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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks for all of the comments and suggestions.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I am told that the cable we used was (most likely) Ubiquiti Networks TC-PRO ToughCable Pro Level 1 Outdoor Cat5e. I am trying to get that verified.<br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">To mount the camera on a pole I created a bracket to which the camera and a weatherproof box were mounted and sealed. The seal on the lid of the box is the one that will need to be opened, not the seals between the camera and the bracket, nor the bracket and the box.<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">That said, it is possible that we will remove the dome and clean things, as a part of the repair.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span>I have attached a rather poor photo showing the camera mounted to a
metal plate. The plate is clamped with u-bolts to a vertical pipe of the antenna offset mounting. The
interconnection box is on the rear of the plate. I cannot find the photos I took of the mounting bracket assembly. More searching to do.<br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span>We had two devices connected with this type of cable that failed; <span><span>two cable runs</span></span>. The contacts on the connector of the other device (inside a Mikrotik POE adapter) had burn marks, soot, and that special odour suggesting a spark. Both cables had water ingress. With reflection, if water was dripping from inside the cable jacket into the Ethernet connector, corrosion would be likely, even without the help of a lightning strike.<br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span>Suffice to say, the cable and the POE power supplies need to be replaced. I intend to run a temporary cable for basic functional testing straight to the camera's interconnection box before doing anything else.<br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span>No question, installing a "new", known good camera with a replacement cable is the best way to ensure that the repair can be effected with one tower climb. If the current camera seems undamaged, and will be installed elsewhere, I would prefer to create a second mounting bracket assembly for the new camera. In this manner the most of sealing and bolt tightening can be done beforehand, before getting to the site.</span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><img title="Inline image" alt="Inline image" src="cid:224a01c5-2b34-8a52-2216-7495f6178aa2@yahoo.com" class="yahoo-inline-image" style="max-width: 800px;" draggable="false" data-id="<224a01c5-2b34-8a52-2216-7495f6178aa2@yahoo.com>"><br><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><br></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Before whatever happened, this camera - QCN8035Z - worked really very well and landed some lovely images.<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Rob</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">K7QJ</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div>
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<div><div dir="ltr">Send PSDR mailing list submissions to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:psdr@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:psdr-request@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr-request@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You can reach the person managing the list at<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:psdr-owner@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr-owner@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br></div><div dir="ltr">than "Re: Contents of PSDR digest..."<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Today's Topics:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 1. East Tiger – PTZ Camera (Rob Martin)<br></div><div dir="ltr"> 2. Re: East Tiger – PTZ Camera (Rob Salsgiver)<br></div><div dir="ltr"> 3. Re: East Tiger – PTZ Camera (Kenny Richards)<br></div><div dir="ltr"> 4. Re: East Tiger – PTZ Camera (Doug Kingston)<br></div><div dir="ltr"> 5. Re: East Tiger – PTZ Camera (Darcy Buskermolen)<br></div><div dir="ltr"> 6. Re: East Tiger – PTZ Camera (Doug Kingston)<br></div><div dir="ltr"> 7. Re: East Tiger – PTZ Camera (Bart Kus)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 1<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2020 20:35:40 +0000 (UTC)<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Rob Martin <<a href="mailto:rgmrob@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rgmrob@yahoo.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: Puget Sound Data Ring <<a href="mailto:psdr@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr@hamwan.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] East Tiger – PTZ Camera<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:543170601.721612.1596918940341@mail.yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">543170601.721612.1596918940341@mail.yahoo.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The PTZ camera at ETiger has been unreliable for some time. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Rich (KF7BJI) and I were at the site yesterday (2020-08-07),and now I can fill in some of the details. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The camera is located about three-quarters of the way up thetower used by the SeaTac Repeater Association. This tower is about 50m awayfrom the ETiger HamWAN site. STRA uses the callsign W7WWI on most of itsrepeaters.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The POE power supply and the Cat5 cable up the tower have beendamaged by a lightning strike.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The power supply needs to be replaced.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The Cat5 cable has water inside the jacket, something that wentunnoticed until the damaged Ethernet connector was cut off. Water dripped out,lots of it. Most of the cable runs tight against the tower, and I speculatethat the outer jacket was punctured by the lightning.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I am hoping that the camera itself may still be functional. Despitethe above problems, there were occasions when images could be recovered. If thepower to the camera was disconnected for an hour or so, the camera worked for afew minutes after restart.