Making do with what you got

[c hris527]

Doing a install in a maintenance shop, needed a workaround to get below the ductwork, the boys in the shop had me set up in 20 mins with this, nobody there cares about aesthetics and works well.

 

[Frankenscript]

Looks great to me!

 

[Fastb]

And looks better than mounting the cam directly to the bottom of the duct, with the bare cable dropping from above the duct to the bottom of the duct.
And a clever combination of black pipe (plumbing) and metal junction boxes (AC wiring) for a camera (low-voltage)

 

[c hris527]

I have never bought a mount for a cam, I have always made my own and never had any issues.

 

[bababouy]

Nice work and nice cams. Are those 3MP motorized bullets?

 

[c hris527]

Yes , They are my work horses, VERY dependable, I have been using the 4 MP ones now, they have a IR shield in the front of them now.

 

[BubbaJoe]

Very slick, looks good. Nice way to get below the duct.

What kind of gasket material did you use for the one outside? Looks like a black gasket of some type.

 

[tangent]

What kind of gasket material did you use for the one outside? Looks like a black gasket of some type.

Looks like an outdoor junction box cover and the included gasket.

 

[c hris527]

Looks like an outdoor junction box cover and the included gasket.

Correct on the outdoor round box, I have a Jig setup for the covers, I drill 2 holes for the cam holes and use the cover with a longer screw for the third cam hole and a hole in the middle for the wires, depending on the location I sometimes pop a small hole in the bottom for a moisture drain. I use the stock gasket that comes with the outdoor box and dab a little clear silicone around the top to keep the water out in case the gasket leaks.

 

[c hris527]

This is what you are seeing in my picture.

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