Re: Running wire for security cameras, and tips on fishing wire?

["Bill" <bill190nospam@xxxxxxxxx>]

I would get the cameras *first* so you know what wiring they will require.
If running coax, use RG-6 which is best.

So far as learning to run wires in an already built house, you need a
knowledge of construction (what is inside the walls), a combination stud
finder/metal detector/AC wire finder will help to keep you from damaging
things inside the wall, and then long drill bits ( 7 ft.) with a hole
drilled in the end to fish wires, and a fish tape will help. Then experience
doing these things.

Also experience running and bending electrical conduit helps quite a bit.

In your situation, it might be about the same cost (as buying all the tools)
to have an electrician run the wires for you.

Many cameras are sold without the mounting hardware. Get the cameras and
mounting hardware first. A camera I have uses shielded cable with RCA jacks
and 2 wire power. Another camera I have uses coax and 2 wire power. Some
cameras with zoom or whatever might need more wires to control the camera.
You can also get adapters: RCA to coax, etc.



"BIOSMonkey" wrote in message
>I would like to install about 4 cameras around my house, not necessarily
>for
> security but to see who's at the front door, monitor the kid's playground,
> etc.
>
> My plan is to install these cameras, run them to the equipment room under
> the
> stairs in my basement, then get channel modulators to insert them into my
> cable
> system (or maybe run them into a quad generator to create one channel).
>
> Without knowing yet what kind of cameras I will get, what wiring should I
> run?
> Just a coax and 2 conductor power?  For cameras with other features, such
> as
> motion trigger, or audio, do I need more conductors?
>
> Also I am at a loss to figure out how to easily fish these wires through
> my
> outside walls to the basement.  Obviously I want them to be hidden and
> inaccessible to someone with wire cutters, but I don't see how I can run
> them
> down inside the siding with the boards and insulation on the other side.
> How do
> you guys do it?
>