2cd2032 Under Water?

[Brenning 0]

Hi,

 

I might have a spare 2cd2032 coming up soon. We live near a pond / Canal and have always wanted to have a look what's in there on the bottom. I'd say its 3 metres deep max, pretty murky water. I know the 2cd2032 is IP66 rated to stop water ingression but I don't think this covers submersion. What are peoples thoughts on if it will leak when under water? Ignore the pig tail connectors for now, more interested in where the wires enter the housing and where the lens presses against the casing at the front of the camera to make a seal. I've had a look at the 2cd2032 tear down topic, see here http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=37006. Has anyone else tried this or have any thoughts?

 

Brenning

[myiicu 0]

Any camera will not see too much under murky water.

 

A 1.3MP camera will perform better in low light conditions.

 

Use quality silicon fusing tape over quality heat shrink to seal the connectors/connections.

 

http://www.rescuetape.com/

[RDC 0]

Hi,

I might have a spare 2cd2032 coming up soon. We live near a pond / Canal and have always wanted to have a look what's in there on the bottom. I'd say its 3 metres deep max, pretty murky water. I know the 2cd2032 is IP66 rated to stop water ingression but I don't think this covers submersion. What are peoples thoughts on if it will leak when under water? Ignore the pig tail connectors for now, more interested in where the wires enter the housing and where the lens presses against the casing at the front of the camera to make a seal. I've had a look at the 2cd2032 tear down topic, see here http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=37006. Has anyone else tried this or have any thoughts?

Brenning

 

I understand where you're coming from but I am not sure its worth the hassle and i can't think the results will be very good.

You're better off selling the 2032 and buying a camera more designed for this function imo.

[MaxIcon 0]

I believe these cams are rated IP66, which is the following:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Code

 

1st digit:

6 - Dust tight - No ingress of dust; complete protection against contact (dust tight)

 

2nd digit:

6 - Powerful water jets - Water projected in powerful jets (12.5 mm nozzle) against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects. Test duration: at least 3 minutes. Water volume: 100 litres per minute. Pressure: 100 kPa at distance of 3 m

 

In theory, you'd need IP67 or above for this:

 

2nd digit:

7 - Immersion up to 1 m - Ingress of water in harmful quantity shall not be possible when the enclosure is immersed in water under defined conditions of pressure and time (up to 1 m of submersion). Test duration: 30 minutes. Immersion at depth of at most 1 m measured at bottom of device, and at least 15 cm measured at top of device

 

You could probably seal the weak points to turn it into IP67.

[Dirk_D 0]

You could probably seal the weak points to turn it into IP67.