Condensation on IPC-HFW5241E-Z12E
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looney2ns
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Did you take it from a nice warm house out into winter weather? That's probably the cause if so, it should dissipate in a day or so.-
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There are desiccates inside that should prevent that. It should also be sealed. I would say that's not normal. May want to PM Andy.
looney2ns
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They sometimes fail to put the desiccates packs in at the factory. It would lead to this.It's been out there for a week or so now, condensation just started happening yesterday
Cable may not be properly sealed where it enters the back.
Someone else also had this issue, and found that the seal just behind the face that is removeable was not installed properly when he disassembled it.
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What did you ever do about this?It's been out there for a week or so now, condensation just started happening yesterday
One of mine developed this suddenly and the condensation spot was out of my target area so I put up with it. Well the camera just stopped working one day. I brought it inside for days and took it apart to dry out and I would hear clicking when I powered it up but nothing else.... maybe I should try again after a couple months sitting in a closet? It was just over a year old when that happened.
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I opened it up cleaned off the glass and put it back together. there were desiccant packs in there, i don't know where the moisture was coming from. it hasn't done it since then though, so maybe something wasn't sealed 100% and I got it.
Sometimes happen.
There has a dry silicon bag inside, maybe expired.
Camera inside is bit hot, and has warm air, so when have a heavy rain/temperature big drop, the outdoor is cold, and will have condensation .
Open the housing , use a drier to dry it, or replace a dry silicon bag, it also can disappear itself, just leave it 1-2 days.
There has a dry silicon bag inside, maybe expired.
Camera inside is bit hot, and has warm air, so when have a heavy rain/temperature big drop, the outdoor is cold, and will have condensation .
Open the housing , use a drier to dry it, or replace a dry silicon bag, it also can disappear itself, just leave it 1-2 days.
HFW5241E is the processor of HiSilicon Hi3516D.
This product has been around for some years.
So it is possible that the desiccant expires.
This product has been around for some years.
So it is possible that the desiccant expires.
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Just dry out the camera, and replace the desiccant pack.
I always put a little silicone grease on the RJ45 jack, and at the same time, I put some on the SD card door, just where
the O ring is to make sure that O ring seals the best it can.
I always put a little silicone grease on the RJ45 jack, and at the same time, I put some on the SD card door, just where
the O ring is to make sure that O ring seals the best it can.
Some times it's easier to just fix and go on. If it keeps doing it, then I will ask Andy what to do.
Good to know... I'm about to put up the Z12E this weekend that I bought from Andy LOL! Thank you.