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Yeah, from the specs you posted around 40foot for the balun max at that current draw (although the specs stop at 30va so - if the balun does not state it can handle that much current, then it may not be rated for it - 30va may indeed be the max it can handle....) Even if the balun can handle it, cat5 wont go that long distance for that current draw, local power is a much better option if you can get it put in.

Read up on voltage drop, as Colin said, that distance with that amount of cable is crazy over cat5. Once the IR kicks in, the load will increase to over 2amps from your specs, and your cams will die when the voltage drops due to the extra load over that distance. Your lucky the cable did not catch fire!! Once you have researched voltage drop, work out the cable needed for that distance and use that for the runs, or power the cams locally. If in doubt get a qualified electrician / cctv installer in - for safety, as your distributing quite a bit of power over long distances...

I removed your link, as it was to a product category, lots of different dvr cards. If you require help identifying a particular card, post details/pics of the card, or explain what information you are after and the specific card in question. The link you gave is for a range of dvr cards, not just the one... (and also the site has support, and downloads on it)

What do people use for the wiring going to 240v mains pan tilt units? (or anything that requires multicore mains) Finding it hard to source cheap multicore cable (would need 6 core at the minimum) rated for uk mains (its a dennard type 2000 running 240v, but low amperage ie 24Watts) Cant really get away with dual 3 core cables if it has to fit a 9.5mm hole in the connector (when I get one.. Currently got it hard wired up to a joystick from a old arcade machine, works fine, but not suitable for outdoor use) Only need a small amount as I will be knocking up a relay control board to run of low voltage, so control signals can be transmitted safely long distance, and the mains is kept at the head unit only.

Hi, Im not a laywer, so you may want to seek professional advice, but my take on the situation is that its almost certain that under law you would have to comply with their request to view footage, if it is a reasonable request, and they are in the footage, or need footage for a good reason (keep on reading though!) However, this only would apply to footage of the individuals in question, or a specific event that has occured, they would be able to demand your cctv footage in general, and certainly not live footage. If you are monitoring premises such as a shopping arcade in the UK, then its a safe bet that you *should* be registered with the Data Protection Act for CCTV, and you must comply with the relavent rules it has. Unless you are exempt from the data protection act (for example householder cctv, etc) then your meant to follow the rules. A quote from the information commissioners website on requests for images from third parties (who may not be on the footage, but need it for some reason) And another, about subject information requests, where people can ask for a copy of footage. There is also the freedom of information act, details of which are on the same document I quoted the above from [see this link http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/practical_application/ico_cctv_consultation_draft_final.pdf So, to sum up, as I understand it, if someone has been been recorded on your shopping centers cctv, then subject to them providing you with the details of what they need, and paying the fee, then as long as its safe (ie it wont put anyone in danger, or compromise others privacy etc etc) then you need to supply them with the footage (or footage edited to remove other parts of the image they should not see) I would suggest you fully read up on the regulations, details can be found at the following links http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/cctv/cctvminisite30.htm http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/practical_application/ico_cctv_consultation_draft_final.pdf and also google for data protection act... Seek professional help if unsure, maybe ring the information commissioners office to ask for guidance...

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Welcome to the forum!

Welcome to the forum!

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Welcome to the forum! I remember tubes, never worked with them, I grew up playing with ttl and cmos logic gates, transistors etc. But there were still old tube radios around when I was little, I remember the old gramaphones, huge beasts that took ages to 'warm up'

What is the twist rate per inch for cat6 compared to cat5? If there is more twists in the wire, then the overall length will be longer than the length of the equivalent cat5 cable...... (Come to think of it, how much extra length do the twists add on a cable run??)

Appears they are using shockwave flash, and passing the name as a parameter, the flash must be superimposing the name where required, pretty clever stuff!

Hey Rory, your famous!!!! Thats a classic!

I would try it with copper cored rg59 cable instead of aluminium rg6 cable. If you still get interference you could try cat5e with baluns instead....

I note almost all of your previous posts are really about advertising a product to save money on gas (Seing as you have not told us what this is, and ask for people to email you... I assume your making money on it somehow.....) and this one is a round about way of mentioning it.... If you want to advertise, please see http://www.cctvforum.com/advertise.php If it is related to cctv then the ad may be accepted, if you pay the rates.

The 1480 comes with the DVR software as standard, you cant stack 1480 cards as far as I know.

Ahhh, I see now, is it this problem

Can you explain what you mean when you say posts dont work? cheers.

If a camera draws 300ma on a 500ma supply, it will draw exactly the same 300ma from a 1a supply, or a 2a supply... A power supply that can provide more amperage will just have extra unused spare capacity compared to a equal one with a lower amperage.. Using a bigger amperage PSU will in no way 'force' more amperage into the camera..... The only exception would be in a fault condition, such as a short, or a faulty camera, in which case the more amperage the psu can supply, the more damage can occur..... Best bet would be to install a suitable fuse if your power supply amperage is much bigger than the needed amperage for the device, so in a fault, the fuse blows.

I would go for some fixed cams covering the area around the house, with if needed a ptz for fun. If you just have a ptz then chances are it will not be looking in the right place when something happens.... Autotracking wont be any good if its looking the wrong way...

That does not look very weatherproof to me... Remember also, if you use autopanning, the camera will probably suffer wear a lot quicker than one just moved around now and again...