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The repair will involve a tower climb to replace the cable.Unfortunately we will have to open the camera’s sealed enclosure to access thecable end.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We hope to have this work done soon. No promises!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Rob K7QJ<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20200808/e96f4232/attachment-0001.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20200808/e96f4232/attachment-0001.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 2<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2020 16:48:43 -0700<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: "Rob Salsgiver" <<a href="mailto:rob@nr3o.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rob@nr3o.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: "'Rob Martin'" <<a href="mailto:rgmrob@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rgmrob@yahoo.com</a>>, "'Puget Sound Data Ring'"<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <<a href="mailto:psdr@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr@hamwan.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] East Tiger – PTZ Camera<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <001b01d66dde$74a165b0$5de43110$@nr3o.com><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Rob,<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Do you know what kind of cable it was?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Rob S<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">From: PSDR [mailto:<a href="mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr-bounces@hamwan.org</a>] On Behalf Of Rob Martin via PSDR<br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:36 PM<br></div><div dir="ltr">To: Puget Sound Data Ring<br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] East Tiger – PTZ Camera<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The PTZ camera at ETiger has been unreliable for some time. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Rich (KF7BJI) and I were at the site yesterday (2020-08-07), and now I can fill in some of the details. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The camera is located about three-quarters of the way up the tower used by the SeaTac Repeater Association. This tower is about 50m away from the ETiger HamWAN site. STRA uses the callsign W7WWI on most of its repeaters.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The POE power supply and the Cat5 cable up the tower have been damaged by a lightning strike.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The power supply needs to be replaced.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The Cat5 cable has water inside the jacket, something that went unnoticed until the damaged Ethernet connector was cut off. Water dripped out, lots of it. Most of the cable runs tight against the tower, and I speculate that the outer jacket was punctured by the lightning.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I am hoping that the camera itself may still be functional. Despite the above problems, there were occasions when images could be recovered. If the power to the camera was disconnected for an hour or so, the camera worked for a few minutes after restart.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The repair will involve a tower climb to replace the cable. Unfortunately we will have to open the camera’s sealed enclosure to access the cable end.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We hope to have this work done soon. No promises!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Rob K7QJ<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20200808/1ce3e7d0/attachment-0001.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20200808/1ce3e7d0/attachment-0001.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 3<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2020 17:59:36 -0700<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Kenny Richards <<a href="mailto:richark@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">richark@gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: Puget Sound Data Ring <<a href="mailto:psdr@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr@hamwan.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cc: Rob Martin <<a href="mailto:rgmrob@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rgmrob@yahoo.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] East Tiger – PTZ Camera<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:94620270-952C-446C-83F1-782C808F0E8A@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">94620270-952C-446C-83F1-782C808F0E8A@gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Just my $0.02 - but if the camera was hit by lightning, it needs to be replaced. It will always be iffy now...<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent via radio waves!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">> On Aug 8, 2020, at 4:49 PM, Rob Salsgiver <<a href="mailto:rob@nr3o.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rob@nr3o.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> Rob,<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> Do you know what kind of cable it was?<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> Rob S<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> From: PSDR [mailto:<a href="mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr-bounces@hamwan.org</a>] On Behalf Of Rob Martin via PSDR<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:36 PM<br></div><div dir="ltr">> To: Puget Sound Data Ring<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Subject: [HamWAN PSDR] East Tiger – PTZ Camera<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> The PTZ camera at ETiger has been unreliable for some time.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> Rich (KF7BJI) and I were at the site yesterday (2020-08-07), and now I can fill in some of the details.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> The camera is located about three-quarters of the way up the tower used by the SeaTac Repeater Association. This tower is about 50m away from the ETiger HamWAN site. STRA uses the callsign W7WWI on most of its repeaters.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> The POE power supply and the Cat5 cable up the tower have been damaged by a lightning strike.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> The power supply needs to be replaced.