paulnye

Just installed a new speed dome approx 200ft away from office and joystick. Cabled with decent quality RG59U siamese. Fully tested the PTZ before installing and works great. It is powered by 12V DC (3.6w max) and comes with a 12V 1.5A p.supply. When the power supply is in the security office the installed camera will barely power on, maybe 1 in 20 times I get lucky and it seems to stuggle. When I take the power supply 2 feet away from the PTZ it all works good. I am upset that the camera isnt 24V AC instead because I have a nice power distribution box for that kind. When powered in the office I took a multimeter to the camera 200ft away and did confirm that its getting 12V DC ok. Is this problem due to the power supply not having enough amps for the distance? Is the power wire not thick enough? Should I try to have an electrician install an outlet closer? Thanks for any help on this. Paul

Yeah, although the brochure says its '3.6A max', they supplied a 1.5A which works fine if close enough. I ended up moving the AC adapter closer (100ft away) still using the 18/2 on the siamese and its now fine. It seems 200ft is too far, 100ft is 'ok'. Still not sure why its says 3.6, anyway. It does appear to be decent construction and quality moving parts.

Seems a pretty smart idea. For $7 I can get one of those. http://www.securitystoreusa.com/DV-AT12015-D01-p/dv-at12015-d01.htm

12v 3.6a (max)

Is it not supposed to drop after the camera is plugged in? Can I plug in a 15v or something greater? or will i be left no option other to install an outlet by the PTZ?

Yes, and I got approx 1.8v