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tomcctv · **Joined:** Aug 2009 **Posts:** 4953

for only $1.29 he could of made a better job with this stuff.

myplace46 · **Posted:** Wed May 02, 2012 11:27 am

Hmmm... wonder why it quit working? :roll:

Soundy · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2012 12:39 pm

drewinoc · **Joined:** Feb 2010 **Posts:** 23 **Location:** ca

ran across this the other day. I was called out because the client had lost all out door cameras,the green and yellow line are mini coax

groovyman · **Joined:** Nov 2005 **Posts:** 430

Sorry for the quality. Best I could do with my phone and lighting conditions.

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dvarapala · **Joined:** Nov 2010 **Posts:** 166 **Location:** SoCal

Found this while browsing YouTube. Not as bad as some of the examples here, but seeing all those wires draped willy-nilly all over the place just makes me cringe.

groovyman · **Joined:** Nov 2005 **Posts:** 430

dvarapala wrote:

Found this while browsing YouTube. Not as bad as some of the examples here, but seeing all those wires draped willy-nilly all over the place just makes me cringe.

That video was done by a very active & helpful member here who did a first time CCTV install for his home. Actually not bad for a first time DIY job in my opinion.

digiblur · **Joined:** Jul 2012 **Posts:** 33

Wow... wires all over that sucker. Looked like he had some other non-camera wires at the bottom on one part. My wife would kill me if I had any wires showing on the outside of the house like that. When I installed my cameras I made sure I had zero wires showing on the outside of the house. Only wires I had showing were the settings cable looped out for a bit as I adjusted things. Once I was happy with it all the wires went stealth.

mike_va · **Joined:** Oct 2010 **Posts:** 666

groovyman wrote:

dvarapala wrote:

Found this while browsing YouTube. Not as bad as some of the examples here, but seeing all those wires draped willy-nilly all over the place just makes me cringe.

That video was done by a very active & helpful member here who did a first time CCTV install for his home. Actually not bad for a first time DIY job in my opinion.

I'll second that. He also provides some much needed perspective and with the tight shots actually has better coverage where needed than some of the "nightly news" shots. I'll take usable shots over a few temporary wires anytime...

buster74985 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2012 5:51 pm

Another great installation at a local school in North Texas. Someone must have found the box of seal-tite and decided that was "good enough"!

digiblur · **Joined:** Jul 2012 **Posts:** 33

mike_va wrote:

groovyman wrote:

dvarapala wrote:

Found this while browsing YouTube. Not as bad as some of the examples here, but seeing all those wires draped willy-nilly all over the place just makes me cringe.

That video was done by a very active & helpful member here who did a first time CCTV install for his home. Actually not bad for a first time DIY job in my opinion.

I'll second that. He also provides some much needed perspective and with the tight shots actually has better coverage where needed than some of the "nightly news" shots. I'll take usable shots over a few temporary wires anytime...

I do agree on the great resource, no denying that. Just needs to improve a bit on the install, I'm hoping he has since this looked like the initial install. Everybody has to start somewhere and learn from their own mistakes.

vector18 · **Joined:** Sep 2010 **Posts:** 796

buster74985 wrote:

Another great installation at a local school in North Texas. Someone must have found the box of seal-tite and decided that was "good enough"!

I bet if you looked on the roof of that building, you can put a ladder on there and still not reach the top of the brick.
More than likely, the handy box is the highest point of entry into the building and thats why that installer
did what he did. It may look horrible, but I have a feeling there was a reason.

dustmop · **Joined:** Jun 2010 **Posts:** 117

vector18 wrote:

buster74985 wrote:

Another great installation at a local school in North Texas. Someone must have found the box of seal-tite and decided that was "good enough"!

I bet if you looked on the roof of that building, you can put a ladder on there and still not reach the top of the brick.
More than likely, the handy box is the highest point of entry into the building and thats why that installer
did what he did. It may look horrible, but I have a feeling there was a reason.

I've encountered that more than a few times. But I use rigid conduit then. I only like seal-tite for the < 1 foot from the box at the top of the conduit to the camera. It's also cheaper to use conduit than that much seal-tite!

vector18 · **Joined:** Sep 2010 **Posts:** 796

Agreed, it comes out straighter and cleaner if rigid is used. I was just explaining in case someone did not realize why the guy put a box so far down and than went all the way up. I'm also guessing its covering a large parking lot. And I only like to use seal tight if I have to come off the building with it, not running on the building.

ssnapier · **Posted:** Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:33 am

Oh man... after reading these I will now be firing up my camera. I am always getting griped at by my wife and daughter for staring at wires everywhere we go, but now I have even more of a reason to do so!

Has anyone else here attended the DoD basic installers course out in Arizona? I am sure most of you did BICSI stuff, but this is the Gov't equivalent and it is how I was trained.

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