Virginia Noob

[kursed]

Hey guys, I'm Scott in Virginia. extremely new to IP cams. I'm a tinkerer, artist, and a maker. Bought a Cobra system from Hazard Fraught a few years ago from my mom, and they worked well for a while, but eventually the camera connections outside got wet. So now I'm trying to learn how to make the proper repairs to the connections, or eventually get her a totally different system. I'll be browsing around for a bit. Thanks for having me.

 

[mat200]

Hey guys, I'm Scott in Virginia. extremely new to IP cams. I'm a tinkerer, artist, and a maker. Bought a Cobra system from Hazard Fraught a few years ago from my mom, and they worked well for a while, but eventually the camera connections outside got wet. So now I'm trying to learn how to make the proper repairs to the connections, or eventually get her a totally different system. I'll be browsing around for a bit. Thanks for having me.

Welcome @kursed

Hopefully you'll find a lot of anwsers here with only a few curses

Hazard Fraught Cobra, the coax or PoE version ? ( Harbor Freight Cobra )

Feel free to share pictures of the connectors.

 

[kursed]

Welcome @kursed

Hopefully you'll find a lot of anwsers here with only a few curses

Hazard Fraught Cobra, the coax or PoE version ? ( Harbor Freight Cobra )

Feel free to share pictures of the connectors.

PoE versions, I'll start a dedicated thread in case I can find something that might help others fix their systems. I'm really ticked off that HF stopped selling these systems and no longer offers support for them. Darn system is only two years old and you can't buy replacement parts direct from them anymore or get service.

 

[TonyR]

Are the connections is a junction box or ???

You can clean the Ethenet connections with deoxitD5 and once they test OK again, weather proof as noted below with dielectric grease, self-vulcanizing rubber tape or CoaxSeal and lastly, tight wrap with 3M 33+ tape:

Post in thread 'HikVision DS-1280ZJ-DM21 correct way for a watertight installation'

Apr 30, 2020

Sounds like the first issue was trying to get the so-called "waterproof gland" into the junction box when it broke. Then the second issue happened when you "...connected up the RJ45 connectors inside the junction box" and then you likely failed to weatherproof your connections because you thought the box was "waterproof".

The sad fact is that most typical cameras, junction boxes and connectors for cameras cannot be placed in the direct, pouring rain. Due mainly to thermal cycling (heating up and cooling off) they heat up during the day then at night when they cool off they draw in damp...

• TonyR

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[kursed]

Are the connections is a junction box or ???

You can clean the Ethenet connections with deoxitD5 and once they test OK again, weather proof as noted below with dielectric grease, self-vulcanizing rubber tape or CoaxSeal and lastly, tight wrap with 3M 33+ tape:

Post in thread 'HikVision DS-1280ZJ-DM21 correct way for a watertight installation'

Apr 30, 2020

Sounds like the first issue was trying to get the so-called "waterproof gland" into the junction box when it broke. Then the second issue happened when you "...connected up the RJ45 connectors inside the junction box" and then you likely failed to weatherproof your connections because you thought the box was "waterproof".

The sad fact is that most typical cameras, junction boxes and connectors for cameras cannot be placed in the direct, pouring rain. Due mainly to thermal cycling (heating up and cooling off) they heat up during the day then at night when they cool off they draw in damp...

• TonyR

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I started a dedicated thread to the system in the IP Cam section here: LINK to my thread