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    Unshielded CAT5 cable in EMT conduit outside?

    I installed a system a while back where about 100 feet of cat5 cable had to be outside in the weather and in direct sunlight. I ran the cable in EMT, 1/2" metallic conduit, not waterproof. I know that unless one is using PVC conduit, glued together, the conduit will not be waterproof. A few...
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    Alibi camera video no longer appears on preview screen but when clicked to full screen live video, shows up, why?

    Working on a customer's Alibi NVR5016P. Original complaint one of the outdoor cameras no longer worked. In a 200 foot run outside in metallic conduit I found some opens in the CAT5 cable. The opens were 86 feet from the camera, right in the middle of a 1/2" EMT conduit. Removing the bad...
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    Sony IPELA SNC PTZ failures

    I'm working on a system with some older Sony IPELA SNC-RZ50N IP cams. The PTZ mechanism fails. The mechanism does not freeze or lock up but there is no longer electronic control. I've seen lots of these fail, has anybody troubleshot them to find if there is a common cause? Like power...
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