FI9805P seems dead. Can I revive it?

[BobInNewHampshire]

Roughly eight yr old camera has been flawless, now dead. No signal, no connection. No lights on the thing so can’t see it’s getting power but confident it’s plugged into a good outlet. What should I check? Anyway to revive it.?

 

[wittaj]

It is either dead or corrosion over time on the connection.

Try a short premade cable and check the connector and clean it for any corrosion that may be there, even if not visible.

 

[TonyR]

I had a Foscam similar to that one that ran 3 years then died similarly...it turned out to be the DC wall wart. That's an easy thing to try if you have a spare or can borrow one that fits physically AND electrically.

NOTE: Most cams with that size coaxial power plug are 12VDC but BE CAREFUL...some early Foscams can be 5VDC. Specs for volts & amps should be printed on the power supply. If you end up buying another one insure it's UL-listed.

Generally, most non-POE powered cams with coaxial power plugs conform to this and prevent damage by sizing the connector and pin:

• 5 volt DC cam connector: 3.5mm outside x 1.35mm inside
• 12 volt DC cam connector: 5.5mm outside x 2.1mm inside

It seems most indoor cams these days that run on 5VDC are using micro-USB connectors to help prevent over-voltage damage from the wrong power supply.

EDIT 9/22 0716 CT: Specs here say it's 12VDC @ 1 Amp, which is very common.

 

[BobInNewHampshire]

OK! THAT WAS IT!. It was the power supply. I have another Foscam camera and the power supply was identical. I swapped it out and it started right up.

Thanks, I appreciate it.