24/7 IR - garage cam

[gwminor48]

Any of you guys have cams in locations where IR is on all the time? I had a couple of cheap Longse outside that I replaced and used one of them inside our garage. It started crapping out so I put the 2nd one up, now I think it's going out too. Maybe due to constant IR on a cheap camera? I will be looking for a replacement and wondered if I would be better off adding an external IR and turning IR off on the camera since it is on 24/7. I'm not sure if the external IR would hold up better over time or not. It wouldn't take a lot of IR for a 2 car garage.

 

[VorlonFrog]

There's certainly plenty of 'IR Illuminator' products available from Amazon for sub-$20. Couldn't hurt to try one out.

 

[gwminor48]

There's certainly plenty of 'IR Illuminator' products available from Amazon for sub-$20. Couldn't hurt to try one out.

I have 2 in use outside now. The first 2 I got lasted about a year, then quit working. My replacements have been up for a couple of months, maybe they will last longer.

 

[VorlonFrog]

I'd be wary of any power supplies they couple with those. They're usually either under-powered or noisy as heck. Too much AC noise could probably damage the IR LEDs after some time.

 

[marku2]

I use one for a mini dome in the garage works perfectly when the lights come on it shuts its self off
I has it’s own little cooling fan think I payed $80 aud been running for about 2 years not one fault

 

[gwminor48]

Mine may be due to the Longse cameras more than anything else. I've never had problems with my other 6 cams (Hikvisions and Dahuas) but then the IR's get a rest during the daytime on those.

 

[fenderman]

Mine may be due to the Longse cameras more than anything else. I've never had problems with my other 6 cams (Hikvisions and Dahuas) but then the IR's get a rest during the daytime on those.

its the longse...ir doesnt need rest...