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    • JaredBuschJ
      JaredBusch @DustinB3403
      last edited by

      @DustinB3403 said in Securing small device to HDMI cable:

      @JaredBusch Yeah I know. Was just trying to get an idea of something.

      But really it needs to be a box, with the hdmi ends inside of it, while not being a nuisance to use (and midly portable) for the desk area

      You can find smaller boxes than an electrical box. get one of those and then use zip ties to hold the connector together and then glue the box shut with the ends sticking out.

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403
        last edited by

        Yeah just putting some thought into this.

        electrical box thought (if I could find something smaller) would be to install the parts, and then secure the box with cable clamps (thing electrical box cable holders you thread into the box) and just use that.

        If a small enough box can be found..

        @JaredBusch you said "get one of those" did you have a link to something in mind?

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        • Mike DavisM
          Mike Davis
          last edited by

          https://www.amazon.com/uxcell-Waterproof-Electric-Junction-2-3x1-4-Inches/dp/B00O9Y633G/
          all different sizes.

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          • Mike DavisM
            Mike Davis @Mike Davis
            last edited by

            Is this more to keep people from accidentally thinking the adapters came out of their bag when they pack up? A box around it with your company logo on it will make it clear.

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            • coliverC
              coliver
              last edited by

              We used to have something like this at the highschool I worked at for dvi-vga adapters. It was like a wire cage that had a tamper-resistant screw to hold it together.

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              • DustinB3403D
                DustinB3403 @Mike Davis
                last edited by

                @Mike-Davis said in Securing small device to HDMI cable:

                Is this more to keep people from accidentally thinking the adapters came out of their bag when they pack up? A box around it with your company logo on it will make it clear.

                Yes that is exactly the idea.

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                • JaredBuschJ
                  JaredBusch
                  last edited by JaredBusch

                  Just tried to google up a link for you. but everything comes back electrical.

                  What you want to look at is the plastic cable raceway stuff. They typically have some smaller junction boxes also.

                  Depending on the size of your HDMI cable that plugs into that adapter, a single gang box may be the right size.

                  Edit: here

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                  • DustinB3403D
                    DustinB3403
                    last edited by

                    All of these are massive compared to the lightning adapter.

                    @JaredBusch the HDMI is a standard HDMI cable that connects.

                    The box needs to be at most 2 inches wide and 1 inch tall. And then of course some method to easily swap the lightning adapter if it does fail.

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                    • DustinB3403D
                      DustinB3403
                      last edited by DustinB3403

                      I think I found something that will work.

                      Putting two of these together

                      Would likely do the trick.

                      Install the one end on the cable side of the lightning adapter, and then the other on the HDMI cable.

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                      • DustinB3403D
                        DustinB3403
                        last edited by

                        Of course with the release tab, it could still be stolen.

                        But nothing will prevent theft. We just have to try to deter it.

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                        • gjacobseG
                          gjacobse
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                          Maybe something like this?
                          hose_hobble_type_a.jpg

                          For the wire, you may have to 'fabricate' your own.

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                          • DustinB3403D
                            DustinB3403
                            last edited by

                            Well I found something else which might work too...

                            http://www.hellermanntyton.us/ProductDetail.aspx?p=156-00306

                            Which while not preventing theft, could be used...

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