Yeah, if my camera worked 'only when warm' it would be no good at all for me. I use them for security, especially when I go south for the winter. Now I have no security, so I'm still here...freezing.
Plus, that space is fairly inaccessible. I'd have to go into the boiler room, remove a 4x8 piece of OSB, climb up in the hole and through the rafters for 45 feet. For me, those days have passed, my friend.
The cables go through a hole into the (weatherproof) OSB soffit of the overhang in front of my garage. There is no room for towels, etc. in that space.
LOL! Would I do this before or after I wrap it with towels, tinfoil, and tape??? Hahaha. The camera is no good. Now I just need to decide what to replace it with.
What??
The camera is mounted to a wall outdoors..... what good is it if it is wrapped up with a few towels/aluminum foil/tape????
This is where I feel like I'm being pranked.
Seriously. I'm not going to wrap the camera in towels, aluminum foil, and tape.
The patch cord going to the switch has AWM 2835 60 C 30V VW-1 26AWG/4PRS. The cable going out to the cam is 23 AWG 75 C (UL) C(UL) CMR---ETL VERIFIED TO TIA..... So, no CCA.