alaskanb3arcub 0 Posted December 30, 2022 The CCTV system at work needs maintenance, and I'd like to see if I can try and reduce the rat's nest. As part of that, I'd like to condense the cabling as it gets back to the recorder. I have an idea for gradually combining (up to) 4 camera feeds on a single cat 5/5e cable, and would like to see what you guys think. One potential issue I could see is potential signal issues stemming from the difference in power cable length vs video. Hopefully the scan of my sketch makes sense. Quick rundown: each module with 2 1X8 screw terminal blocks, with jumpers in the middle, so I can: 1) inject video signal via balun, 2) have it pass through on to the next point, or 3) do nothing on select lines. The same modules would have 3 1x2 screw terminals that would receive power, split it, and then pass it on. On the receiving end, it would be a single 1x8 terminal block that would terminate the run, with the matching baluns at the DVR end of things. Equipment in use: Qsee HD DVR, up to 16 inputs, not that we even have that many functional cameras at this time. I am looking into wither just replacing the imaging sensors in them, or outright replacement. Any thoughts on that are appreciated. Thanks in advance! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
