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What is this cord called?
Posted on 4/29/19 at 7:46 pm
Posted on 4/29/19 at 7:46 pm
I’m trying to order a new one. It’s for my security camera.
My dog got ahold to it.
My dog got ahold to it.
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Posted on 4/29/19 at 8:22 pm to whit
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This post was edited on 4/29/19 at 8:23 pm
Posted on 4/29/19 at 8:33 pm to whit
The end your dog chewed up is a Cat5 or 6 Balun. The other end looks like a DC power connector but I'm not sure. Was that end plugged into a power source?
This post was edited on 4/29/19 at 8:40 pm
Posted on 4/29/19 at 8:39 pm to Zappas Stache
quote:yes.
Was that end plugged into a power source?
Posted on 4/29/19 at 8:56 pm to Zappas Stache
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The other end looks like a DC power connector but I'm not sure.
I deleted my post because I felt the same but it is definitely power not video.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 9:11 pm to junkfunky
quote:The camera is WiFi but a cat5/6 runs from the camera to a power source. The part shown is the adapter. So I guess the cat5 is used strictly for power.
deleted my post because I felt the same but it is definitely power not video.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 9:15 pm to whit
It is some sort of Power Pass Through Balun but I can't find your exact one with just the DC connector. Most I find have 2 connectors; a DC connector and a BNC connector for video.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 9:18 pm to whit
quote:
So I guess the cat5 is used strictly for power.
Yes, the cat5 is coming from a powered source to provide POE (power over Ethernet).
Posted on 4/29/19 at 9:19 pm to Zappas Stache
It’s a cox product so I’m trying to bypass dealing with them and just get the part myself
Posted on 4/29/19 at 9:19 pm to Zappas Stache
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a DC connector and a BNC connector for video.
That's what I found as well.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 9:27 pm to junkfunky
Think this would work? Just wouldn’t use the male ethernet cable
Posted on 4/29/19 at 9:36 pm to whit
I guess its worth $2.64 to try it. I would try the balun with the 2 connectors too and just use the DC connector.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 10:28 pm to whit
Yeah it's just a PoE injector but it seems dumb as frick to use it just for power and then wifi for data.
quote:Oh.
It’s a cox product
Posted on 4/30/19 at 12:31 am to whit
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Think this would work? Just wouldn’t use the male ethernet cable
You should probably double check your PoE standard being used. This is a passive cable. It won't work with 802.3af/t, which your camera almost certainly isn't, but you should at least check first.
Passive PoE is often anywhere from 24v/0.5a to 48v/1a. It doesn't look like your cable had any 'active' component to it, but I'd at least check the eBay link and confirm that it's not INcompatible with any of those.
I'd hate to fry a camera with a silly little cable. And you probably won't. But it's at least worth taking a little look at first.
ETA: 'active' PoE is a standard used that allows your device to negotiate the power it is drawing. 'passive' PoE is basically turning the RJ45 switch into a power socket, and the power draw is "dumb," so mismatch can be bad. Again, it doesn't look like there's anything 'active' about this part of your chain, and it would be weird for a camera to use the 802.3xx standard without...data...but it's a weird setup anyway, so I wouldn't put anything past them.
This post was edited on 4/30/19 at 12:39 am
Posted on 4/30/19 at 3:46 am to whit
haha, i was going to say i have seen that before..
i have that cord, given from cox for the camera install.
i have that cord, given from cox for the camera install.
Posted on 4/30/19 at 9:00 am to Cajunomics
I have seen that cox setup. They just find a power outlet in the attic or something and run cat5 to the awnings or wherever. Then use their wireless home automation thing. Dumb as hell. Should just home run them back to the closet. Plus I had to find a crazy long URL to "hack" the cameras so we can connect them to the users own wifi since they had some nice mesh stuff and the cox home wifi thing could not reach all cameras.
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