Hi PIT,
Indeed CCA wires just will not perform as well carrying power or signal. Let us know how it turns out.
How long is the run btw?
Hi Mat200.
The run I am trying to make is between 650' and 700'.
An update on that effort:
Following the initial run of CCA, I ran new cable the evening before last. Another thing I am (probably) doing wrong is running the cable along the ground, held in place with landscape staples("temporary" setup, with the intent of burying the cable at a later date). As stated before there is some urgency in getting the cameras out due to the level of malice being directed at our home. I am a competent person when it comes to technology but new to security cameras
That aside, as I was following the initial run, I made it to a point in the cable where it had obviously been cut, this was not a surprise as the situation I am trying to address has involved many trespassing and property damage events. After getting the new run completed I setup the camera but am dropping frames or (insert correct technical description here). The video often jumps and I lose (on average) 3 or 4 seconds of video at a time.
Here is a breakdown of my (ahem) setup.
Costco bundle Lorex NVR 400 with 2MP cameras - six bullet and three eyeball.
I have split the run out to the pasture at the front of our property by putting a cheapo POE switch in the middle of two ~300' runs - this is the switch I am using:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GAATOG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
As it gets warmer I expect the switch I am using to experience problems as it "lives" inside a large cedar Net Geo bird feeder in the middle of the property, and that area does get beat on by the sun.
I recently bought the TP Link POE switch recommended in the
Wiki for this site and also another box of cable(also from the Wiki), because I know I am in this for the long haul and civil action takes time.
I want to buy additional cameras(Dahua 2 MP starlights) like the ones I have read about on this site but powering supplemental IR lighting (for cams that depend on ambient light) is another conundrum. This is a rural setting and it is quite dark at the front of my property - the mouth-breathers I am dealing with use that to their advantage.
I also bought a license for
Blue Iris but have not started up that learning curve yet because I am too busy trying to extract proof of the activity around our home and if I am really lucky the identity of those responsible, for now I am using the FLIR cloud client software.
Once I get ANY camera operating correctly in the areas away from the house, I am open to suggestions on how to cut down the time I am spending sifting through motion events. I have looked (briefly) at sensors on Amazon that detect body heat. Most of the Lorex cameras have and audio connector and I'd really like to pull audio from the end of the driveway too but am not sure how possible/practical that is either.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions and for the time it takes to consider all or parts of this drivel.
Best Regards,
PIT