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> The Cat5 cable has water inside the jacket, something that went unnoticed until the damaged Ethernet connector was cut off. Water dripped out, lots of it. Most of the cable runs tight against the tower, and I speculate that the outer jacket was punctured by the lightning.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> I am hoping that the camera itself may still be functional. Despite the above problems, there were occasions when images could be recovered. If the power to the camera was disconnected for an hour or so, the camera worked for a few minutes after restart.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> The repair will involve a tower climb to replace the cable. Unfortunately we will have to open the camera’s sealed enclosure to access the cable end.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> We hope to have this work done soon. No promises!<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> Rob K7QJ<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">> PSDR mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20200808/201cba71/attachment-0001.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20200808/201cba71/attachment-0001.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 4<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2020 18:52:37 -0700<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Doug Kingston <<a href="mailto:dpk@randomnotes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dpk@randomnotes.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: Puget Sound Data Ring <<a href="mailto:psdr@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr@hamwan.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cc: Rob Martin <<a href="mailto:rgmrob@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rgmrob@yahoo.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] East Tiger – PTZ Camera<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID:<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <CAGPaoUsMPnQCKtQpO+7x+wCBFaEaHJQ1xgHWraPS+<a href="mailto:PhsnmJsug@mail.gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PhsnmJsug@mail.gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">So far, all I have heard is speculation. Lets try and get some facts<br></div><div dir="ltr">before making decisions.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-Doug-<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 5:59 PM Kenny Richards <<a href="mailto:richark@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">richark@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Just my $0.02 - but if the camera was hit by lightning, it needs to be<br></div><div dir="ltr">> replaced. It will always be iffy now...<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Sent via radio waves!<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> On Aug 8, 2020, at 4:49 PM, Rob Salsgiver <<a href="mailto:rob@nr3o.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rob@nr3o.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Rob,<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Do you know what kind of cable it was?<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Rob S<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> *From:* PSDR [mailto:<a href="mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr-bounces@hamwan.org</a>] *On Behalf Of *Rob Martin<br></div><div dir="ltr">> via PSDR<br></div><div dir="ltr">> *Sent:* Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:36 PM<br></div><div dir="ltr">> *To:* Puget Sound Data Ring<br></div><div dir="ltr">> *Subject:* [HamWAN PSDR] East Tiger – PTZ Camera<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> The PTZ camera at ETiger has been unreliable for some time.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Rich (KF7BJI) and I were at the site yesterday (2020-08-07), and now I can<br></div><div dir="ltr">> fill in some of the details.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> The camera is located about three-quarters of the way up the tower used by<br></div><div dir="ltr">> the SeaTac Repeater Association. This tower is about 50m away from the<br></div><div dir="ltr">> ETiger HamWAN site. STRA uses the callsign W7WWI on most of its repeaters.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> The POE power supply and the Cat5 cable up the tower have been damaged by<br></div><div dir="ltr">> a lightning strike.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> The power supply needs to be replaced.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> The Cat5 cable has water inside the jacket, something that went unnoticed<br></div><div dir="ltr">> until the damaged Ethernet connector was cut off. Water dripped out, lots<br></div><div dir="ltr">> of it. Most of the cable runs tight against the tower, and I speculate that<br></div><div dir="ltr">> the outer jacket was punctured by the lightning.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> I am hoping that the camera itself may still be functional. Despite the<br></div><div dir="ltr">> above problems, there were occasions when images could be recovered. If the<br></div><div dir="ltr">> power to the camera was disconnected for an hour or so, the camera worked<br></div><div dir="ltr">> for a few minutes after restart.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> The repair will involve a tower climb to replace the cable. Unfortunately<br></div><div dir="ltr">> we will have to open the camera’s sealed enclosure to access the cable end.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> We hope to have this work done soon. No promises!<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Rob K7QJ<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">> PSDR mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">> PSDR mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20200808/b028eeb6/attachment-0001.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20200808/b028eeb6/attachment-0001.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 5<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2020 19:38:18 -0700<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Darcy Buskermolen <<a href="mailto:darcyb@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">darcyb@gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: Puget Sound Data Ring <<a href="mailto:psdr@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr@hamwan.