Cadet Stimpy 0 Posted December 17, 2006 Hey everyone, I'm new here, so go easy. I recently installed a fairly basic CCTV setup. One component happened to be a Vitek pinhole board camera. It was fairly easy to set up, but the only problem is that it becomes excessively hot--slightly too hot to touch--when it is operating. I have had some limited experience with CCDs for astronomy and know they run hot, but I'm fairly new to board cameras. Is it normal for them to run this hot? The camera was purchased for the purpose of being installed inside a piece of electronic equipment, and I'm concerned that the temps could be too excessive for that. I have it running off of a fairly generic 12V regulated power supply. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted December 17, 2006 some do get hot, but if its too hot to touch, make sure the power supply being used is correct, and if everything else checks out and still does it, send it back for a replacement. If it still does it when you get the replacement, then its just a crappy camera .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cadet Stimpy 0 Posted December 17, 2006 I've tried it with two different regulated power supplies that were inside what is specified for this camera. It gets just as hot with both. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
