wrytous

Great response -- thanks again!

Question: if I'm doing a horizontal conduit run to a camera, in what order do I perform the following:

• Rigid conduit assembly (e.g., affixing contiguous 10' lengths to one another, attaching 90 degree turns, etc.)
  
• Conduit installation into masonry with 2 hole straps
  
• Fish tape to pull Cat5 cable

For example, should I start to affix section by section to the wall, then attach contiguous sections and attach those, then run fish tape down partial length (heading TOWARD camera)?

Am I making any sense here? ;-P

Thanks,

-S. in VA

Thanks for the tips. I'm looking into certification classes now.

I just posted a new thread about a specific installation issue. Didn't want to camp on this thread, which can be closed now.

-Sean

I've been doing a 16 camera install for a large non-profit retail store; 4 analog outdoor dome cameras, 12 analog indoor dome cameras. I've installed a 16 ch power supply, and 16 ch DVR, and run Cat5e and passive baluns.

I've got about half the cameras installed and working. So far, so good.

But... I possessed no experience when starting the installation. I've been doing my level best to do things correctly, but I honestly have no idea if I'm doing them correctly.

Instead of asking dozens of questions here, is there a "best practices" book / guide / manual I could reference?

Are there courses to take? Where would I find out where/when those are held?

Thanks for any help.

-S. in VA

I have the Gardner Bender staple gun using 1/4" staples -- I feel like I'm crimping down on the cable sometimes when I drive a staple. Is this a huge problem (if I don't pierce power supplying wires)?

Is there a better / still convenient way to secure siamese cable on a long run?

Thanks!

-Sean in DC (noob)