bobbo268

I want to install an IR illuminator outside on my front porch, under the porch light. The IR comes with a 12v plug. How do i go about wiring this directly to the porch light? I'd basically just like to run the wire across the wall, and into the light fixture (since there are no outlets and I'd rather not drill into the interior walls)... just not sure how the conversion works.... thanks

I've seen a couple backup battery packs, such as the Duracell Power Source 1800 that basically is a rechargeable battery to power appliances, but is there anything out there that will stay plugged in, the DVR system can be plugged into that, and the battery pack will automatically kick on in the event of power loss to the home?

Thats not a bad idea. I through the new wireless one on the garage. Its nice, but not as real-time as the wired on. I think for now I may just put a dummy one in the garden with a led blinking light (even though real ones don't have blinking lights usually but most idiots don't know that.) and after a couple days i'll stop the blinking light and throw some shrubbery over it so they think i'm trying to hide it

My problem with hardwiring the whole thing is that my garage is detached, and closest to the garden, and my driveway cuts my lawn in half, so in order to hard wiee the bnc or cat id have to dig under the driveway and thats way too expensive. The dvr is in the house. This is why im forced to do wireless. I have one wired on my house

The garden is fine, its the neighbors on the other side of the garden. If i have to get multiple panels, and batteries and such, i'll be right back to the same price as if i would have installed underground cables, except without the hassle of the upkeep and panel maintenance...... maybe a dummy camera will have to do for now..... maybe wind energy?

I need to put a wireless camera under a birdhouse in the middle of my yard due to a problem neighbor... problem is, I don't want to dig for a power line, and run electric to the middle of my yard... I will be using a lorex LW2110. ( I chose this because it was cheap and wireless) I was thinking of using a solar powered trickle 12v 5w charger, a small 12v 9ah alarm system backup battery, and wiring the lorex to the battery... In theory, the solar charger would feed the battery power during the day, and the the battery should last through the night, and be topped off during the next day, and so on and so on and so on..... Here's the questions: 1) Would this work? 2) Can i wire the camera directly to the battery or do i need something in between like fuses, resistors, regulators?? 3) How long would the battery last from fully charged, assuming it was not hooked up to solar power? Here's the products I used in my head when thinking of this... I'm trying to keep it cheaper than running real electric cable in the ground. The only thing I have so far is the camera so the charger and battery are just listed as what I thought I may buy to use..... - Camera - lw2110 lorex wireless single camera setup - Battery - http://www.amazon.com/UB1290-Computer-Back-Power-Battery/dp/B007XIUPCU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366981545&sr=8-1&keywords=12v+9ah - Solar Charger - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006Q7C7L6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AWPBFTW0ZXVPR