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cc: Rob Martin <<a href="mailto:rgmrob@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rgmrob@yahoo.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] East Tiger – PTZ Camera<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID:<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <CAMafQWBzaKHqBxJ0mX5SxeCnGcXN8bf9JSyzo_w+<a href="mailto:BUhYhQtw_w@mail.gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BUhYhQtw_w@mail.gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">My first thought is, if we know a tower climb is needed to replace the<br></div><div dir="ltr">cable, and there is a greater than 0% chance the camera is faulted, why not<br></div><div dir="ltr">just replace it. If the cam turns out fine, redeploy it elseware... Just<br></div><div dir="ltr">my $0.02cdn<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On Sat., Aug. 8, 2020, 18:53 Doug Kingston, <<a href="mailto:dpk@randomnotes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dpk@randomnotes.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">> So far, all I have heard is speculation. Lets try and get some facts<br></div><div dir="ltr">> before making decisions.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> -Doug-<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 5:59 PM Kenny Richards <<a href="mailto:richark@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">richark@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Just my $0.02 - but if the camera was hit by lightning, it needs to be<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> replaced. It will always be iffy now...<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Sent via radio waves!<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> On Aug 8, 2020, at 4:49 PM, Rob Salsgiver <<a href="mailto:rob@nr3o.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rob@nr3o.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Rob,<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Do you know what kind of cable it was?<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Rob S<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> *From:* PSDR [mailto:<a href="mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr-bounces@hamwan.org</a>] *On Behalf Of *Rob Martin<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> via PSDR<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:36 PM<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> *To:* Puget Sound Data Ring<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> *Subject:* [HamWAN PSDR] East Tiger – PTZ Camera<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> The PTZ camera at ETiger has been unreliable for some time.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Rich (KF7BJI) and I were at the site yesterday (2020-08-07), and now I<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> can fill in some of the details.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> The camera is located about three-quarters of the way up the tower used<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> by the SeaTac Repeater Association. This tower is about 50m away from the<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> ETiger HamWAN site. STRA uses the callsign W7WWI on most of its repeaters.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> The POE power supply and the Cat5 cable up the tower have been damaged by<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> a lightning strike.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> The power supply needs to be replaced.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> The Cat5 cable has water inside the jacket, something that went unnoticed<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> until the damaged Ethernet connector was cut off. Water dripped out, lots<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> of it. Most of the cable runs tight against the tower, and I speculate that<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> the outer jacket was punctured by the lightning.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> I am hoping that the camera itself may still be functional. Despite the<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> above problems, there were occasions when images could be recovered. If the<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> power to the camera was disconnected for an hour or so, the camera worked<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> for a few minutes after restart.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> The repair will involve a tower climb to replace the cable. Unfortunately<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> we will have to open the camera’s sealed enclosure to access the cable end.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> We hope to have this work done soon. No promises!<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Rob K7QJ<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> PSDR mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> PSDR mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">> PSDR mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20200808/da887274/attachment-0001.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20200808/da887274/attachment-0001.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 6<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2020 23:57:19 -0700<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Doug Kingston <<a href="mailto:dpk@randomnotes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dpk@randomnotes.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: Puget Sound Data Ring <<a href="mailto:psdr@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr@hamwan.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] East Tiger – PTZ Camera<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID:<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <CAGPaoUsqk0_uqWf9L2d4wZTGbtQoEHsfJ8qD32MtJjwDTcsH+<a href="mailto:Q@mail.gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Q@mail.gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Darcy, that is not an unreasonable call at all. We can afford to do that,<br></div><div dir="ltr">luckily. We know the cable is bad; that is a fact.