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  1. J Sigmo

    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    Speaking of cleaning the areas where rodents nest or leave droppings: Be advised that mice do not have a urinary sphincter. They're basically peeing at all times, and leave it sort of painted all over everywhere they walk. Where I used to work, mice could get in, and it was out in a prairie...
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    In about 1991, I was working on a project that had to be finished by a certain date or my company would be subject to completion date penalties. I was working on it on a Saturday, and got a call from my wife saying that she and my son decided to start cleaning our garage and encountered a huge...
  3. J Sigmo

    Cutting Down A Palm Tree

    Excellent camera work, and a fun video to watch. I wouldn't have guessed this was the way to fell a palm tree! I suppose it depends on what's all around it nearby. I climbed only a few poles with spikes way back when. Didn't like it, especially old, rotten poles! We did a lot of tower work...
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    Crazy Shooting - Neighbors house hit

    Believe me. Mice do not need the door to be open. They can get in through an opening as small as 1/4" diameter. Ask me how I know. ;)
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    Just when you think the storm is over...

    A very dangerous (and common) time for lightning to strike is just as the rain from what seems like a safely-distant cloud begins to hit your location. The charge that's built up suddenly has enough potential to break down the air's insulating capability as that rain makes the path easy enough...
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    Romance on the Corner

    I recommend cutting out the carbs, for both of them. And I don't think that was a regular cigarette!
  7. J Sigmo

    Siren Run

    She looks a little rough.
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    Tips for a successful termination with RJ-45 connector

    If you want to see corrosion, do work in the oilfield or a wastewater plant where you have H2S gas. I've seen new, shiny copper ground wire installed down a new pole turn completely black in just the time it took for us to go to the hotel for the night and come back the next morning. Another...
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    Tips for a successful termination with RJ-45 connector

    I made this cheat sheet up years ago. Then I printed an array of them small, using Corel Draw to fit onto those sheets of business cards that you can tear apart. Then I laminated them, and gave them to the guys where I work. We didn't do a lot of this, so it was nice to have a cheat sheet in...
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    Where can I get a replacement BNC conector for this super thin wire??

    Is this for a high frequency situation? RF? The cable size looks like RG174. You can get BNC Male connectors to fit RG174 in several styles. But you will need to be prepared to terminate the connection properly if this is for a high frequency/RF application. And does the other end of this...
  11. J Sigmo

    Deer Collapses in the Street

    It's hard to say why the deer was in distress. Hopefully they were able to get it the help it needed or euthanize it humanely. You have to be careful approaching, let alone picking up and handling, a deer or pronghorn (antelope). I heard a funny story about some guys near here many years ago...
  12. J Sigmo

    Close Call

    Thanks, Tony. I sometimes get busy and don't check in here for long spells, but it's great to see so many familiar people when I do get a chance to check in!
  13. J Sigmo

    Moving to new house. What are your latest recommendations for cameras, POE switches, etc?

    All of the cameras came yesterday. Andy shipped everything very quickly! Man, is that PTZ unit a beast! I'm thinking of ways to mount it that will be sturdy enough to handle its mass and the high winds we get around here. Since this is a corner lot at an intersection where one street...
  14. J Sigmo

    KP7 Aurora June 1, 2025

    We had thunderstorms and clouds last night here in Wyoming. It may well be the same story tonight for us.
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    Close Call

    I, too, hate vertical videos. But I do see the point if the only people watching will be watching on a phone, and they will be holding it vertically. I also hate the way people tend to crop things when filming and photographing. I've been a photographer since I was about 6 years old and my...
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    Moving to new house. What are your latest recommendations for cameras, POE switches, etc?

    looney2ns and all: I checked back, and Andy had both of the cameras that looney recommended back in stock, so I ordered 8 of the turret cams and one of the PTZ units. That should give me plenty to play with. Now it's like waiting for Christmas morning. I'm especially looking forward to...
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    Moving to new house. What are your latest recommendations for cameras, POE switches, etc?

    Thank you, The Automation Guy! I need to study all of this, but it seems like one of the Netgate appliances with pfSense might be an easy solution. Right now, I'm running an Asus router and using its ability to run a VPN that allows me to use OpenVPN on our phones and remote PCs to tunnel in...
  18. J Sigmo

    Moving to new house. What are your latest recommendations for cameras, POE switches, etc?

    Thanks, you guys. I got most of the cameras I have now from Andy and Empire. Good to hear he's still going strong!
  19. J Sigmo

    Moving to new house. What are your latest recommendations for cameras, POE switches, etc?

    We bought the house across the street from our current residence. I've enjoyed our current system, made primarily from cameras, switches, PCs, Blue Iris, etc., that I've learned about from the experts on here. I have a PC I'll use, and I'll put Blue Iris on it. But I'm sure cameras have...
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    Delivery Driver with pulsing IR

    This is very interesting. I haven't noticed any of this on my cameras, but then I haven't looked for it. Thanks to everyone for posting these videos and thoughts.
  21. J Sigmo

    Listen up people --- Florida is not a fully tamed State

  22. J Sigmo

    The Typical picture of a Perp on Nextdoor-type Apps with Consumer Grade Cameras like Ring, Nest, Arlo, Canary, Wyze, etc.

    Now dare you! And now I need to root around in my mom's house basement to see if I can find my old Lite Brite! :)
  23. J Sigmo

    My daily tree and bush trimming crew right on time

    It looks like the business end of the shaver they're advertising. Maybe a big image of one comes into the picture or goes out of the picture as part of the commercial. Either that, or the UFOs are spying on the filming!
  24. J Sigmo

    Amazon attempts to open my front door to deliver package

    Now that you bring that up. If the driver didn't find a keypad, I wonder how much time he would have spent looking for one. We put in a new storm door and a new main front door a few years ago. The storm door is almost all glass (with a screen insert you can swap for the glass one). We...
  25. J Sigmo

    Video shows suspect fire shots at person in Chicago

    I don't know why they're bothering to ID the suspect. They'll just let him out without bail immediately.
  26. J Sigmo

    My daily tree and bush trimming crew right on time

    I always wanted to get into Bonsai.
  27. J Sigmo

    Ducks on thermal camera

    Disco. Disco Duck! Disco. Disco Duck!
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    Ducks on thermal camera

    The push in connections should be illegal! I really like the receptacles with the side clamps. I always sort of hated the loop around the screw, even though it does make a good connection if used correctly! I'll pay more for better devices to get the clamp type connections! They're what I've...
  29. J Sigmo

    Ducks on thermal camera

    I think the genius that wired that part of your place might be the guy who owned my house before we bought it. He was very frugal! Connections behind walls with no junction boxes, and he liked to pull every centimeter of slack out of each box, too. You couldn't even pull a switch or...
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    Ducks on thermal camera

    I want one! I've just never sprung for any of them yet! Aluminum wiring. Nasty stuff if not handled correctly. People don't realize how quickly aluminum oxidizes, and how great of an insulator aluminum oxide is. It's sapphire! Hard, great insulator, and forms within minutes of exposing the...
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