Hello I recently mounted the latest pan camera on the corner of my garage to monitor two sides of the house however i didnt take into account a big ole tree blocking a portion of the view when it turns. Im now thinking of just getting a v4 camera to just mount to stay stationary up there. I dont …

[image] K6CCC: Absolutely NOT. Cut the connectors off both end and you have wire. No, you don’t. Look at the outdoor power adapter. The AC to DC rectifier/transformer is in the middle of the run. Regardless, it makes no sense to chop up a $20 adapter in order to use the $2 worth of USB cab…

[20250627_134041] Took down the Pan camera, replaced with two cam v4, used the splitter, works for for now. Thanks

I had to use a really long extension cord and plugged my Wyze bricks into it, as all the power supplies from Wyze or Amazon with a splitter just wouldn’t work for power on two cameras. That solved my problem.

A single supply can do it but you probably ran into cable length issues, USB is really only good for 15 feet before the voltage drop is too much, and that gets even worse with the thin flat cables. You can sometimes push it to 20 or 25, but better to do it the way you did (I did the same).

[image] dave27: 15 feet Unless you use a USB active extension cable [image] Amazon.com: Amazon Basics USB-A 2.0 Extension Cable, for Printer, Mouse or... Product Description Amazon Basics USB 2.0 Active Extension Cable Type A-Male to A-Female Long Cord - 32 Feet (9.75 Me…

I think you just got lucky. That is a data repeater to regenerate the data signal, it does not do anything about voltage drop for power, even says not to use it with cameras or other “high power” (which with USB 2.0 is actually pretty low power) devices. NOTE: Does not work for charging smartphon…

[image] dave27: I think you just got lucky. I have three of these that have been in use for 2 years outside shielded from the rain and snow. Technically it shouldn’t work like technically a bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly. I remember when HEI ignition was introduced. It supplied about 60…

I’m not saying it shouldn’t work, just that the “active repeater” portion isn’t actually doing anything in your scenario, a standard USB cable of the same length and gauge would work the same way. My guess is the wires in that are a heavier gauge than many cheaper or flat USB cables so that part is…

[image] dave27: MSD That was wicked nasty. For those not in the know, MSD is a company that makes ignition systems for race cars and race car wannabes. MSD means Multiple Spark Discharge. A regular ignition system provides a single spark to the spark plug during the power stroke. This design…

Tom, you are bringing back some great Mopar memories for me. My first car I bought was a 1970 Barracuda. Mine had a 318, but I always wanted a 440 with the six pack carbs like in this video. [1970 Plymouth Cuda 440 Six Pack]

Two cameras on one power supply?

Cameras

dave27 July 6, 2025, 8:24pm 47

Moved to Continuation of car thread (or powering your wyze cams off a distributor)

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