PaulsonLaw

Well, was planning on the cams doing the motion for me...

True even now the "M" shows up often but I have not adjusted any settings & only on certain cams...

I dont even know what a truss is so maybe we dont even have those here?

Edit. Ok LOL after looking up Truss on google I guess we have them, please excuse my ignorance on that.

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SO here is what I have coming for testing the alarm set-up on the dvr,

 

 

 

Hi. 9 times out of 10 you cant just connect a siren to the output. i know you see it in pictures of dvrs.

 

but you dont have power at the alarm output. so you will have to buy or make something for that.

Depends on the unit, if it's a 2 wire powered or a 4 wire powered/triggered. I plan to make a relay all the same for any 2wire, my dvr has open or closed alarm, not powered, which i prefer.....

Got cant decide/find the right unit

SO here is what I have coming for testing the alarm set-up on the dvr, it will be mounted at the DVR location, 2miles deep into the earths crust gru-ha-ha.....

Just asking for any advice on the set-up or the units for a dvr...

My end goal is when the motion alarm picks up on certain cams, an outside siren/strobe comes on for a moment to scare the crap out of trespasser & alert the compound, lol, the farm, to an intruder....

I had an extra factory power/video cord & used it for the power/signal line outside to the unit, just dont have an outside unit yet....

As to the eaves! Just remember that there is no reason to have to go face down in the insulation! whenever working in eves, somewhere, sometimes sadly only 2, vents will cross the wall plate for attic intake venting....

Always run your wires from the ends of the eves to these vents & use a stick of 1/2" conduit to guide all the wires there up into the center of attic where you can reach them..... doing this, the vents are normally 24" wide above the wall allowing for 1/2 conduit to go in at up to 35degree angle.... so the right methods make no attic to bad....

Have to remember homes are built differently all over. Ive come across homes with brick all the way to the roof, making access to the eaves with a snake next to impossible. Then there is all the AC duct which stops you in your path, and in smaller attics the fiberglass insulation alone will prevent any access there in person or with a snake. In addition there are the add ons where they blocked off an entire section of the house from another.

Fair enough, but "most" homes to code have least 2 vents per side yes? I understand the insulation blocking access, we have r72, its near 3' tall. But we also have vents ever other truss crossing. Not sure how to go about a home that would have brick w/ no vents, never seen a build like that....

Note, if not for our system covering 3 properties & 9 structures together & spans up to near 400' wire runs, I would have never gone away from the main structure! A lot more work, plus depending where you are, the local codes for such can be a real #^#.

Ok, here's some pics of our conduit pole make-ups w/ pro looking lockable junction boxes. Keep in mind it's cold up here, to cold to paint so for a few months that are primer only.

*** Very pro, but when 30 outside & the sun hits, the 3" conduit will curve up to 1.5" at the top of 12'. note only when the sun warms one side & I'm the only one that's seen it tnk God.

Suggest maybe 4" conduit as 3" is tough, but 4" is more so.....

As to the eaves! Just remember that there is no reason to have to go face down in the insulation! whenever working in eves, somewhere, sometimes sadly only 2, vents will cross the wall plate for attic intake venting....

Always run your wires from the ends of the eves to these vents & use a stick of 1/2" conduit to guide all the wires there up into the center of attic where you can reach them..... doing this, the vents are normally 24" wide above the wall allowing for 1/2 conduit to go in at up to 35degree angle.... so the right methods make no attic to bad....

As for wiring...

If leaving the home to far, consider taking 120v outside w/ it. I used 14/2burial alongside the conduit. Makes for nice options down the road as a powered gate & you dont have to run cords out for the shop-vac when sucking the pull rope "kit string" through...

What he should expect tom?

I'm a noob here compared to some of you, but if that is the best picture he can get w/ that camera, the company would go belly up overnight!?

199$!!!! WOW

*** If the cams is designed for 82' w/ the IR.... is whatever on the cam way to close? Have you tried the same cam on something at 85'?

Just thinking....

Hi everyone I purchased a cnm h264 setup last summer, now the police want to look through some of the recorded files to veiw an incident that happened down the road from me. The police have given me a usb to put them on which i have done. the problem now is that i cant view the files that are on the usb!!! Is there any software that i can download to convert it so i/police can view it? Thanx

Consider VLC .264 player, or other fre .264 player, just google, GL

Great info Soundy & SectorSecurity, conflicting but good info lol...

As for an update, I went to use the old power adapter off the cooked router & whenever a small load was applied, poof....

So yes, the power adapter may have caused the crash....

I'm glad I had to upgrade, the linksys e2500 has a noted change from the old linksys!

Probably because they're crap cameras with lousy low-light response and the CFLs just weren't bright enough.

 

They're probably also color cameras with no IR cut filter, to provide "day/night" capacity... thus they get some benefit from the substantial infrared component of the halogen lights, while the CFLs have nothing in the infrared spectrum.

Geez God Soundy, You have real good advice on here but shat on any system thats not top end almost every post man....

Good advice all the same, thanks....

This proves my HP netbook is crap for streaming video....

 

I dont think that is the case. Have you inserted that flash drive into the laptop to see what the video looks like. If it looks good, then what is happening is you are recording on your main stream but you are probably viewing on your sub-stream over the network which is a lesser video quality than your main stream. Perhaps your main stream is at D1 and your substream is at CIF.

...and/or higher compression.

Will look into that today....

yes 42 posts back when soundy posted the link from the site "these are not baluns"

 

 

i know you say you have good images with the connecters (but you do say you have a ground problem) why not just listen and try two baluns just to see you image quality go better

 

 

but before you do REMOVE all your bonding. baluns can go pop

Nah, all is ok w/ the feed in, like I posted the pic is crystal when viewed on a macbook screen from a flash drive...

