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What do you guys use or recommend for covering the BNC connections when installing outdoors. I am currently working on a project with 6 camers and 4 of the cameras have the BNC and power connections exposed to the outdoor environment. For now I have used electrical tape to tape up the connections but I have a feeling that (especially in Canadian Winter) it will not hold up and moisture or rain will get inside the connections. I thought of using a product called "Liqua-Tape" or "Brush-On Tape" but have not been able to find it locallaly. I also thought about using Heat Shrink Tubing. Thank in advance.

Hi all, (new member here, so far looks like a great forum) I have been asked by a client to install a CCTV system as his resi property. It is a complete system from Costco made by Lorex Due to the location of the DVR and location of two camera, I needed to use longer cables than the 60ft provided with the set. The cables that I used were from a local electronics suuply store, length of 160FT (50 Meters). Now the problem I have is that the power for the camera will not travel that length from the 12 V power supply located at the DVR. What are my options here???? I have thought of doing the following. Either A. Cut the 160 Ft cables at the DVR and resolder the ends. (I have about 20-25 ft left over) and hope the BNC and 12V power connections work. B. Find a power source on the inside of the house near the location of the outside camers. Drill through the wall (drywall and brick) and install a waterproof junction box on the outside of the house. User another 12V power supply and plug it into the power source inside. Connect the tail end of the power supply in the juction box and run a seperate dedicted power cable to the cameras having this issue. Side notes: -I cannot rerun the cables in any other way. Entire house is finished and would be impossible to run cables inside the walls. -I really dont want to rerun the entire cable(s) as it was a P.I.T.A to do it the first time and would be. -There was no other length available between the 60 FT and the 160 FT at the supplu store. -I had talked to the guys at the electronic store and they suggested replacing the cameras with ones that they know that work with that length of cable. I dont want to do this as its eating up more cost of the project. Thank you in advance. Shoot with any suggestions or more questions if I have left anything out that is important.

So I was back at the job site today and took a look at my option with adding a local power source to the cameras. It dows not look like it can be done as just on the other side of the wall is a washroom (a shower to be more specific). A walk-in closet is next and it does not have any pwoer outlets in it.. (BTW there is no attic in this house) Looks like my options will have to be change the cameras to ones that will work with different power rating or long cable runs. (will have to see what I can pickup locally) BTW, the cables for these two cameras are not Lorex. They are other China made from a local electronics store (CCTV and other products). Is Lorex a product that you guys would not recocomend. This is my first time using them and I am not too impressed. (however is the price thats attractive).