Sorry, each camera needs 12v .5a, but is recommended to have 12v 1A for the night vision to work at its best.
I am using cat5e for the job, with each camera having a pair for video and the 3 remaining pairs joined together for power. Anyway, thank you for the info on a decent power box. I do...
Dave, can you reccomend any particular brand? I tried that with an atrix 12v 1amp per channel power box, but that didn't work for any cable runs past 20 feet. The exact same (12v/1A) adapters for individual cameras however did the trick. Although the adapters are now on their way, I'd like to do...
That makes sense. I guess I don't have the greatest grasp on the actual relation between watts amps & volts, but that helps!
On a side note, the outlet does have 4 ports, and each one will have a 6 slot power strip plugged in. It'll be a mess & bulkier than I'd like, but the proper method of...
Hi All,
Could someone please tell me verify the soundness of my logic?
I'm trying to calculate the maximum number of 12V 1 AMP power adapters I can plug into one 15 amp circuit? I'd like to power 16 CCTV cameras, a DVR, and my modem, all which have their own adapters drawing 12 volts, 1...