This proves my issue w/ the lines on the tv is the tv or cables going to it...

This proves my HP netbook is crap for streaming video....

Ok, I just went up to the shop & about broke my hand to cut one of these connecters up & here's a pic, but after many cuts, there are simply wires going end to end. SO yes they are connecters, but in some cases they do work....

A reply for the last 3 relies....

Yes, it is shielded, as stated.... but below are the pics of specs of the TC-L2 wire....

As to the baluns, I have eliminated this problem! These " adapters" are fine. I found this out by downloading all 8 cams so far onto a flash & playing them on my mac.

*** SO, with whatever set-up of wire & connecters, it is crystal.****

Thank you for the thread link!!! I went back to the thread & thought it was deleted! That's why I was asking for a link, thought the OP thought that thread got jacked by all of us & cleared it... I was looking in the wrong area....

Thank you for the offer to try a pair! But this is not the problem anymore, have ruled it out via the flash drive...

So, The TV I'm using is crap for watching on & I need a better PC to watch on as well....

*** I am not an installer! Well, not for hire anyway... I have only installed another Zmodo at a local Kwik-Stop for the owner, needed the side work. Now, with the city coming out to rob the hill blind, I am just trying to take action....

Grounding.....

I already grounded the cat5 & DVR this afternoon... Will this be a problem?

The 120v is 14/2UG & runs alongside the conduit running the cat5, that with the very low load causes no problems.....

These are cameras from a zmodo kit. They are basically sony bullet ir indoor/outdoor analog for a dvr.

* I replaced the dusk till dawn w/ a motion flood light & have 2 90w Halogen "screw in" bulbs...

Waiting for the darkness to come to see.....

Update...

This is much better!!!! Those halogens get it going very bright & the cam picks it up very nice!

Not sure why it didn't pick up the light from the CFL???

I've been searching about grounding the system for this as well....

The poles are PVC/Fiber w/ a pvc hood, so no lightning issues....

I need to ground the ground wire on the cat5 & there is no ground for the DVR, so I'll crimp an eye w/ ground I toss it on a screw on the dvr.....

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The blur that I'm having......

On the TV, non HD using RCA over cat5, I have a slight ghost running across w/ some slight rainbow lines..... Everything else is fine, not pixelled...

On the laptop, via LAN, it's an HP netbook, 1.6mhz atom, I have no lines, no ghost, but pixelled to hell....

Haven't tried on any other devices.....

No power over cat5... I have 120 & every pole & the risers up the pole have 12v running opposite the video feed....

I have 4 more cams coming, in a few days to finish phase 2. These will be running the factory BNC/Power coax so then I will have a better idea....

Thanks you guys!

Ok, heres a pic of what I have installed on up to 385' runs. Someone told me these were connectors, not baluns?>?>?>?

 

So what's the deal? Is this why my cams are a lil blurred at times, or could that be the cold?

 

Topic open!

http://www.amazon.com/Pairs-Passive-Video-Power-Transceiver/dp/B005PJ5WJK/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1326983712&sr=8-10

 

 

Someone told me these were connectors, not baluns?>?>?>?

 

soundy also told you there not baluns. in fact amazon also tell you there not baluns

 

 

Technical Details

10 Cameras, CAT5 TO BNC Passive Video and Power Balun Transceiver

Great for short distance connection -Easier for CCTV camera installation, save time and save money

2.1 x 5.5mm CCTV Camera DC Power Plug Connector.

Cat5 to BNC Connector

Note: This connector does Not have video balun function.

 

 

 

 

do you use the touch cat5 all the time ???

Yes, I have been told they are not baluns by soundy, but I have already installed... so....

Now I'm trying to figure out how & if I need to change these out....

On this job I ran tough cable, but it's my home so want it to last till the day I'm not here to fix it

So, as the IR only does so much, I put a dusk to dawn on the back of the garage.... Used 2 14w CFL... Then last night, you could see the light, and about 10' around the light & that was it???? Even thought to the human eye it was rather bright!

I am changing to a motion flood & using 2 100w floods tonight to try it out.....

Any advice?

Yes I checked into the IR illuminaters but rather costly....

Ok, could anyone post me a link on some good baluns for 385' ON CAT5 TOUCH CABLE L2?

I have for at the road & I will start with them & see if it's a noted change. Thanks!

Ok, heres a pic of what I have installed on up to 385' runs. Someone told me these were connectors, not baluns?>?>?>?

So what's the deal? Is this why my cams are a lil blurred at times, or could that be the cold?

Topic open!

http://www.amazon.com/Pairs-Passive-Video-Power-Transceiver/dp/B005PJ5WJK/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1326983712&sr=8-10

Wow, that's a thread jack alright!

Ok, someone post a link for me & I will buy 1 pair of baluns for 1 cam... I will order today...

Then I will take a pic of the cam w/ the high $$$ baluns & my... whatever they are lol

That will settle it...

Still dont see what wrong w/ the TC-L2 cat5/6 it's the same cost, about anyway, & the quality is A+++++++

You all are really gtting into the price war lol....

Ok, so if they are not baluns & just connecters, then what is wrong w/ that? They work fine @ 4 cams on 1 cat5 at near 400'.....

So why use a balun?

Home depot has cat5 for 189!!!! GEEZ, I paid less for 1000' of TC-L2 cat5!

So can a worm, virus, wtvr get into a non pc based dvr like a Zmodo?