How much is "too much" extra in a cctv cable run? Does leaving "extra" cable for possible future camera moves affect the picture quality? When I say extra, I'm talking over 10-15 feet extra. Also, does coiling the extra cable affect the picture quality?
The longest run so far is about 75 foot.
Thanks for any advice.
rqo
I wouldn't worry about it. It's not going to make that much of a difference on such short runs. If you can't find a nice way of concealing the "extra" (or coiling it neatly out of the way) though, your customer may comment.
I guess that would depend on the cable quality. I have been told that you should have no issues with runs upto 750' of RG-59 95% Cu coax. I can tell you if they are on different buildings or powered from different places you run more risk of having ground loop interferrence than appreciable signal loss.
I ran it myself. (I am the customer, lol.... but your point is well taken)
Thanks!
The cable says, "E111077 CM SIAMESE 2/18AWG + RG59/U 20AWG (UL) C(UL) FT4
076618 FT"I'm not an installer, but a dedicated do-it-'and learn'-yourselfer !
Thanks!
ps: This group has been very educational and a great source of information.
rqo
75 feet is nothing. I always leave extra cable to accomodate moving the camera if possible. 10-15 ft. won't mean anything. js
you'll be fine - just don't make a big coil and lay it down on top of 220VAC line in your attic :-) the center conductor should be solid copper not clad
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Sound like copper CCTV cable. Should be no issue.
You should be fine as Crash says. No issues. The only other thing I can think of is some el cheapo cameras might not be able to push 750' of cable, but for your short runs you should have no problems from the cable.
Thanks! That's good news. So far the picture has been fine.
rqo
You could always hang a few cats from the extra cable loops.
Only if you can't see me do it on the recording....
rqo
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