Nvr outside

[Bccornut]

This thread may need to be moved, and no it’s not outside per-say it’s in a barn. But I’d like to be able to keep it out of elements such as dust humidity etc... has anyone done something like this?

 

[crw030]

I feel like wherever you put it in a barn is going to have pretty high dust levels. I'd be more concerned about potential temperatures (heat of summer and hard drives/cpu temperatures) and bugs, in particular ants love to climb inside warm electronics when it gets cold, so you might end up with a mess on the inside.

That being said, I've never done something similar, so I don't know for sure.

 

[Bccornut]

Dust factor yes, ants(a simple cattle ear tag in the box or whatever I put it in will keep ants away, been doing it for years in all of our well pump switches).

 

[Mike]

I have installed nvr's in containers outside with no climate control and they are still working. You could always put it in a lockbox

 

[Bccornut]

I have installed nvr's in containers outside with no climate control and they are still working. You could always put it in a lockbox

Could you share which boxes? Did you have an exhaust fan to help pull heat out?

 

[bigredfish]

Going on 2 years I have a 4208 PoE NVR, cable modem, and Netgear router in each box in FL. So far so good.

 

[Bccornut]

HOLY MOLY!!! exactly what i'm looking for, Glad to see you're in Florida too. Being on the Texas coast with heat and humidity i was a little worried about putting it in a box like that.

 

[bigredfish]

Its certainly not ideal according to those much more experienced than I, but it works so far.

I'm sure the heat buildup will take a toll over time but we had the same cable modem, router, and an EagleEye bridge in those boxes for 5 years with no problem.

 

[bigredfish]

One of these days I should get in there and tidy it up

 

[looney2ns]

One of these days I should get in there and tidy it up

I would then give you a gold star sticker.