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-Doug-<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 7:38 PM Darcy Buskermolen <<a href="mailto:darcyb@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">darcyb@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">> My first thought is, if we know a tower climb is needed to replace the<br></div><div dir="ltr">> cable, and there is a greater than 0% chance the camera is faulted, why not<br></div><div dir="ltr">> just replace it. If the cam turns out fine, redeploy it elseware... Just<br></div><div dir="ltr">> my $0.02cdn<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> On Sat., Aug. 8, 2020, 18:53 Doug Kingston, <<a href="mailto:dpk@randomnotes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dpk@randomnotes.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> So far, all I have heard is speculation. Lets try and get some facts<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> before making decisions.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> -Doug-<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 5:59 PM Kenny Richards <<a href="mailto:richark@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">richark@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> Just my $0.02 - but if the camera was hit by lightning, it needs to be<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> replaced. It will always be iffy now...<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> Sent via radio waves!<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> On Aug 8, 2020, at 4:49 PM, Rob Salsgiver <<a href="mailto:rob@nr3o.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rob@nr3o.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> Rob,<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> Do you know what kind of cable it was?<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> Rob S<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> *From:* PSDR [mailto:<a href="mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr-bounces@hamwan.org</a>] *On Behalf Of *Rob Martin<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> via PSDR<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:36 PM<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> *To:* Puget Sound Data Ring<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> *Subject:* [HamWAN PSDR] East Tiger – PTZ Camera<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> The PTZ camera at ETiger has been unreliable for some time.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> Rich (KF7BJI) and I were at the site yesterday (2020-08-07), and now I<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> can fill in some of the details.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> The camera is located about three-quarters of the way up the tower used<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> by the SeaTac Repeater Association. This tower is about 50m away from the<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> ETiger HamWAN site. STRA uses the callsign W7WWI on most of its repeaters.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> The POE power supply and the Cat5 cable up the tower have been damaged<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> by a lightning strike.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> The power supply needs to be replaced.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> The Cat5 cable has water inside the jacket, something that went<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> unnoticed until the damaged Ethernet connector was cut off. Water dripped<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> out, lots of it. Most of the cable runs tight against the tower, and I<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> speculate that the outer jacket was punctured by the lightning.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> I am hoping that the camera itself may still be functional. Despite the<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> above problems, there were occasions when images could be recovered. If the<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> power to the camera was disconnected for an hour or so, the camera worked<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> for a few minutes after restart.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> The repair will involve a tower climb to replace the cable.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> Unfortunately we will have to open the camera’s sealed enclosure to access<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> the cable end.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> We hope to have this work done soon. No promises!<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> Rob K7QJ<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> PSDR mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> <a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> <a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> PSDR mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> <a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>> <a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> PSDR mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">> PSDR mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="mailto:PSDR@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PSDR@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/mailman/listinfo/psdr</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20200808/dba058f5/attachment-0001.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.hamwan.net/pipermail/psdr/attachments/20200808/dba058f5/attachment-0001.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 7<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2020 04:10:19 -0700<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Bart Kus <<a href="mailto:me@bartk.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">me@bartk.us</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: <a href="mailto:psdr@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [HamWAN PSDR] East Tiger – PTZ Camera<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:c7efaf42-c693-6002-4128-731ccf3e6609@bartk.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">c7efaf42-c693-6002-4128-731ccf3e6609@bartk.us</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Rob,<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You're sending email from not your email address. It's showing as <br></div><div dir="ltr">coming from the mailing list address itself.