Re: Outdoor camera connections.

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On Saturday, March 23, 2013 1:03:19 PM UTC-4, sp...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:22:13 AM UTC-4, Jim wrote:
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> > I have an installation of outdoor cameras on a brick building coming up=
. It's a nice looking building and I'd like some ideas for mounting the cam=
eras and find out how you-all are terminating the camera connections. On ot=
her jobs that I've done I've used treated wood either screwed or masonary n=
ailed to the cement block and used a weather proof 4X4 plastic box for the =
connections. All mounted to a smooth cement brick surface. Really commercia=
l and not necessary to be "pretty".
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> > This next job has colored unevenly textured bricks which is going to be=
 hard to attach a board to evenly and a anyway ...... a piece of treated wo=
od and a grey plastic box isn't going to look too good on the front of this=
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> > I'll be using bullet cameras and the connection leads are only about a =
foot long. I presently use compression fittings for the wires going into th=
e box and caulk the wire hole through the wall. I'll be using baluns so I n=
eed the box.
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> > Any suggestions?
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> Use a 3 to 4 Inch flat masonry chisel and a large hammer to prepare the s=
urface flat where you will mount the equipment with just a small amount of =
extra flattened area to caulk around mount and box edges.

Keeping in mind connectors are never a good idea to bury in a wall (which I=
 see you already agree) but also, with the connectors of a factory pre-wire=
d "Pigtail" you will have no way to trouble shoot or adjust the view of the=
 camera from outside AT the camera, now it just became a TWO MAN JOB.