Solar Powered IR Illuminator

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Snotrocket

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Feb 28, 2018
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I'm looking to add an IR Illuminator so I don't need to use the IR on my cameras to help improve motion detection.

It will be located a good distance from my house that I don't want to run power too.


Has anyone used a solar powered Illuminator?

In my searching I've found a pile of white light solar powered security lights but nothing in IR.
 
Snotrocket said:
I'm looking to add an IR Illuminator so I don't need to use the IR on my cameras to help improve motion detection.

It will be located a good distance from my house that I don't want to run power too.


Has anyone used a solar powered Illuminator?

In my searching I've found a pile of white light solar powered security lights but nothing in IR.
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you are wasting your time...you can power the ir off the same cable that powers the camera...there are threads discussing this.
 
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Referencing the Wiki,
"Therefore, only a PoE+ Injector / NVR / Switch and a PoE+ splitter/adapter will have enough power for both the camera and these IR lights."

If I come directly off my 48V POE switch, am I able to use a passive pigtail splitter at the end to deliver power? Or will I need to use a POE+ splitter and the y adaptor?

Looks like a POE+ 12V25W splitter and y adaptor adds $50 to the run.
 
An injector generally sends the power on the 4 unused conductors in the ethernet cable, so the splitter at the camera end can be passive. A POE switch generally sends the power on the 4 wires used to carry the data, requiring an active splitter at the camera end. I'm running 4 watt and 6 watt external IR lights on non-plus links. At 8 watts, the light plus the camera load causes intermittent problems, so POE+ is needed at that level. The power draw of the camera comes into play, too. I'm under the impression that most non-PTZ cameras are in the same ballpark, power-wise.
 
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