Review- New Design Tendelux 10 Watt IR illuminator.

[Jessie.slimer]

This illuminator just went out on me a couple of nights ago. I just checked power at the connector and found only 4vdc, so I thought maybe just the plug in transformer failed. I wired in another 12vdc 1000ma transformer I had lying around, and now I have proper voltage to the illuminator, but it still does not work. I'm thinking it might have failed and taken out the transformer as well. It's hopefully just a bad one. I ordered another one for tomorrow.

 

[Keizer]

This illuminator just went out on me a couple of nights ago. I just checked power at the connector and found only 4vdc, so I thought maybe just the plug in transformer failed. I wired in another 12vdc 1000ma transformer I had lying around, and now I have proper voltage to the illuminator, but it still does not work. I'm thinking it might have failed and taken out the transformer as well. It's hopefully just a bad one. I ordered another one for tomorrow.

I wonder if the transformer failed and wasn't supplying enough voltage to the illuminator and caused it to fail as well from improper voltage. The PSU's that are included are under powered in my opinion. One of my illuminators would randomly shut off and then come back on. I plugged my other identical illuminator into the same PSU and it did the same thing. I bought two new higher amperage PSU's and haven't had any issues since.

 

[looney2ns]

This illuminator just went out on me a couple of nights ago. I just checked power at the connector and found only 4vdc, so I thought maybe just the plug in transformer failed. I wired in another 12vdc 1000ma transformer I had lying around, and now I have proper voltage to the illuminator, but it still does not work. I'm thinking it might have failed and taken out the transformer as well. It's hopefully just a bad one. I ordered another one for tomorrow.

Note: From website, Furthermore, all Tendelux products are backed by a 2-Year warranty and lifetime continuous support.

 

[Jessie.slimer]

I received another one today. I tried to reuse the base and just screw the new illuminator on, but apparantly they changed the post threads from metric to standard pitch. Also, they are now using an all plastic jamb nut with plastic threads! I couldn't get it tight enough to hold solid, and eventually stripped the threads on the nut. I found a stainless 1/4-20 nut in my hardware collection to use in place of the garbage plastic nut supplied, so now it's nice and solid. They use steel for the stud now, instead of the zinc/pot metal the old one was, so I was not as worried about cranking it down as I was on the last one.

It's back up and running. Fingers crossed.

 

[The Automation Guy]

This illuminator just went out on me a couple of nights ago. I just checked power at the connector and found only 4vdc, so I thought maybe just the plug in transformer failed. I wired in another 12vdc 1000ma transformer I had lying around, and now I have proper voltage to the illuminator, but it still does not work. I'm thinking it might have failed and taken out the transformer as well. It's hopefully just a bad one. I ordered another one for tomorrow.

It's funny that you posted this. I think I am experiencing the exact same issue. My illuminator (I have the larger one), basically has gone out. If you look really close you can see a tiny amount of red illumination, but it is probably 2% of what it should be. I was going to post something here, but decided against it until a swapped out my power supply because I really feel like that is the culprit. But I've been busy and the power supply is in the attic (which is like 150 degrees in the day and maybe 110 degrees at night right now) so I haven't been very motivated to swap it out.

 

[biggen]

If Tendelux had a PoE version, then it would easily be the best external IR device on the market. Having to mess around with an external DC transformer sucks.

 

[looktall]

If Tendelux had a PoE version, then it would easily be the best external IR device on the market. Having to mess around with an external DC transformer sucks.

You can get adapters to split the power off from Poe if you really wanted to.

 

[CanCuba]

You can get adapters to split the power off from Poe if you really wanted to.

+1 on this. The POE splitters have simplified a couple of my camera and IR mountings. And since everything runs off the NVR which is hooked up to a large UPS, the IRs stay on during power outages.

 

[Nunofya]

+1 on this. The POE splitters have simplified a couple of my camera and IR mountings. And since everything runs off the NVR which is hooked up to a large UPS, the IRs stay on during power outages.

Do you have one to recommend off of Amazon?

 

[Mike A.]

I've used the TP-Link splitters for these and various other things and never had any problems with them. You can set 3 different output voltages with those, I think it's 5v, 9v, and 12v.

 

[biggen]

You can get adapters to split the power off from Poe if you really wanted to.

I guess you are talking about something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Splitter-Compliant-Surveillance-5-5x2-1mm-PS5712TG/dp/B08HS4NT13/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=poe+injector+12v&qid=1692128387&sr=8-3

Yeah, still relying on an external DC transformer though and you then have to mount that close enough to the camera AND make sure you protect it from weather/heat. But better than nothing I guess.

 

[CanCuba]

Do you have one to recommend off of Amazon?

I order off Amazon Canada usually. But here's a link to something off Amazon US that's very similar:

https://a.co/d/aqyBMje

 

[looktall]

I guess you are talking about something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Splitter-Compliant-Surveillance-5-5x2-1mm-PS5712TG/dp/B08HS4NT13/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=poe+injector+12v&qid=1692128387&sr=8-3

Yeah, still relying on an external DC transformer though and you then have to mount that close enough to the camera AND make sure you protect it from weather/heat. But better than nothing I guess.

More like this...

PoE Splitter

PoE Splitter

www.tp-link.com

 

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More like this...

PoE Splitter

PoE Splitter

www.tp-link.com

You still have to power that with a dc wall wart which is what I was saying it would be great to avoid.

The one I posted runs 100% off of POE which eliminates another point of failure.

 

[Mike A.]

You still have to power that with a dc wall wart which is what I was saying it would be great to avoid.

The one I posted runs 100% off of POE which eliminates another point of failure.

No, it's POE. You plug POE into one end, it splits out data and power on the other end at whatever of 5V/9V/12V depending on how the switch is set. The barrel connection that is shows is the output.

 

[biggen]

No, it's POE. You plug POE into one end, it splits out data and power on the other end at whatever of 5V/9V/12V depending on how the switch is set. The barrel connection that is shows is the output.

Ahh ok. I stand corrected. I didn’t look at it closely enough.

 

[TheWaterbug]

I recently bought a similar product with USB-A DC Power Out:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073P7J1KR

I used it for powering a B-hyve Hub for a watering timer, but it could also be used to power something like a Wyze Cam.

 

[Parley]

I finally got around to mounting my 2nd Speco Technologies IR60 IR illuminator. Here is a picture of it mounted near my LP2 camera. I am not sure that the light from the light fixture will be enough to drown out the IR illuminator like the other location did to the naked eye. The test will be tonight when it gets dark and to see if it even works.

 

[Riclyo]

Note: From website, Furthermore, all Tendelux products are backed by a 2-Year warranty and lifetime continuous support.

I hope the new design is better.
Out of the 4 I have up 2 are dead. Not to mention I replaced 2 previously. All the units I purchased in 2020 are dead

 

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I hope the new design is better.
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Oof!