Camera cable protection

[Careful_Bodger]

Any thoughts on protecting this short loop of cable before it disappears behind the fascia? Something not too obvious, perhaps, and not a rain trap. Is anything actually needed?

Of course, I could mount the camera below the fascia, with the fixing plate the other way up and the cable entry hard against the fascia, but this was an experiment for a new position. And it's there now...

I have a camera hood on order - one of the helmet-shaped ones - but that's mainly to keep direct sun & rain off the camera.

The power connection barrel and BNC connector are tucked in behind the fascia (hence the currently messy gap - there was just enough flex). I was thinking of ordinary or two-layer heatshrink sleeving for those, again only if needed.

 

[secureiam]

Swann, protecting the cable.

I be more concerned about water getting into the camera. No idea how the Swann camera will fair in the weather they dont have the best reputation.

Water should run down cable and drop off and run down wall, will get some nice stains on the wall.

It may if your lucky drop off the cable rather than down the wall hard to say from image.

 

[Careful_Bodger]

Thx! So apart from the brand (you pays your money...), camera protection* (arrives today....), reputation (agreed that professionals would probably go for a premium product**), staining (stuff happens outdoors), etc. do you think the cable drop needs any solar or other physical protection? You know, per the question

* I have used a hood on an even cheaper brand of camera (Zosi) for nearly 10 years, without issues. Maybe just lucky.
** although the Swann set up was a complete doddle. No 'port forwarding' and other nonsense. The direct User Interface, and Android & PC Apps all work nicely.

 

[Tigercubrider]

You could make a metal cover out of relatively thin metal or mould something out of thermo plastic to hide/neaten it up?
It’s not going to deter a determined attempt to cut the cable if that’s your aim but it may deter a less active attempt to sever it.
Even sugru might work?
Ideally you need a bigger loop but a lump of mastic or similar on the cable could act as a drip former.

 

[secureiam]

staining (stuff happens outdoors),

We see lots of installations, you can reduce staining significantly by design, the cable running back to the wall as above encourages dripping down the wall rather than off the cable away from the wall.


having cable exposed is more of a risk, could you not have gone through the fascia and used a gland to seal the hole and there be no cable on show?

usually junction boxes are designed so you can fix conduit to them, not sure what your options are with Swann in that regard.

You can then connect the BNC / power inside the junction box and seal the connections just in case the junction box lets water in.