How do you draw power to the cameras? The places that I would want them don't have easy access to outlets, so unsure how to install.
856155
The system comes with wires that has the video and power in them,, just run wire from box to camera and of course connect box to a tv or computer screen and you will see images, you can connect up to 8 cameras to the box, each came am will have its own wire,, good luck
923152
You can do it your self or hire an electrician. You would need to have experience fishing wires, drilling holes in tight spots and also the extra long 6 foot drill bits help a ton. You can pick this all up at home depot, but if it is just for one camera it may be the same price to just hire a professional, but if you are installing 3-6 cameras you can save a log going the DIY route.
1853192
As the others have said, it doesn't come with a way to plug into the wall. What you can do is take one of the battery adapters it came with and retrofit a DC adapter plug. I had designs to do this to both the light and my camera for long filming sessions off a single battery, but I realized I didn't really need it.
1366144
I had the same problem, until I realized that the other wire was a standard cctv power wire..same as on the cameras. Just plug it into an extra adapter cable.
2018209
The camera is powered by an AC power pack you have to plug into the wall. Any wire less camera will have to be plugged into some power source, be it batteries or AC. I recommend you look for a different wirer less camera. I bought two of these and both of them went out inside a month. The picture quality is not good at all.
1369945
They are easy if you have a receptacle in the location where you want to install the camera. I plan to install mine under the eaves of my home and have to go in the attic and run wiring and put in a receptacle from a current circuit. Its been to hot to work up there this summer, so am waiting for cold weather to make working in the attic bearable.
365529
The Cameras also have to be plugged into a wall (unless you have battery or solar powered cameras) Maybe a surge protector for your camera's and your dvr.
907069
Yes, the cameras need power. The battery connection is merely for testing purposes and will only provide power up to 15 minutes.
1735556
The cameras have BCN connectors on them which means that they are made to connect to a security receiver which also supplies 12-volt DC power for the cameras.You would need to adapt the raw output to standard video out. Radio Shack did at one time carry the converters.A lot of trouble.
1587067
Actually, and this is a very good question, the wiring for the cameras are included but the power supply for the cameras is not. This has to be purchased separately and it's fairly cheap to buy. It usually comes with in a 4 prong power adapter set for each camera.
242004
If you can use a wired system. You should. I had to add power in my soffit of house to install cameras, I am an electrician so not to hard but for the common man may be a challenge.
1806345
You have to have power from somewhere, which means running a wire to the camera. Agasio can best tell you what is required, but you presumably need a 12V power line, most likely transformed from an AC power source. If you want something than runs off a rechargeable power cell, this isn't it.
1294545
Hi Eric, I would find a better power supply, we installed 6 of these and 3 went out in the first month, they also onlyput out about 900ma per zone, we replaced them all with 12v 2amp single transformers on a power strip!We also only had 4-5 dome IR cameras per power supply. Rich
509999
my cameras are 12 volt. I leave the normal power supply hooked to my cameras and just hook up the video input. I hope this helps.
770152
The cable that is typically used to install these cameras has two leads... one for video and one for power. You would hook the power supply to the other end of the cable by your DVR or PC.
1663632
No you do not. You only need the one supplied with camera "kit." The whole system runs off of your electrical box. All the circuits run back to the main breaker panel. In one installation, although it was the same business, they had two breaker panels, so I had to run a plug off the one panel I was connecting the system to. It worked well.Good luck.
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1) Did you check to make sure you did not accidentally reverse the power/ground wires? 2) You said 18 channels - some cameras can consume a lot of power; Is your power supply adequately sized (plus some margin) to deliver power to all your cameras? To check this, I would unplug all cameras except for one. Then add in more cameras one by one. 3) Using a volt meter (and measuring resistance), did you check to make sure you do not accidentally have a short circuit somewhere? If your DVM shows 0, or something close to it, you might* have a short.