Are those now running off of the old 12v supply with the converters you got?
Yep I am. it’s running just fine. And I’ll add the pan to it and we’ll see how it goes.
WooHoo! Glad it worked as planned. Always nice when it happens that way. 
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You got that right
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I forgot the power supply old power supply is actually powering 2 v2s and one old cctv I forgot to unplug. So I think adding the pan should be fine. But not happening today. Migraine bad.
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I know a little has been released but do you know if the WCO is still going to be 5v ?
I don’t know for sure, but I think I remember someone saying it was USB along with battery, so if so, yes 5vdc. I just don’t remember if it was a Wyze person or someone else that said it though.
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Ok. So I. May keep the v2s outside and add a couple WCO. I might prefer to hard wire them from the research I’ve found. Where do you suggest I buy 12v wire? I couldn’t find 5v bulk wire anywhere. So I figured I’d have to down convert again.
Just a spool of wire? 5v wire and 12v wire would be the same. There are different types of course with different ratings for in wall, etc, but 12v and 5v would be the same. The gauge makes a difference on how much current it can carry and at what distance with heavier gauge needed for longer runs due to voltage drop, but with these cameras, we’re talking low power so nothing too heavy is needed.
I’ve used this type before and it’s rated for in wall use:
https://www.amazon.com/18AWG-Voltage-Conductor-Jacketed-Speaker/dp/B01J4E0KRK/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=low+voltage+wire&qid=1585501815&sr=8-9
18 gauge you think is big enough I was thinking maybe 16 I know 14s probably stretching it is too big but I always like to make sure I have more than what I need but I don’t wanna go overboard and I don’t wanna pay more than I have to either but I’d be running a fairly good distance because I’d be running from the basement up to the first floor passed it up into the attic and then out so be a pretty good distance I should see what gauge the current wire is
Here’s a calculator that determines voltage drop over a span of each gage wire and the length you can use for each. For a V2 camera figure no more than 1 amp max per camera which is the rating of the stock power supply. Although in reality the camera probably only draws about 1/2 -3/4 amp since there is cushion built into the stock power supply. I could measure it if you need. Also you’re using step down converters which typically use a starting voltage of 13.8 volts. Your converters should maintain 5vdc as long as the input is within a certain range. I don’t know the specs of your converters, but I would guess they would maintain 5vdc even if the input voltage dropped to 10v.
As far as amp capacity, those cameras probably only need 26 or 28 gauge for safety which is probably what’s in a typical USB cable for the 2 power wires. The problem is when you go longer you need heavier wire, not for safety because it will overheat, but because every cable has resistance and the voltage drop increases with length. You have a cushion using 12v to 5v converters.
I have Rise Broaadband LTE over the air internet. (In the country remember) it utilizes a Poe switch per se. the Ethernet cable comes in from the dish outside and into the Poe. Then another Ethernet comes out and goes to router. It has a power supply too. That’s it. Very simple. But it is very cheap and needs resetting often. Would this be a good replacement. The CS service agent did a good job of telling me to look on Amazon without telling me to look on Amazon for a replacement. Lol
It’s essentially the same but I believe higher quality. They make one a step up in power if needed.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005BQUNEG/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_i_NRRGEbG14DZCZ
Looks good to me, but POE is something I’ve never worked with myself so I have no experience with it. From an electrical point of view, power is power though. So that being said I would think as long as it meets your wattage needs and length it should be fine. That one was up to 100 meters
Ya it’s only a few feet. Lol. It works for directly powering cameras etc. but I’m just going from it to my router that sits beside it.
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Very nice! Great job.
Only problem is I was not able to put a pan in the third location like I wanted to. Do use the existing hole and existing wiring there wasn’t enough room for the pan to essentially stand up so all it would do is just stare at the ground. So I had to put it in the living room and put another V2 out there
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So the pictures at night with these cameras sucked. And someone told me to take a black marker and mark the underside of the lip and right around the lens and that made a huge difference. But there’s still a little bit of improvement that can be done so I think I’m going to either get a new black marker because this one was going dead or use some black tape and mask off because you’ll see there’s a huge difference In the before and after pictures
Before I don’t have a before picture of the front yard camera but you can see it’s very clear now
After
You definitely want flat black, no gloss to it If you have gaffers tape that might work, but the problem is getting anything to stick to silicone. . I used one of the silicone covers with a pan cam when I had it outside for a while and had that glare issue. I changed it out for a V2 and just put it under one of these covers for some protection. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018WJQL0S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I also use an external 12v IR illuminator so I get a lot more night vision and could technically turn of the camera’s built in IR lights if I had glare.