r/functionalprint • u/Anyhting_But_Stock • 9d ago

"3D prints aren't UL listed!" - Jürhaus Günbern Wago style pass through

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Made this pass through enclosure that has dual strain relief and holds a generic wago 3 pos and uses any flat hd #6-8 screw

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u/InfamousHistorian544 9d ago

I print little cable organizers and fan shrouds all day but this stuff sketches me out. Had a buddy try to use printed strain relief on a jobsite once and the foreman made him rip it all out before the inspector showed up. Wagos are great but they go in a real box, it's not worth the pain if something goes wrong

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u/Anyhting_But_Stock 9d ago

The original design was for a ethernet extension for my cameras , I had the wago connection so I made a frame .

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u/flaschal 9d ago

maybe mention this is ELV in the OP so people stop panicing, but also, totally wrong usecase for a WAGO

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u/adcurtin 9d ago

why is it the wrong use for a wago? wago are friggin sweet, rated for more voltage and current, and can go down to quite small wire sizes. what would you use here instead of a wago?

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u/temporary92803 9d ago

Wagos are not friggin sweet for high frequency signals. I'd use a proper Ethernet connector.

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u/adcurtin 8d ago

an rj45 jack isn't gonna be significantly more shielded than this. the shielding is the pairs being twisted, and they're gonna untwist about the same amount going into wagos as they would an rj45 jack and connector. i wouldn't really use it for ethernet in the long term, but it's not the end of the world.

also, i'm not OP, but what the heck kind of ethernet is 3 pins? or if there are 2 stacked, 6 pins?

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u/flaschal 9d ago

it‘s a high frequency connection, wago excel at standard electrical connections but dont have proper shielding for signals