My aluminum soffit is not rigid enough to properly support the cams. This is, in part, the reason for using aluminum flat bar. Second, the only hole to be made is one just large enough for the Cat6 which is easily plugged with a tiny rubber plug should the camera be removed.
I route the cable in a groove of the soffit that is covered by the aluminum bar. If you don't have grooved vinyl soffit that won't work, but if you do there's no holes at all. To access for wiring I bend the flange of the channel at the gutter side out of the way, it's thin aluminum, and slide a whole section of soffit out for convenience. Bending the flange back into shape, fingers only, only takes a minute or two.
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There's also a tool to install them. The tool removes the need to hold the jack nut firm to keep it from spinning while installing, which would be difficult working overhead. All you gotta do is basically stick your template on the soffit, drill a holes big enough to fit the jack nuts and then compress them with the tool. You're basically left with a rivet with a machine screw hole that can be used over and over again.
Anyone use this flat aluminum bar method with a heavier camera like the PTZ425DB-At or the IPC-B52IR-Z12E-S2 with the PFA121 junction box?
If yes, how deep are your soffits and how sturdy is it? If you happen to remember, what size machine screws did you use?
My eaves/soffits are over 20 inches deep and no backing (vented aluminum). I'd have to use this method or mount them to the wall which I prefer not to. My concerns are are will the aluminum threads strip from the weight and will the gutter end flashing hold up. I can always put a screw near the gutter end for extra support.
Anyone use this flat aluminum bar method with a heavier camera like the PTZ425DB-At or the IPC-B52IR-Z12E-S2 with the PFA121 junction box?
If yes, how deep are your soffits and how sturdy is it? If you happen to remember, what size machine screws did you use?
My eaves/soffits are over 20 inches deep and no backing (vented aluminum). I'd have to use this method mound them to the wall which I prefer not to. My concerns are are will the aluminum threads strip from the weight and will the gutter end flashing hold up. I can always put a screw near the gutter end for extra support.
For the z12e did you use the junction box or just mounted the camera directly to the flat bar? I was ready to mount the junction box but then realized the holes and screws are much larger than the standard turret boxes (like 1/4" diameter for this box vs #8 for the turret box).
The ironic thing about the PTZ was it uses the same diameter screw hole as the turret but more of them. But as you said, I'm not sure I trust it.
