| Below is a list of articles with the most recent ones listed first. |
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Indoor Camera Housings by Harry |
Topic: Security Camera Mounts |
| Professionalism, Integrity, Skill, and Discretion. These are key attributes to being a successful technician. I have seen it all, and sometimes I wish I had not. When an old technician starts off with 'there was this one job,' that is always a good time to sit and listen. If someone actually remembe... |
| Published: Monday 17 September, 2007 |
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Surge Suppression by Harry |
Topic: Surge Suppression |
| Mother Nature has not been friendly to low voltage systems. I now laugh looking back on the first “Surge Suppression�? method I was introduced to. I had been through “tech school�? and thought I had a handle on what electricity was, I was WRONG. My supervisor was walking me through trimming ... |
| Published: Friday 14 September, 2007 |
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Hey CCTV Guy! by Harry |
Topic: Dealers / Installers |
| Tools? Would you let your technicians use car keys for screwdrivers?
Yes, before we should ever hop in the truck, estimate the job or think about doing this for a living, the first question you need to ask is do we have all of the necessary tools for a quality installation? Hand tools, hammer-dr... |
| Published: Friday 07 September, 2007 |
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Today's Cameras; The View is Amazing by Harry |
Topic: CCD Security Cameras |
| I enjoy the advances made in the CCD cameras we have today. Just realize that 20 years ago most cameras were the size of a shoe box, were heavy, the lenses were expensive, and cumbersome. The housings and PTZ units were also designed around these bricks. Depending on the requirements, the housing it... |
| Published: Friday 07 September, 2007 |
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DVR Fundamentals by Harry |
Topic: Digital Video Recorders DVRs |
| Not so long ago the “State of the Art� CCTV system consisted of cameras a switcher of some sort and a VCR to record the information. If financing was not an issue, there could have been several VCRs dedicated to recording a single camera, set to sequence through the day. Standard VCRs with T-200... |
| Published: Thursday 06 September, 2007 |
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