As per title: How do you seal an unused 12V Connector on the camera?
Do you apply some dielectric grease, then self fusing vulcanizing tape?
Do you apply some dielectric grease, then self fusing vulcanizing tape?
How do you seal an unused 12V Connector on the camera?
- Thread starter Perimeter
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I would use dielectric grease in the connection, then coax seal, and then tape.
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I think it works as well. Except when you want to use that 12V connector in the future you have to dig the glue out.
CanCuba
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Chewed bubble gum. When you want to remove it, put the camera in the freezer for an hour and then just pull the hardened gum right off!
I generally fill it with dielectric grease then give it a wrap with silicone tape, never had an issue
Mike A.
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Wish more of them would include the little plug that comes with some.
I don't want to sound dumber than usual, but I just cut all those power, audio in, audio out, etc cables off and put shrink tubing over the ends of each of them. 
CanCuba
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I don't want to sound dumber than usual, but I just cut all those power, audio in, audio out, etc cables off and put shrink tubing over the ends of each of them.
I trim anything that's not an RJ45 or DC barrel connector and leave them.
looney2ns
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I fill them with Dielectric grease, and if it will live in a junction box, that's all I do.
Yikes - I’m only just getting started with a few turret cams installed under soffits, but I didn’t do anything to the unused connections. Seems so logical to at least wrap them up, feel pretty silly now. Spent bunch of time making sure the rj45 connection was perfectly terminated, covered in grease, electric taped, silicone taped, etc. and completely disregarded everything else. Guess I can open the junction boxes back up or at least address in my future installs.
Does anyone just leave these connections uncovered?
Does anyone just leave these connections uncovered?
heat shrink tube, small amount of 3M glue in the tip, seal applying heat with a lighter
I didn't do anything to any of the other connections on all my cameras. Everything is tucked away inside my enclosed soffits. I didn't do anything with the extra wires on my previous camera system either and they were all working perfectly after years of service.
Mike A.
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Haven't tried it but guessing that it's probably 5.5mm x 2.1mm? Maybe something like these?
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