Steven_W Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Morning all, I've installed several cams with built in mics and had one instance where a customer wanted an external mic... I installed this under the eaves, it was like a mini BBC outside broadcast style with that wooly style covering on it. None of my suppliers offer a dedicated external mic (Luxrite/CCTV Direct/Y3k/SystemQ). The one I installed came off eBay as I couldn't source one elsewhere & it was quite expensive for what it was. So I need 2 mics, these are going into an Alien Hero 8 channel analogue DVR with single phono input. The distance from DVR to cams is about 10 metres on both runs. I have contemplated putting the mics in the cable junction box as the ones from my suppliers are internal... not sure how long they would last though... Also there's feeding 2 mics into one input... if I just splice them together or use a 2 x female to 1 x male phono joiner will I get audio from both mics? Thanks in advance all.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21ninja Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 I would of said one mic per channel. As it will try to record both mics at the same time. I did a job with 4 mics but the adata dvr had inputs for 4 mics and recorded each mic to a channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJames Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 We have fitted the peco £10 mic from Norbain in a waterproof box, drill a hole and point the mic downwards. Works really really well. (Prices may vary depends on your buying group) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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