Bill wrote:
In message , JakeD
writes
Harry Bloomfield wrote in
. uk:

JakeD formulated the question :
I'm installing a number of security cameras on the external walls of
my house. I am interested in also installing some sort of rain
protection for same. The first thing that sprang to mind was to use
inverted quarter- sphere uplighter housings. However, buying the
housing alone without the light-holder and other gubbins is not easy,
and paying out for the full enchilada can be pricey - when you want
six! Can anyone suggest anything else?

JakeD

Cheap as chips halogen outdoor flood light units - just take the lamp
out and point the camera through the glass fronted housing.


Thanks to all for the suggestions. My cameras are already supposedly
weather-proof, but I am thinking that rain drops collecting on the front
lense could be an issue. I am hoping not to put any extra glass
in-between
the camera and the target area, because my cameras have IR LEDS, which I
think would be reflected back at the camera by glss. The 110mm plastic
pipe
idea seems worth exploring.

JakeD

One other thing to remember, spiders just love to spin their webs in
front of CCTV cameras, don't make it too easy for them.

Replace some of the LEDs with motion triggered lasers?

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Tciao for Now!

John.