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  2. Posted

    also look at a nanny cam .. or similar.

    Get a ready made one like a teddy bare that records to SD card.

    Or make your own.

    Totally separate from your main DVR.

     

    First thing I would do is change the alarm though, get something that works.

    and not wireless in this case.

     

    That said a good wireless alarm is not that easy to jam.

    I know nothing about DSC, used/installed/serviced Ademco for 12+ years though.

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    Back on topic, went to the local hardware store tonight before they closed looking for a double gang plate or something with a big circular hole in it, or anything like that - not a thing, all single plates with small holes etc. Will check more tomorrow as there are a whopping 4-5 more electric and hardware stores I can check here (closed 1/2 day on Saturdays) ... this might be something that needs to be special ordered. Though the local plastic company here could make up something probably for $50 - In this case doing it mostly to cover the drywall edges and cut back on that dust, as the hole is behind the rack anyway.

     

    47 Siamese cables pretty much covers most of the hole, but larger than a single gang plate, I kept it tight though. And before you ask, they ran the Siamese before I got there, used old cheap cable they had at their main store to cut back on cost (i later found it to be copper clad!) - I just snaked it through the wall to hide it - i actually wanted cat5/multipair on this job! But a job is a job. I spent 3 weeks RE running the cable though, as their in house electrician had run it in and out of high voltage (and being copper clad and all), it was a nightmare waiting to happen. Well it was a nightmare to pull it all back and run it again also, for free no less.

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    There have to be studs somewhere, whether wood or steel. I'd try to align the thing so screws on one side go into a stud, then use EZ-anchors to secure the other side.

     

    If you need more support than that, put a piece of plywood across the studs, and mount to that.

     

    At about half way down the wall there is a piece of 1x6 or similar going horizontally across inside the wall, it is just flat against the drywall though, thats what they mounted the drywall too I imagine. From the ceiling I can see the metal grids every 16 inches or so across, instead of wood studs. It looks like they used this metal instead, in fact this is everywhere. Its thin sheet metal though, in a U shape. I guess I can mount to that, or like you said, put a piece of plywood and then mount to that instead. Thanks

  11. Posted

    Anti-dither explained.

    viewtopic.php?t=16306

     

    HOWEVER, I just tested and used various seconds for the settings, even manually set off the motion on my camera .. it goes against the explanation in the above link but almost down to the second, 30 seconds, 60 seconds, after the finish of motion, motion detect stopped (i used the icon and the buzzer to test). Eg. from the time motion stops that would be the seconds it continues to record. Never had to use it myself, and the manual says nothing worth while about it. I will email Dahua and ask, unless someone else has an explanation (Sean where are you? )

     

    Supposedly latch is a delay time until it starts detecting motion again.

    did nothing in my tests, nothing at all LOL. I even set it to 180 seconds but that did nothing. On a busy street with alot of cars passing at 1.30am .. it still had motion every other few seconds.

     

    main thing with detect settings is to mask out areas that will cause too much motion, like trees etc.

    also set the sensitivity higher if needed, 6 being the highest.

    When I use motion I normally use it to cut back on the recording time, so all I care about is pre record so never had to think about the other settings.

     

    If I hear back from them regarding that, I will let you know.

  13. Posted

    On a similar note .. whats the most common way to mount heavy Altronix Power Supply boxes to drywall? Say if there is no wood inside it anywhere in the area where it needs to be mounted. Maybe toggle bolts? Was thinking about wall plugs but not sure they would be safe enough, this particular dry wall likes to crumble easily. Or is there some other trick you drywall pros use? My experience is mostly with cement block.

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    You cant get rid of it for the settings.

    You can make the password blank for user 888888

    But it will still show to login to settings.

     

    The default user on bootup is "default".

    Give that user access to the control panel and search/playback under account privileges. So it wont keep asking for login to search/playback - however the minute you go to settings, it will ask for login.

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    The point of the wall plate is to make the install look better.. Who wants cables running right out of the dry wall? I don't.. I think it looks tacky. Telephone, cable, ethernet, fiber.. all of these use wall plates.. why shouldnt cctv? Maybe you like the look of holes in your walls.. I don't.

     

    Well most jobs I do have brick walls, not drywall.

    But you can buy wall plates to cover the hole and leave a big enough square area for the cables to come out, also something like that is useless when you have 40 cables coming through a hole HALF that size (on a job now).

     

    You will have cables coming from the wall plate to the DVR anyway, so its the same thing, except now you have yet ANOTHER point of possible failure. There are many ways to fill in the spaces around cables, etc. This is not the answer.

  20. Posted

    I'm new to the cctv thing.. but how so? If this was used inside a closet or room where the dvr is I fail to see how it makes anything less secure.. should the cables just run through a hole in the wall? What has been defeated here?

     

    if its used where the DVR is, you can just plug the cable right into the DVR.

    The power plugs is more of the concern though, very simple to disable the cameras by accident.

     

    If it is a cat5 balun to BNC plate then I could see the use.

  22. Posted

    I'm all for safety but .. 5 feet?

    I guess though if one is doing work for an oil company and getting paid big bucks, I mean I would do whatever they want me to at that point.

     

    I read the Work at Height Regulations for the UK tom sent me, seriously that would put me off even working in that industry there.

     

    I dont like going up high at all anyway though.

    Almost scaled a 40' ladder today to look for some contractors who were working on the roof .. but stopped about 15 feet off the ground .. it just didnt "feel" safe!

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