Had same problem with one of mine sprayed some $6 motorcycle chain lube all over camera and near area not the lens! very sticky stuff lasted 3 months couldn't believe how many bugs were stuck in it.Got this pic at 5AM this morning. Surprised I did not get a slew of emails.
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I think the spiders see a average (or greatest concentration) and a ring of IR LEDs around a bullet cam's lens average out to be dead center, so they string across it. In turrets, the 1 or 2 LEDs are to the side of the lens so they see no need to cross the lens. Too bad we can't ask them.Looking at the cameras it's not obvious to me why a turret has less spider problems than a bullet. They both have a flat surface with a lens, and typically 2 IR lights close to the lens. Something mysterious about the shape of the camera body besides the face? ......
IMO, a great idea. It could be an option, like a suffix on the end of the part number, like "-12IR' for a 12VDC/1A (12 watt) output. If not needed or ordered, you wouldn't pay for it!....too bad the cameras don't have a 12 volt output that would drive a few watts.
Are you responding to @tigerwillow1 's post and my response? If so, the short answer is "Yes."Isn't that what a POE 12V splitter is for? To power the camera but split off addtitonal 12v to power something else also?...or do they not work like that?
Most active splitters that I have seen or used accept POE 802.3af input and will separate POE/power from data into an RJ-45 for data and a barrel connector for 12VDC and in some cases, 5VDC. It's actually for non-POE devices. If you tried to run the cam on 12 VDC ( most will) and the IR LED you'd have to split the 12VDC with a Y so as to power both. Now you've got a POE-capable cam that is not utilizing its main feature but is instead being fed power from a Y along with an IR LED and also you now have both a POE splitter and a Y to hide and protect from the elements. I don't think that offers any advantage and IMO is a step backwards.Yes, I agree it would be a great option, but in its absence I was asking if a POE splitter is the right tool to use if you wanted to add external IR from the POE connection...or does a POE splitter split ALL the power away from the data and maybe you cannot run the camera and external IR with a splitter?
The above is similar to how I power external mics.If you tried to run the cam on 12 VDC ( most will) and the IR LED you'd have to split the 12VDC with a Y so as to power both. Now you've got a POE-capable cam that is not utilizing its main feature but is instead being fed power from a Y along with an IR LED and also you now have both a POE splitter and a Y
TrueThis all fits in the junction box that I mounted the cam on. Nice: Using a single run of cat 6 cable to power both cam and mic.
Sure, I could run two Cat 6 cables, but needing to pull another cable is a headache, if the first Cat6 cable is already pulled.
Right againIf installing a new cam, that's different. Pulling 2 cat6 cable makes sense, since it "future proofs" the installation. Maybe a 2nd cam would be desired in the future? eg: