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United Security Alliance (www usacctv com) has approached us about replacing the cameras at the entrance to our community. USACCTV leases systems for a monthly fee vice selling a product. I had an initial meeting with them yesterday and I have doubts that their proposed cameras and placement will work in our situation. Of course, that was from a salesman and their approach may change after a technical person takes a look at things. We haven't seen a formal proposal, a copy of the contract, or a copy of their warranty yet. While it would be nice to simply turn my "problems" over to someone else, I have considerable reservations at this point. Has anyone had any dealings with or know anything about United Security Alliance?

That was the problem. Took quite a bit of "persuasion," but I got it off. Thanks

After I remove the four screws, I can't get the collar off. Is it threaded or should it just slip off? In either case, it's frozen. Any tips? I don't want to start prying on it and damage the case.

I have an application where speed bump cameras might be my best alternative. However, there have been very few posts in the forum about them and all of the web sites that I can find have the same videos and same text ("...uniquely designed to use human nature as an effective force in aligning vehicles ..."). Nor have I been able to find any spec sheets. Has anyone used these devices? Any technical specs on the cameras?

Thanks for the replies. Lolo, yes, this is an unsupervised location. I'll keep your idea about additional area cameras in mind. It would require an additional equipment upgrade which right now would break the bank. But that does bring up another question that I'll pose in a new thread. Tell me more about your "pillars." We have some contacts for concrete work and can get it done for a reasonable price. Do you pour the base, walls, and top? Where do you locate the access door? How big of an opening do you leave in the side for the camera? Any pictures? shoreviewsecurity, thanks for the information about the reflections. We are using a 24 volt power supply and I've verified that it's compatible with the REG-X. Steve

We're replacing the existing cameras at the entrance to our community with REG- X cameras so we can catch the miscreants who are damaging our gate. The existing cameras are mounted on a mast at the gate. The plan is to mount the new cameras about three feet above ground about 30 feet north and south of the gate; however, I don't want to leave the cameras vulnerable to vandalism. Some of the ideas I've had: Standard camera enclosures are very light weight and can be easily damaged and twisted out of alignment, although they do have the advantage that the cameras can be mounted against the "window" to prevent reflections. Another option would be to fabricate something like the enclosure made by Calpipe (basically a square stainless steel column with a window). I was thinking about making similar enclosure out of large PVC pipe (think water main), but it would involve making a curved window out of Lexan which could distort the view and it would be a lot of work. My current best idea is to mount the cameras on a mast six to eight feet above the ground to put them out of reach. If I put them 20 feet away from the vehicle (the "optimum" distance according to the installation manual), the angle to horizontal will only be 20 degrees - well within the specified maximum of 40 degrees. I might put them in a standard enclosure to provide some additional protection. Has anyone had to deal with a similar situation? Any suggestions?