madkad Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 I know this is a daft question as it depends on the quality of the camera etc. But on avg how long would a camera last on 24/7 all year? Also how long does an IR LED last doing the same as the camera? Thanks for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Hi Madkad, I would suggest a life cycle replacement factor of 5 to 7 years for buget costing purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madkad Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 Hi Madkad,I would suggest a life cycle replacement factor of 5 to 7 years for buget costing purposes. oi really wow thats good, I expected some one to say a year or something lol thanks for the reply its a big help and waight off my worry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 I'd say your more likely to have to replace power supplies if they are low voltage cameras, rather than cameras especially some of the more budget ones, it all depends on the quality of the PSU, how much work they have to carry out and how clean the power supply to where ever the camera is to go i.e how clean the supply to your house is. It's better if the PSU takes the spike and fails rather than passes it on to the camera(s) which could also then fail. I mean I've seen mains cameras fail due to massive spikes but normally I've seen it take out the lights we've been using or the fuse has went ping and does it's job .. If you think there is going to be lots of spikes, and you'd be surprise what can cause even a millisecond spike then fit a mains filter to the supply, after the fused spur of course. If a camera was only lasting a year / 18 months I'd be asking questions, especially if I had fitted a mains filter. Intruder / CCTV / Access Control Technical Support Personal Subscriber to the "K.I.S.S" principle, that's Keep It Simple Stupid, are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.wilson Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Id does depend on the equipment your talking about. I would assume that spider was on about proper equipment not el cheapo stuff. james securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madkad Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 I cant seem to see a make for mine, but they are these 1 x http://www.6thplanet.com/store/technical/cctvcamflood.html and 3 x http://www.6thplanet.com/store/technical/cctvcaml92ar.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensplace Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Pretty low end stuff, so it would depend on the component and build quality, it could last years, or it could last a few months. Lower end cams sometimes have poor quality control, there are often lots of the chinese/japanese etc imports being sold 'faulty' on ebay where the IR or Camera has either failed, or fell inside the housing. The housing could leak if its not a good quality one, the soldering may not be that good - lots of things could be wrong. Without knowing the particular model its hard to say, but its a cmos cam, so not one I would use, I prefer ccd ones, much better quality. A good higher end cam should last years if the power is clean, and its not exposed to the elements or pointed directly at the sun etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.wilson Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 A good higher end cam should last years if the power is clean, and its not exposed to the elements or pointed directly at the sun etc agreed securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madkad Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 ok great, thanks people I did notice after fitting the system all up the other day, that the flood cam that is ccd does seem a better build to the CMOS ones. I just want to make sure I have more cash when the time comes to buy the next lot of cameras so I can buy better ones again thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooner Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 ok great, thanks peopleI did notice after fitting the system all up the other day, that the flood cam that is ccd does seem a better build to the CMOS ones. I just want to make sure I have more cash when the time comes to buy the next lot of cameras so I can buy better ones again thank you el cheapo Chinese tat.. I'd give it 12 - 18 months tops. ________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBS Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 el cheapo Chinese tat.. I'd give it 12 - 18 months tops. That long ?? As an experiment I tried some cheapo chinese mini domes - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.wilson Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 agreed, not like your gonna send em back is it. i always wonder if the plants use ebay to 'recycle' their rejects securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBS Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 agreed, not like your gonna send em back is it. i always wonder if the plants use ebay to 'recycle' their rejects I've sometimes wonderedif they use Gardiners for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooner Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I've sometimes wonderedif they use Gardiners for that. ________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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