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| whitemotel |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:25 pm
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hello...
i have the
altronix altv2416ul power supply (see picture)...i was testing it to make sure it works...so i plugged the wires in and plugged it to my bullet cam....once i powered it up, the bullet cam started smoking...i assume i lost a bullet cam...is this power supply to powerful?...im assuming P and N stands for positive and neutral ...i think i might have put the white/black wire on N and put the black wire on P...will that mess it up??
thanks in advance
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| coolie11 |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:37 pm
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The altv2416ul is a 24V AC power supply and the Bullet Camera you hooked up to it might be a 12V DC Camera.
Post the model of the camera you used.
And yes the P & N Stands for positive and negative.
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| whitemotel |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:05 pm
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i have a no name brand camera...but the manual says:
accepts DC 12V/AC 24V
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| coolie11 |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:13 pm
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If that's the case I don't see any problem.
AC wiring is non polarity sensitive.
Check the cameras manual and make sure the camera auto negotiates between AD/DC Voltage, either way it should show you the wiring scheme.
Most Bullet camera's are DC, the manual maybe for various models, make sure the specs apply to your model.
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| whitemotel |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:06 pm
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ok...ill give it a try ...i dont want to burn out another camera...thanks again!
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| whitemotel |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:10 pm
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also, on the 2 prong plug i attached to the power supply, white is positive and black is negative? will that make a difference?
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| coolie11 |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:12 pm
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| whitemotel wrote: |
| also, on the 2 prong plug i attached to the power supply, white is positive and black is negative? will that make a difference? |
Are you refering to the power cord that supplies power to the power supply?
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| whitemotel |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:19 pm
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no, i had to get one from lowes and attach from the wires from the power supply
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| coolie11 |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:21 pm
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| whitemotel wrote: |
| no, i had to get one from lowes and attach from the wires from the power supply |
I'm not sure what you talking about.
Give me a part #.
If it's the plug to connect the power supply to the camera, then if will not matter which line is used since you are using AC power.
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| whitemotel |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:31 pm
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i took a picture of it...
from that picture you will see the plug i got from lowes....
also, should i use a 3 prong and attach the ground cable to it?
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| coolie11 |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:35 pm
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| whitemotel wrote: |
i took a picture of it...
from that picture you will see the plug i got from lowes....
also, should i use a 3 prong and attach the ground cable to it? |
This plug is for suppling the power supply with power from a regular 110/120V AC outlet.
Yes you should add a ground from the power outlet to the power supply.
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| whitemotel |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:48 pm
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ok..coo..
one more thing, is white positive and black negative?
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| coolie11 |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:50 pm
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| whitemotel wrote: |
ok..coo..
one more thing, is white positive and black negative? |
There is no polarity for AC power.
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| C7 in CA |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:00 pm
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| whitemotel wrote: |
| also, on the 2 prong plug i attached to the power supply, white is positive and black is negative? will that make a difference? |
Technically no, well I mean it does matter but should work either way. Best practice would be to land the black wire on the hot and white wire on the neutral green wire on the ground.
Usually the brass colored screw on your plug is hot and the silver colored screw is neutral and green screw is ground. (Yes attach the ground too)
I would get a 3 prong plug that has the cord already attached. Then you just make the connections inside the power supply. I'm not really liking the look of that plug attached to individual wires like that. It is probably a code violation too. At a minimum at least wrap those wires in a spiral fashion with electrical tape. (But I'd get the other cord type.)
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| whitemotel |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:09 pm
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sweet....ill def do that....
you guys have been a great help.......
oh yeah, does anybody know why my bullet camera fried when i plugged it in?
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