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lol, No im still here! just reading the posts. I take it i was wrong, I must be thinking of the wrong volt input being dangerous.

Ok I dont think i agree, i think over powering ANY electrical item with a larger supply is not the safe way to go in my experiance, But as were only talking about mA here i wasnt sure if the current was going to make a damagable difference! I didn't think it would.

Tittle says it really.. If a camera is for example 300mA.. And you power it with a 1A power supply... will this damage the camera? Maybe a daft question but there is many suppliers that give you a 1A power adapter as standard with cameras.. Is this safe to use ??

Hi I’m having trouble connecting my LILIN PDR-2060 to my router, I have connected one end to the DVR other end into port 2 on my netgear wireless router, the Number 2 on the front of the router is orange, all other lights are green, shouldn’t this orange light be green? Also I have tried to ping the IP address of the DVR, it came back as 4 packets sent, 0 packets received. 100% loss. Does anyone know what my problem could be? I really need an idiots guide to setting it up, im not to hot on networking so replies in deep technical terms might not mean much to me.. I really appreciate someone’s help the manual to my DVR http://www.meritlilin.co.uk/assets/2160CSE-1.pdf

Hi all I purchased a new Lilin PDR-2060 16ch DVR, Managed to get it setup yesterday, and just want to say what an excellent high quality professional DVR it is, it has 16 ch, 4 audio input, IE ready, VGA and also came with 2 500gb SV drives 1TB Total plus loads more features, This unit can be linked with others the same for control of over 4000 cameras. Does anyone else have this unit or have experience with it? I can’t see many reviews or other owners with it on the net. Click this link for more info on the machine. http://www.meritlilin.co.uk/assets/PDR-2160.pdf

Hi Does anyone know more about this DVR or the manufacturer? Ive searched this forum but cant find anything and cant really find much about the DVR or manufacturer on the net. Does anyone have one? What level of DVR would you say it was? http://www.aopvision.com/english/proinfo.asp?id=174

Meaning use a unswitched spur with a 1-5amp fuse, connected to the transformer. Basically a power source for the transformer other than just plugging it in!

Question one: Are you an Electrician? Trainee, At collage now.. Most experiance is 1st & 2nd fixing new homes Two: Are you saying that you do not have an electrical socket where you have the DVR? Yes of course. Three: Is this why you need to run a spur? Are you adding an electrical socket? I was thinking to simply spur down to a 12v transformer or panel Four: Are you putting a power supply in the attic where it can catch on fire, then set your insulation on fire, then set the whole attic on fire, then destroy the home? I would say most homes in the uk have power source in there attic, certainly all new builds. This isn't usually known as dangerous. Am i wrong in thinkig to have short power runs from each camera they could all meet and be fed from a high wall mounted spur, then all is needed is RG59 from camera/s directly to DVR, also leaving a tidy look near the DVR as you wouldnt have a all the extra power feeds. (Obviously theres nothing wrong with this and im sure i will also do this depending on the job). Five: Since an attic is an uncontrolled environment, would it not be better to put the power supply in the house where it can have a controlled environment? Yes i suppose that does make sence, But then once the cameras are on and rolling there usually isn't much need to be powering the cameras on and off, and if you did need to get to the camera power source most UK homes have easily accessible attics with loft ladders for the rare occassion you will need to get up there.

So if i was connecting usuing an unswitched spur to power say 2 or 3 12v cameras in the loft/attic what would i need to do this, would you run a 12v transformer straight from the spur then run each camera into the transformer? Basically im wondering exactly how you would power 2 or 3 cameras on someones home. (i understand using 4 or more cameras i wuld use an unwitched fused spur to go straight into a panel, thats easy enough) Thanks

I Have installed WD before and had no problems, I was wondering if it really makes that much of a difference usuing a wider range of drive in your DVR, i agree it would make sence to get the DVR supplied with HD pre-installed but as you say you can save money by fitting the drive your self.. I am planning on also using AVTECH DVR's as an entry level Home system for people on a budget who cant afford the sky high prices of the much larger firms. Affordable home CCTV! Am i right in saying most DVR's use IDE drives?

From what ive been told and read the SEAGATE SV35 is the best hard drive to install into DVR's, What other drives are you all using.. what else do you recommend, Make and model numbers please

Hi all I have searched this forum and cant find an answer to my problem. Might be VERY simple question to most of you. Using Shotgun cable how in detail would you connect both ends? power source + camera. The camera being 12v.. without using a panel. If many of you have differnt ways please could you describe them. Appreciate your help.