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by murraylow
Sat Jun 08, 2019 4:54 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Can I use the Wires Left Behind Having Removed a Mains Powered Security Camera?
Replies: 3
Views: 1984

Re: Can I use the Wires Left Behind Having Removed a Mains Powered Security Camera?

Hi Mr White, thanks for your reply. The power cables in question disappear into the wall and I'm unsure where the other ends are. Thus full disconnection is not going to be possible, I suspect. I guess I'll just have to cap the ends and leave them in a waterproof box. The ethernet idea is interestin...
by murraylow
Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:44 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Can I use the Wires Left Behind Having Removed a Mains Powered Security Camera?
Replies: 3
Views: 1984

Re: Can I use the Wires Left Behind Having Removed a Mains Powered Security Camera?

Thanks for the advice Mr White. I’ll certainly investigate the Ethernet 12v idea. The power cables, however, disappear inside the wall and I don’t know where their other end is. The house was built in the early 2000s to quite a high tech spec - cat5 network throughout the house and security cameras ...
by murraylow
Fri Jun 07, 2019 4:33 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Can I use the Wires Left Behind Having Removed a Mains Powered Security Camera?
Replies: 3
Views: 1984

Can I use the Wires Left Behind Having Removed a Mains Powered Security Camera?

Hi everyone, New to this so I'm hoping someone can help by throwing some light on this. I have a now defunct security camera by the front door that I have removed. It was mains powered and used ethernet to record video etc. It also had a PIR which switched on the porch light (and presumably the came...
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