preferably out of glass. plus somehow in the process of removing and cleaning the other camera lenses I managed to lose the lense. anyone know where I can get a replacement lense?
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@Dave Lonsdale advised @bradner successfully about the front cover on the sister 5231 in Dec. 2020 here ==>> Assistance with removing condensation from Dahua HFW5231E-Z12also how are you getting the cameras apart to reach the desiccants bag?
yetOne thing I’ll note is you painted the housing black. That isn’t helping you or the hardware at all. I understand why you did that to run more stealth / blend in.
But, you’re not helping your cause or the hardware because it’s going to fail. Heat is the biggest contributor to short service life or failing electronics. Failures on a component level almost always impact capacitors as they dry out, expand, or explode.
Anything that generates heat like the power supply will also be impacted by the excessive heat.
If you see fogging of the internal lens and it’s not related to a sealing issue. It’s almost always due extreme temperature differential in combination with the amount of humidity inside vs outside.
Once you see persistent moisture inside this indicates the electronics are exposed to the same. The end result is corrosion causing higher resistance somewhere which translates to higher voltage / current draw.
Have all of that for an extended period of time.
Poof . . .
Sure, but as you noted in your personal environment it gets hot. Everyone can relate to being outside and say it’s 90’F.but yet the same lenses are used in their other cameras that you can order in black
I have noticed that the silicone caulk that is put in around that lenses cover is not cured all the way through and is still gummy even after about a year in our Florida weather.I’ve had 2 do this over the years. Both were 52xx series… I replaced one after it died completely and I upgraded the other. But both started with moisture under the exterior plastic cover. As it faced the west sun the cover became yellowed and cracked and I was able to swap it with the good cover from the one that died. It held up until I upgraded it.
The one I upgraded with is a 5241 Z12 I’ve had up for about a year and a half with no issues yet.
95 degrees and 90%+ humidity is normal here. As are torrential daily storms and the occasional hurricane. It seems the problem as noted comes from quick temp differential.
I have noticed that the silicone caulk that is put in around that lenses cover is not cured all the way through and is still gummy even after about a year in our Florida weatherI’ve had 2 do this over the years. Both were 52xx series… I replaced one after it died completely and I upgraded the other. But both started with moisture under the exterior plastic cover. As it faced the west sun the cover became yellowed and cracked and I was able to swap it with the good cover from the one that died. It held up until I upgraded it.
The one I upgraded with is a 5241 Z12 I’ve had up for about a year and a half with no issues yet.
95 degrees and 90%+ humidity is normal here. As are torrential daily storms and the occasional hurricane. It seems the problem as noted comes from quick temp differential.
I took mine apart and replaced the desiccant bags (bought some from Amazon) but the camera never came back on-line unfortunately. I gave up on that model. It wasn't too bad taking it apart but I think there's a design flaw.@Dave Lonsdale advised @bradner successfully about the front cover on the sister 5231 in Dec. 2020 here ==>> Assistance with removing condensation from Dahua HFW5231E-Z12