Re: CCTV with Cat5 and what I've learned.

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On Saturday, January 19, 2013 12:39:34 AM UTC-5, Jim wrote:
> On Friday, January 18, 2013 6:43:00 PM UTC-5, sp...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> > Thats all I run is cat 5 and baluns on CCTV jobs any more like dawson s=
aid matter of finding right combo of parts for job I agree with these 2 Jim=
. What I might have done is run as many cat5's as needed JUST FOR VIDEO for=
 all cams, then run ONE 18awg or larger from front to back of warehouse and=
 mount the power supply up front and use the 18awg to transfer power to the=
 rear and terminate it in a breakout box of some kind where you can then ru=
n "Local" power to each cam from your breakout box. Keeps the power run und=
er control on heavier wire, no interference on video from power run in same=
 cable jacket, and less over all cat5 cables to run.
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> Good idea for the right job. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks.

The biggest advantage to this method is (as was mentioned earlier by someon=
e) that with the 6 cams I think you said you had at the rear, you only need=
 2 Cat5 cables and then you have 2 pair left over for service spares or 2 a=
dditional future cams. Win Win.  :D