Bullet Mounting Options - Camera Bumping into Roof Fascia

[joogle]

I need to be able to move the camera to point upwards but it's hitting the front fascia.

These are the options I'm thinking without making too many changes/holes/etc.

1) Mount the base of camera with two screws instead of four in the red rectangle, let the pig tail run underneath back into soffit.

2) Cut the rectangle out so camera has room to point upwards. would have to do this cleanly to make room - wife doesn't really want to make cuts but maybe its cleanest option.

3) install camera above red rectangle but would require cutting hole into fascia and then route cable into soffit - don't want to do this as the pig tail is large, if it was just a single ethernet cable i would have done it. Also don't want to do junction box on that section either as it will really make this camera standout further pointing straight.

4) where it is in the soffit find something that would lower the camera, i think that may work just not sure how it would look and it seems may need to find a 3d printed component.


Wanted thoughts or suggestions. By the way I did try remove the top sun shade cover of camera to see if it made a difference in giving some more room, it did not.

Thanks

 

[TechieTech]

Buy and use a junction box that is the proper one for your camera model.

 

[wittaj]

Yep junction box!

 

[biggen]

Junction box or mount camera on front face of soffit.

 

[samplenhold]

Since it is a black cam and finding a proper box that is black may be hard, I would just use a chunk of 2x4 a little bigger than the cam base and paint it black. That would give you about 1 3/4" drop. You could even cut the 2x4 into a slope to provide more angle if you like. It might take a chunk of 2x6 though. I have bought a short scrap length of 2x6 at Home Depot for similar projects.

 

[joogle]

Thanks I am going to give this a try first and see if it gives enough room to point it upward for better angle.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6FG2PN5?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

 

[Alaska Country]

An additional idea...

 

[Ri22o]

Do you have access to a 3D printer? I could send you a file for a spacer I designed that is for this exact purpose. I have had to use it in a couple places.

This is it in use on vertical fascia, but it is just as usable when mounted to a soffit.

 

[mat200]

I need to be able to move the camera to point upwards but it's hitting the front fascia.

These are the options I'm thinking without making too many changes/holes/etc.

1) Mount the base of camera with two screws instead of four in the red rectangle, let the pig tail run underneath back into soffit.

2) Cut the rectangle out so camera has room to point upwards. would have to do this cleanly to make room - wife doesn't really want to make cuts but maybe its cleanest option.

3) install camera above red rectangle but would require cutting hole into fascia and then route cable into soffit - don't want to do this as the pig tail is large, if it was just a single ethernet cable i would have done it. Also don't want to do junction box on that section either as it will really make this camera standout further pointing straight.

4) where it is in the soffit find something that would lower the camera, i think that may work just not sure how it would look and it seems may need to find a 3d printed component.


Wanted thoughts or suggestions. By the way I did try remove the top sun shade cover of camera to see if it made a difference in giving some more room, it did not.

Thanks

Do you have more time or more money ?
For me, if short of money I would look at a scrap 2x6 section of word and drill a hole in the middle for the cable pass thru and paint the wood block black before mounting.

Otherwise, I I have less time I would look to get a junction box .. ( as you can get the pig tail up into the soffit .. otherwise I would still get the junction box as a place to hole the pig tail connection )


Dahua PFA 121 or PFA 122 junction box is what I like to use.

4 holes, looks like the PFA 121 would be the one to get



Note, black friday sales coming up and iirc Lorex has black ones in case others do not.
( Lorex used to have good deals around black friday for junction boxes .. so imho worth a check )

Andy could be also a source for this ..

 

[joogle]

Thanks that looks very nice, don't have a 3D Printer. I did for now buy PFA121 in Black from amazon and installed it today, solved the problem.

 

[TonyR]

Thanks that looks very nice, don't have a 3D Printer. I did for now buy PFA121 in Black from amazon and installed it today, solved the problem.

Dang, that was quick!

Think about it...... your first post was on Saturday, junction box suggested and ordered on Saturday, box installed and problem resolved on Tuesday.