Is there a box I can buy to store part of the cable in outside? so I can just thread the plug cable through the wall instead.
Not sure what those would be called!","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52025127","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"immy_ashraf"},"datePublished":"2024-01-19T23:56:35.000Z","text":"Outdoor junction box"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52025156","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"freakstyler"},"datePublished":"2024-01-20T00:03:10.000Z","text":"I use these exact boxes for my IP cameras, ELS HP80 - they also come in grey.
amazon.co.uk/Pac…4N/
I've had them up for five years on the outside of the house and they've held up perfectly. I changed over all my cameras last year and found all the boxes bone dry inside, even the one south facing that bakes in the sun was perfect.
I would not recommend round external junction boxes. I cheaped out and bought a load of Schneider branded round boxes from Screwfix for my low voltage garden lighting and a couple of low level cameras I have mounted to a fence, they've all let in water and one even killed one of my WiFi cameras."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52025172","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"AndyRoyd"},"datePublished":"2024-01-20T00:07:07.000Z","text":"Can just use the bung/plug within the waterproofing kit supplied with the cam
If you also don't want to drill a thumping 12mm hole through wall to accommodate the 5.5x2.5mm DC barrel for the power \"plug cable\" and also don't want to chop the TPL power cable you can instead chop a £3.99 5m extension shifted directly by Amazon
amazon.co.uk/dp/…CW/
but you'll be looking to wrap the external mating connection with waterproof tape / similar solution unless you can modify the connection to use the included waterproof seal:
or lash an extension together with virtually any old 2-core (or more) cable and some 5.5x2.5mm screw-terminal connectors, so no solder nor Wago reqd. Example for excess qty under £6 but cheaper single pair available:
amazon.co.uk/dp/…ZW/
Still need to consider waterproofing any exposed power cable mating connection."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52026656","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"crevitz215"},"datePublished":"2024-01-20T10:00:18.000Z","text":"You got any soffits on your garage? Dropping the cable down from your roofline can be tidy.
Otherwise I used a waterproof junction box (think mine was a BG one). Didn’t care about the hole Outside as the box hid it.
I just went out in an inconspicuous corner on the inside."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52026599","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"IAmATeaf"},"datePublished":"2024-01-20T09:52:43.000Z","text":"I used these for all my cams but my cams are Dahua
DAHUA- Water-proof Junction Box PFA130-E amzn.eu/d/40B93uZ
I only needed to drill a 5.5mm hole as I terminated the Ethernet cable with a plug myself. Pretty easy to do and the tools and plugs are pretty cheap if you have a few to do."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52027488","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"melted"},"datePublished":"2024-01-20T11:51:43.000Z","text":"If it comes with a waterproof connector, I'd use that and wrap it with self amalgamating tape to be sure.
You could buy a cheap rj45 crimping tool and some ethernet plugs and just drill a hole big enough for the cable to pass through ebay.co.uk/itm…48?"}],"commentCount":11,"interactionStatistic":3,"articleSection":"Ask"}