anything that typically goes bad in cameras

[hondolane 0]

new to forum, have a cvc6997 1/4" 420lines 6mm lorex camera thats gone bad, [1 year] [blue screen] i hate to trash anything, so i wondered if theres anything that TYPICALLY goes bad in any of these anolog cctv cameras, iv got 32 cameras[wired] watchin my building and property and enjoy it after a learning curve and original setup up problems, cables are big simese coax/power type, this is my 1st camera to fail, most are the 6996 ,and are ok after 2 years, any imput is appreciated, DVR is lorex 500gb edge, which has been ok, after giving another 1" of airspace all around it for cooling, hondo

[Ken Layton 0]

Bad solder joints on the board.

 

Failed electrolytic capacitors.

 

Connector problems (look for corrosion too).

 

Water/moisture inside camera.

 

Power good at camera location?

[hondolane 0]

thanks for the reply, thats kinda what i am looking for, iv inspected it all with a magnifying glass, but see nothing, power to camera is/was fine, in fact , i over compensated the supply capacity incase camera [NV] draws more then its specs, just wondered if 1 item in the circuit is typically suspect, hopefully i can compare each component against a known good camera when i get another, it will sit here till i find its problem, ,, mike

[groovyman 0]

Are you sure it's the camera and not the cable? I recently had a situation where a building had some new tenants move in - mice - and a few cables were chewed through.

[hondolane 0]

yea baby, hooked up a new camera to cable and no problem, the moneys no big deal, just curious about maybe bein able to fix this, aint that many components on these, will reply if i ever find its flaw,, thanks,, mike

[vector18 1]

have you looked at the camera?

[nexlar 0]

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[hondolane 0]

iv only inspected the internals with a magnifying glass, looking for something cooked, or broken soldered joint, no tests with multimeter yet, the main heart of the camera is a 1.7" round/flat circuit board with more tiny components soldered to it then would seem possible to fit, it will sit a while before i check some more,,,

[GrouchoBoucho 0]

picture gone all blue... probably a failed sensor. non-repairable.