telc 0 Posted January 7, 2014 If I am powering a camera with POE currently, can I put a POE splitter near the camera so I can tap off the CAT5 to get 12v to run a small external IR and have the camera still get POE? Or it will splitter strip the power out going to the Cat5e and only feed it to the power connector. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
varascope 0 Posted January 13, 2014 What you are referring to is a tap. It is theoretically possible, Measure the voltage at the point of the tap, install a diode and possibly a capacitor to prevent voltage rush and if the IR has a low draw, it maybe possible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyParlee 0 Posted February 12, 2014 if you have i/o s on the camera there is probably already a 12v take off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
