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Do You Use Round Electrical Boxes?

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Lynn Harold

01/24/21 01:34pm

Another integrator posted this pic on LinkedIn looking for bragging rights. Every time I see a bullet cameras with a round base mounted to a square junction box, I cringe. These are Hanwha cameras, they offer a color-matched round base, or the installer could have used a round junction box. Same goes for domes when mounted to a beam or hung from a pendant - is there an issue with round...

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | 01/24/21 02:53pm

**** **** *** ***** when ******* ** * beam ** **** **** a ******* - ** there ** ***** **** round ******** *****?

* ***** *** ******** goes **** ** **** square ******* ***** ***** were *** **** **** available *************. ******* * round *** **** ** cost **** **** ** manufacture (***-****** ******* ********* molding ** ****** ***** stamping ********), ************ **** got **** *** ***** of ********** ***** ****** boxes ********** ****** *** specific ************.

*******, **** ***** ***** like ** ***** ** a **** **** ** installed ** ******** *** drywall. ****** **** **********?

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Lynn Harold

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 01/24/21 05:58pm

*********** ******* *** *** wide ******* ***** *** a ****** ****. **** guy's ****** ****'* ** so ****:

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Brian Karas

In reply to Lynn Harold | 01/24/21 06:34pm

** ********** **** *** high ** * ***** on *** *****. *** sure **** *** ************ recommended, *** **** ******* seemed ****** ***********.

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Dave Gideon

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Lynn Harold | 01/25/21 01:28pm

"* ***'* **** ** maybe * ****'* ***** fast ******..." ***, ****'* your *******, **** ** increase ***** ***** ** 30,000 *** ** *****. This **** ****** ** back ** ***** * shade **** ********, ***** the ***** ** *** a **** **'* ********* on- * ************.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

01/24/21 06:58pm

*** ****, *** ****** or *** **** ********. I’m ********* **** **** and ********* ** ***** rock ** *** ***** through.

Shannon Davis

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 01/27/21 06:25pm

** *** ******** **** and ******* *** ** just ******* ** *** sheetrock. ***!

Jerome Miller

01/26/21 01:39pm

*** *** *** **** as * ***** **** saw. ?

Carl Kristoffersen

01/26/21 09:40pm

******** **** ****** **** plastic *****....***, **** ******** and ***** ** **** what *** ****.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

01/27/21 11:58pm

* ****** *** *** manufacturer's **** **** ******* mounting. ********* ****'** **** twenty ***** *** **** with ***-******** ***** (** least *** **** * use **).

* *** *** *** who **** ***** **** also ******** ******** **** set-screw **********.

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