bends and turns in the run increases friction making pulling much more difficult that s when you use a lubricant. When feeding fish tape through conduit you can run up against some unavoidable obstacles a couple of 90o turns or previously installed cables that make it difficult to push the fish tape through the entire length of conduit. If there is already another wire or cable inside the conduit then it is often simpler to disconnect it and use it as the pull string. The fish tape may get stuck on the second 90o turn or it may become caught on the previously installed cables.

Make a loop small enough that it will easily fit into the conduit then secure the loop by wrapping the free end to the wire strand with tape. Pass the end of the wire or cable through the ring that you make in the wire. As you can see despite the sharply bent pipe the cable got through effortlessly. Make a loop in the feed cable the same size as the one in the pull wire.

Assembled cable and connector ready for use. Fasten the braid to the pulling tool with a knot. Use tape to fix the end like you pull wire. Step 3 pull the wire through the conduit.

Place your wire box so that it is free to leave the box and freely enter the conduit. Supra hdmi features. Nylon braid is used as an aid to pull the cable through the conduit.