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[Driller]

I installed some cameras at a friends place about a year ago and one of them has got a fault. They're the same cameras I've had at my property and which have worked flawlessly for a few years- SVD4600.

Friend told me the screen suddenly went "blank" and that the picture "sort of came back a bit a few times some days later but then stayed blank".

I had a quick look today and the 3 other cameras are fine but the 4th one has the following appearance on screen:



Not completely blank as you can see and has a lighter shade either side.

I didn't have time to check inside the camera, connect directly to a hand monitor and have a look at the focus today but will return tomorrow. To my knowledge no-one has played around with the kit.

What do you reckon it is?

[Cubit]

Driller, on 11 May 2011 - 01:53 PM, said:

What do you reckon it is?

It's fooked?

Where've you been hiding anyway?

[Rulland]

Cubit, on 11 May 2011 - 04:13 PM, said:

It's fooked?

Is that a technical term Andrew?

[Cubit]

Rulland, on 11 May 2011 - 04:17 PM, said:

Is that a technical term Andrew?

It is. And one i've had to use several times today.

[Driller]

Cubit, on 11 May 2011 - 04:13 PM, said:

It's fooked?

Where've you been hiding anyway?

Hello! Ah well I've been trying to convince myself that I've got far more interesting things to do in my life than kick around here...then I realised I hadn't...

Any advance on fooked?

[IAS]

Driller, on 11 May 2011 - 05:09 PM, said:

Hello! Ah well I've been trying to convince myself that I've got far more interesting things to do in my life than kick around here...then I realised I hadn't...

Any advance on fooked?

proper fooked .................

[Driller]

IAS, on 11 May 2011 - 05:15 PM, said:

proper fooked .................

Is that what comes between quasi-fooked and unmitigatedly-fooked?

[IAS]

Driller, on 11 May 2011 - 05:43 PM, said:

Is that what comes between quasi-fooked and unmitigatedly-fooked?

fooking professionals with their big poncy words ............................lol

[Driller]

IAS, on 11 May 2011 - 06:47 PM, said:

fooking professionals with their big poncy words ............................lol

Oi! Who are you calling professional?

[IAS]

Driller, on 11 May 2011 - 08:29 PM, said:

Oi! Who are you calling professional?

I had to spell check the word professional ................

[CerbNI]

Also known as ballixed!!

[reidy]

Goosed

[Driller]

IAS, on 11 May 2011 - 08:35 PM, said:

I had to spell check the word professional ................

Maybe the spell checker's fooked lol

[Driller]

Tried rebooting yesterday, no luck. Friend says the image came back completely normally again a few times in the morning. Seems that the hot sun of the day puts it out of action later on, could be a coincidence Voltage is good at supply end, going to open camera up wednesday and take some measurements then.

[Driller]

Going up there this morning to test the camera end. Bit of advice, is it OK to test voltage at camera end whilst the load is connected? I disconnected the camera feed at the power supply end just to be on the safe side but I'm pretty sure it won't make any difference?

Edited by Driller, 26 May 2011 - 09:00 AM.

[Driller]

Driller, on 26 May 2011 - 08:59 AM, said:

Going up there this morning to test the camera end. Bit of advice, is it OK to test voltage at camera end whilst the load is connected? I disconnected the camera feed at the power supply end just to be on the safe side but I'm pretty sure it won't make any difference?

BTW I meant in parallel obviously.

[Alarm Protection]

Will be fine Driller!

[Driller]

Thanks chap! Didn't get there again today, long story

[Driller]

Finally got up there today. Tested voltage at camera end (13V) and plugged in my test monitor-same problem. Tried resetting to defaults in the on board menu, no joy. The camera has still continued to work on and off apparently but I've taken it down and will get it replaced.

Thing is, I turned off the power to the Dantech to remove the camera supply, and when I turned the power back on, the other SVD4600 came back with a red/pink hue to the image. Tried rebooting several times, no difference, so it looks like this one is "fooked" too.

What the hell is going on with these things?

[Cubit]

Bit of a long shot but when you checked the voltage, was camera connected or disconnected??