For the housings that take the approx 1/4in optical plug-in cables, what do people use for port plugs to block the extra port, assuming you have lost the ones that came with the housing? (i.e. sea & sea plug I believe it is)
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Optical port plugs
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I lost mine very quickly and never replaced them, but I always use two strobes, I expect you could find a rubber grommet that fits at any auto parts store though you might need to remove the little plate to fit it properly.
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Like most housings, my Subal has two fibre optic bulkheads. Although I use two strobes, quite often (for no particular reason) I plug both fibre optic cables into one bulkhead through a plug that has two holes for the cables. The other bulkhead is bare - ie there is no plug in it. I've never seen that makes any difference.
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There is no need to plug these bulkheads, but if you really want to, you can buy from Amazon a small bag of
"Uxcell 20pcs 27mmx7mmx4mm Micro Strain Relief Cord Boot Protectors."
You can cut them to length with a razor blade.They are also used to make fiber optic cables from 3 mm Toslink cable.
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1 hour ago, Kraken de Mabini said:
There is no need to plug these bulkheads, but if you really want to, you can buy from Amazon a small bag of
"Uxcell 20pcs 27mmx7mmx4mm Micro Strain Relief Cord Boot Protectors."
You can cut them to length with a razor blade.They are also used to make fiber optic cables from 3 mm Toslink cable.
Well, that certainly shows how dumb I can be...
I have a bag of those exact Uxcell items that I bought in 2018 (with the toslink cable and o-rings) specifically to make my own optical cords. I just never did make them as I have 4 now and have not needed any new ones yet.
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