carinlynchin

I bought a camera that uses 12v/500mA. The power supply is 12v/2A. I also bought some cables ... 4 150ft pieces all connected to a total of 600 ft. The camera works fine...during the day but the IR is horrendous at night. Advertised at over 100ft but only is like 10ft...and barely even that. I read that low power symptom is dim IR. So I don't have to replace all the cable.. can I just find a higher amperage power supply? I figured I could do higher voltage but someone said I'd fry the camera... I don't get it though because I figured they are relative... voltage * amps ... so if amps goes up then total power goes up... or if voltage goes up with same amps then total power goes up... I'm kind of lost. I'm not an electrician...took some courses while in the military but I'm not that good at it. Please help. I need to watch my pregnant horse at night and i just can't see her in there... there is no power at the barn. Please someone help... i've spent hours looking at calculators and trying to learn about the voltage drop but I can't get the numbers right and I don't want to fry my cam. Thanks in advance.

The barn is about 50ft long so that would be fine if I could just get the power right. I looked for some pre made cables since I don't have the right tools to put on the connectors. I can't find any like 14 gauge wire or anything. I looked at a chart online that said for 500mA to go about 700ft I'd need 12 gauge and to go about 480, a 14 gauge. Do u know where I can find those gauges in a premise Siamese?

wonder if this one is better? more amps? https://www.amazon.com/BINZET-100-240V-Converter-Adapter-Transformer/dp/B00PK0N14M/ref=sr_1_13?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1496115226&sr=1-13&keywords=power+supply+12v

The only issue is that its in a barn that has no power (yet). Thats why i was hoping for a power supply to add some juice because the cam works great on its own.. its only hwen the IR turns on that it is too low because the IR should be much much brighter. (I read that is one of the symptoms of not enough power.)...

Thank you @tomcctv.... . I can't do that cable because I havent done cable in like 10+ years... i remember doing coax once and regular wiring but that was it. But I think i will go ahead and buy that one power supply. I mean it works....its just that i need a bit more juice to get the IR brighter. I'm pm'ing you

This is it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J21DFGE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 These are the cables (totalling 600ft with 4 of them connected) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZDXCAAM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and this is the power supply https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0147V94OA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1