Hi, I'm sorta new to the CCTV world. Anyway, question I had was:
Is it common to use 24Vac Plug-In wall adapter and a 12Vdc switched regulator at the camera end to power cameras? Would the cheap, ebay ones be okay?
Bought a Lorex 8 channel with 12Vdc IRled camera system from Costco. For video, I was thinking passive baluns (4-in-1, for the first four cameras) via cat5 between the DVR and the camera, utilizing one pair for each camera. And for power, I was thinking a 30VA 24Vac plug-in type wall adapter from within the house then out via 16/2 power cable to a 24Vac-to-12Vdc switched regulator then a 4-in-1 splitter (5.5mm x 2.1mm), then from there, the pre-made saimese cables that came with the kit to each camera, or I could make my own runs again using cat5 and those screw-in type male/female 5.5mm x 2.1mm jacks/plugs and the BNC screw-down type baluns to connect the cat5 to each camera. I wanted a centralized location outside of the house using an enclosure box, with the power still coming from within the house. I feel this would avoid hiring an electrician to have to bring an ac outlet near the enclosure box. Would this be possible? Looking to run the 16/2 cable no more than 70ft.
Thanks for all your suggestions/advice.