After purchasing your security cameras, one of the many things people do not think of is about how to run power to their security cameras. You will need a secondary solution for running power. We just wrote a blog about how to do that a day ago. However, this post is more about our power adapters. A power adapter is a mechanism that assist you with establishing a run of power to your security camera.
If you are going to use a power adapter other than the factory power supply, you will need to convert to a new solution. We suggest using RG59 coaxial cable with an 18×2 power pair. This is a solution with both video and power in one casing. Here is where you will need a power adapter. To accomplish running power to your security camera you will need to connect the ends of the 18×2 pair the positive (red) and the negative (black). You will have to “crimp” or “tighten” down the wire to make the connection. When finished you will have a very clean finish. This solution is how you are to supply power to your security cameras with out the “original” power supply adapter. Consider this an after-market-solution, but a good one. Going with this solution will solve problems with running extra cable for video and power, locating cameras free of wall-outlets, and a very clean installation finish.
Running power to your security cameras can be a challenge when you are ready to actually install them. One of the first things that many people don’t realize when purchasing their security cameras is that the factory power supplies are very short and cannot reach most outlets. Most outlets are very inconvenient and you will cause you some headache when you are trying to get the right angle of view or security points covered. So for those of you that fit into this application, have faith there is a solution!
You can use a non-hard-wired power supply box and this will allow to run cable to any particular security camera and solve the distance issues. You will need to throw away the stock power supply and use our recommended solution. We suggest using a siamese coaxial RG59 cable with a 18×2 pair. To connect to 18×2 power you need a 2.1mm pig-tail power adapter for your security camera to connect to the raw 18×2 pair cable. The siamese RG59 cable is very convenient. This is what you need to run power and video to your cameras. So whatever video cable or power cable you have now, throw it to the side and use our recommended solution. Connecting the RG59 cable is very simple. You will need to twist on a bnc connector for video and connect the end to the security camera’s video adapter. When you are finished connecting the ends to the camera, you repeat the same steps to the dvr. While running the cable to the dvr you can seperate the video and the power by pulling the two apart (the video and the power) and run the video to the dvr and the power to the power supply box. To connect the power to the power supply box, all you have to do to connect power to the power box is to strip off some the cable insulation and you tie down the positive and negative terminal to the correct spot and wah-la; your done.
If you are experiencing trouble figuring out where you are going to mount your security cameras because of power location limitations stop! Look into a power supply box. The power supply box can be plugged into an outlet. There is no hard-wiring to do. This is great for end-users because it is a plug and play solution. The connection fitting that you need is a RG59 Siamese cable solution. This solution allows you to run video and power in one run. This will save you tons of time and headache. For the raw ends of the rg59 cable you will need a twist on bnc connector and a 2.1mm power adapter for the 18X2 power pair. It is really simple to integrate these ends to the camera, dvr and power supply box. But the main goal is now you can mount your cameras where you want and not have to worry about the limitations of the power supply adapter. If you have any other questions or you need additional help, write to us and we can help you.
