demj1308

it is in electrical pvc conduit, as far as checking the "meg".. not sure how to do that. One of the problem cams does have a underground box that does on occasions leak. As far as checking the camera, i have replaced the cameras with ones that i know work and still get a very bad picture.

no splices anywhere and it does have the compression fittings, i actually installed.

the conduit is underground, and i am re-using it. The original installation with non underground rated cable failed after a few months, after speaking to some local installers and some others on forums, i was advised i should have used direct burial in the conduit as we receive a lot of rain in south florida and eventually it will make its way into the conduit.

I have a few cameras i need to rewire, and have a couple questions. The cameras that are out were run with rg-59 Siamese cable in conduit. both runs are in the 150' range and cameras are analog. 1. siamese coax, cat 5 or cat6 (will be underground rated this time) 2. Direct burial or is a gel filled cable recommended. 3. if cat 5 or6, any balun recommendations. Thanks

The cameras worked fine for a while, there are no splices anywhere in the run. Someone on another site suggested that as i live in S. Florida and we do get a lot of rain that water probably got into the conduit and has managed to damage the cable (as they current cable is direct burial rated). I have switched the cameras out and replaced the connectors on the camera side of the cable with no luck.

I have 2 cameras with bad pictures, they are both ran underground thru conduit using rg59 (not burial). Im going to run 2 new wires and go with a direct burial rated cable this time in the conduit. First do you recommend rg59 or cat5, its about 150 foot run. I have seen some burial coax that says its gel filled and I have seen some that doesn't say its gel filled, do I need the gel filled ? Thanks