PhoneGuy85

Ok, I see in the pictures of it how it goes. I've already changed cameras out, but will keep the Pelco and either fix it or save it in case I get another. the PCB on the backbox is scorched in several parts, so it might not be good either.

Just an update, was going to order the power supply as was suggested, figured I'd better take the dome apart to remove the old power supply/backbox. Come to find out, it looks nothing like the part referenced, mine is just a PCB on the little "door" deal, and the fan off to the side. Glad I didn't order a part that wouldn't have worked. Also think the dome itself is dead, as the backbox is supplying 24 VAC to the dome, but the dome won't even do it's self test. There are 2 fried areas on the backboard PCB, one by the power terminals, and another by the coax, glad it didn't fry the DVR! So, I'm saving it all for parts, the dome housing is still good, (and not cheap) and I hope to get another spectra to put in it some day. I'll just use one of my Panasonic cams in an outdoor enclosure.

Is there anything else that could cause this? I'll get the power supply, but just don't want to buy something that doesn't fix the issue and then be stuck with a $125 part

Awesome! yeah, it was drawing over 2 amps when I put the fuse back in, and the fuse was only rated for 1.25 amps so knew something was up! Being I paid a whopping $10 for the cam, I guess it's worth fixing with a $130-$160 part

Any chance this could be fixed? Can provide more info if needed

Ok, update: fuse in the dome was blown, replaced that and powered it up, no video, but the heater/fan was working and interior of the housing smells hot, like a fried circuit. Looks like it's FUBAR'd then

Powered on my monitor this morning to see the feed from the Spectra 3 dead, looked at the power supply, and found this: Swapped it for a known good power supply, and nothing, used my voltmeter on the power leads to the cam and infinite resistance even on 20 megohm setting. Haven't had a chance to open the dome up and have a look, too cold, so don't know if it's a fuse or if the whole thing is toast. This power supply was running it fine for the past 7-8 months, never felt too hot, definitely not too hot to melt the casing! Any general ideas on what's likely wrong? I really doubt I'll find another Pelco dome for the price I paid for this one, it's done awesome since I've had it, and would hate to lose it.

Was at a flea market/antique mall today and saw these, don't think they will be catching anyone! The thing is, they had a functional system in place, why not power these up and use em?

true, it's not a bad install, but a sure sign that the system isn't ever accessed to look at footage, or it's no longer used. still careless on the part of whoever maintains it (if anyone does)

Found at a local Sonic drive in. It is seeing a good view of the pole and the roof of the gas station across from it! Wish I'd taken pics of the box cams under a gas station canopy, they weren't even in enclosures, and had lenses coated in grime!

It was something I wanted, but I can still use a computer to access it, so I'm good there. I really like the system, and Openeye tech support has been really helpful.

Ok, just talked to Openeye tech support, tech said only the OE3 series and Pro series are compatible with the Android or Apple app, not the OE2 series. Oh well, I like Radius and the default viewer.

edit: update on this, still no luck with the android app, but got Radius activated and running, as well as the latest firmware.

Shockwave, thanks for the info. What port do I need to specify in the MDVR app, 2000 or 2002? the radius software looks nice, may try that too.

Ok, so I received the OE2 DVR today, and after getting the port forward figured out, I was able to view the cameras in Internet Exploiter (yuck). The Android app from Openeye on the other hand, is a no go. tried it on 2 different devices, my LG Optimus phone and my Nexus 7 tablet. Port set to 2000, user name and PW set, and it gives a result of "inspecified DVR" or something equally confusing. host name and IP all match, and everything looks good. Tried connecting over 4G as I figured since the DVR is on the same network as the Wifi, it might be confused, still no luck. Using the phone as a mobile hotspot and my laptop with IE gets me in just fine. this app just not very good or is something still not set up right?