Another B52IR Z12 failing

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As the title says, another B52IR-Z12 is giving up the ghost. This is the 3rd one since last year. It's fine and then goes black and comes back on. The off time varies - from a few seconds up to a minute. The recording timeline verifies that the camera stops outputting a signal as the timeline has quite a few dropouts

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Sorry to hear this.
I wonder what the failure point is?
I'm sitting on 2 old 5231 z-12's that were bought from somebody on the forum.
They fogged over night. Buyer beware.

I took the cameras apart to replace desiccant ( moisture absorbers) bags.
Of course being a good addict, If more is better,
too much is just right.
So added in extra desiccant pouches were i could fit them.

I left one outside clamped to a workmate for about a month and decided it was no longer fogging up.

The second one I left outside for the entire winter until things began to melt. to see if long term I actually fixed anything.

Now here they sit waiting for me to get up the gumption to pull another run of cable.
( at twilight when the neighbors go to the cabin/ & away from the prying eyes of the townhouse/apartments across the street.)

maybe you'd be better off with an old one?
 
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These are mounted to a post which is attached to our fence, so they are out in the open, no cover whatsoever.
 
Something else is going on. Losing 3 of those in a year is unheard of.

I have 5, 2 from 2017, all exposed to the elements no problem.

Connections getting corroded?

Why is your timeline practically full time yellow? MD is full time activating...
Do you not have IVS?
 
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We probably asked before LOL, but outside with no protection - how was the connection made - dielectric grease on connections in a junction box or just hanging in the breeze?
 
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Dielectric grease and glands inside junction boxes that were sealed with caulk. I have not had the chance to go out and climb the ladder, but if water was able to intrude with 4 levels of protection, I would guess the camera has a problem or there's nothing I can do to prevent water intrusion.

Will have to wait on climbing a ladder to see if in fact there is a water issue, as I have a double hernia with surgery scheduled for June 24th. They don't want me aggravating the issue by doing things like climbing ladders and lifting things. I am on very light duty
 
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bigredfish said:
Something else is going on. Losing 3 of those in a year is unheard of.

Why is your timeline practically full time yellow? MD is full time activating...
Do you not have IVS?
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Yeah, I would think the same as far as 3 failing. And they were all installed at different locations.

Regarding the motion, I think because it has been really windy here today and the sun keeps getting blocked by the clouds. The MD picks both of those up. I have to run MD because the LPR cams will not trigger at night with IVS
 
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Well you did admit for a Z4E that water was in the junction box, so it is likely it has happened to your others even if water isn't present when you can finally get them down.

I have learned over the years that water has a way of getting into anything.

J

Post in thread 'One B54IR Z4E down during the storm'

Well, unscrewed the camera from the junction box and guess what came out the bottom? Water. I don't understand how water got into the junction box as they have a rubber seal on the cover. Something wasn't aligned correctly or something. The connector had water in it as well - but only to that camera. The overview camera connector and main connector were both dry.

When I brought the camera in to check it on the bench with an external POE switch the first time, it worked fine, so I took it back out put dielectric grease on all the connections and reinstalled it. It didn't work. I tried...
 
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While the picture on the post is older showing only one cam to the right, there are now 2 cameras there now. The second pic is of the setup on the bench. It replaces the white Turret cam on the right
 

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Not to drift the thread off topic, but I may be too dense to toggle IVS day/ MD night. So I'm using both simultaneously. I'm thinkin that be using a one of the 6 or 7 schedules I see floating around in some menu somewhere?
 
wittaj said:
Well you did admit for a Z4E that water was in the junction box, so it is likely it has happened to your others even if water isn't present when you can finally get them down.

I have learned over the years that water has a way of getting into anything.

J

Post in thread 'One B54IR Z4E down during the storm'

Well, unscrewed the camera from the junction box and guess what came out the bottom? Water. I don't understand how water got into the junction box as they have a rubber seal on the cover. Something wasn't aligned correctly or something. The connector had water in it as well - but only to that camera. The overview camera connector and main connector were both dry.

When I brought the camera in to check it on the bench with an external POE switch the first time, it worked fine, so I took it back out put dielectric grease on all the connections and reinstalled it. It didn't work. I tried...
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I don't understand how water is finding its way in. I completely sealed the box with caulk and the box has it's original seal as well
 
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I have never attempted to toggle between the active profile and introduce another thing I could screwup like a 2nd profile.
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Gotta have a day and a night profile on most any camera.

What Camera and what NVR? Older gray UI or the new Blue and White?
 
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Both the old UI and the new should allow you to specify IVS and MD by a schedule.

I do overlap both at night on one camera, I never run MD during the day and rarely on any other cameras
 
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