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">How did you conclude the issue was a lightning strike? Water logged <br></div><div dir="ltr">cables can leak water into connectors. Powered RJ45s that are wet <br></div><div dir="ltr">undergo electrolysis and corrosion. I'd also like to know what cable + <br></div><div dir="ltr">connectors were used for this installation.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">This camera should have a pigtail that the CAT5 plugs into. Why do you <br></div><div dir="ltr">need to open the camera housing?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Do you have any pictures of your recent visit?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">--Bart<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On 8/8/2020 11:57 PM, Doug Kingston wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Darcy, that is not an unreasonable call at all. We can afford to do <br></div><div dir="ltr">> that, luckily. We know the cable is bad; that is a fact.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> -Doug-<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 7:38 PM Darcy Buskermolen <<a href="mailto:darcyb@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">darcyb@gmail.com</a> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:darcyb@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">darcyb@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> My first thought is, if we know a tower climb is needed to replace<br></div><div dir="ltr">> the cable, and there is a greater than 0% chance the camera is<br></div><div dir="ltr">> faulted, why not just replace it. If the cam turns out fine,<br></div><div dir="ltr">> redeploy it elseware... Just my $0.02cdn<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> On Sat., Aug. 8, 2020, 18:53 Doug Kingston, <<a href="mailto:dpk@randomnotes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dpk@randomnotes.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:dpk@randomnotes.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dpk@randomnotes.org</a>>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> So far, all I have heard is speculation. Lets try and get<br></div><div dir="ltr">> some facts before making decisions.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> -Doug-<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 5:59 PM Kenny Richards<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <<a href="mailto:richark@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">richark@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:richark@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">richark@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Just my $0.02 - but if the camera was hit by lightning, it<br></div><div dir="ltr">> needs to be replaced. It will always be iffy now...<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Sent via radio waves!<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> On Aug 8, 2020, at 4:49 PM, Rob Salsgiver <<a href="mailto:rob@nr3o.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rob@nr3o.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rob@nr3o.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rob@nr3o.com</a>>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Rob,<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Do you know what kind of cable it was?<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Rob S<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> *From:*PSDR [mailto:<a href="mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr-bounces@hamwan.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:psdr-bounces@hamwan.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">psdr-bounces@hamwan.org</a>>] *On Behalf Of *Rob<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Martin via PSDR<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:36 PM<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> *To:* Puget Sound Data Ring<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> *Subject:* [HamWAN PSDR] East Tiger – PTZ Camera<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> The PTZ camera at ETiger has been unreliable for some time.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> Rich (KF7BJI) and I were at the site yesterday<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> (2020-08-07), and now I can fill in some of the details.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> The camera is located about three-quarters of the way up<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> the tower used by the SeaTac Repeater Association. This<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> tower is about 50m away from the ETiger HamWAN site. STRA<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> uses the callsign W7WWI on most of its repeaters.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> The POE power supply and the Cat5 cable up the tower have<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> been damaged by a lightning strike.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> The power supply needs to be replaced.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> The Cat5 cable has water inside the jacket, something<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> that went unnoticed until the damaged Ethernet connector<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> was cut off. Water dripped out, lots of it. Most of the<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> cable runs tight against the tower, and I speculate that<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> the outer jacket was punctured by the lightning.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> I am hoping that the camera itself may still be<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> functional. Despite the above problems, there were<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> occasions when images could be recovered. If the power to<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> the camera was disconnected for an hour or so, the camera<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> worked for a few minutes after restart.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> The repair will involve a tower climb to replace the<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> cable. Unfortunately we will have to open the camera’s<br></div><div dir="ltr">>> sealed enclosure to access the cable end.<br></div><div dir="ltr">>><br></div><div dir="ltr">>> We hope to have this work done soon. 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