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    Cobra 8CH NVR from Harbor Freight Issues

    That's actually what I ended up doing using some side snips to whittle away at the housing so I could verify it against the wiring color chart I found. Then found out only 4 colors were being used on the cable end and made a new color chart that I posted a couple replies back.
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    Cobra 8CH NVR from Harbor Freight Issues

    Thanks for all the great advice. What kind of junction box do you recommend?
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    Cobra 8CH NVR from Harbor Freight Issues

    Yes sir on all accounts. I noticed the upside down cameras in the H.F. pic as well, but upside down seems to be par for the course when it comes to them. LOL! I got two cameras cleaned up and working last night. The third camera was the one with the damaged pins, so I snipped the connector off...
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    Cobra 8CH NVR from Harbor Freight Issues

    Yeah, I know it's a cheap system, but it is what we could afford and it did come in handy when one of her neighbors threatened another neighbor with a machete and we caught that on video for the police. I'm hoping to be able to get her a better system sometime within the next year or so, but for...
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    Virginia Noob

    I started a dedicated thread to the system in the IP Cam section here: LINK to my thread
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    Cobra 8CH NVR from Harbor Freight Issues

    Hey guys, so I'm a complete noob when it comes to IP cameras and I've been working on a setup my mother bought from Harbor Freight a couple years ago. The system was working well for about a year, then we started having issues with corrosion on the connector pins (RJ45?). So she went to talk to...
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    Virginia Noob

    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...
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    Virginia Noob

    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...
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