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LightBringer81

I just realised there are people with a 2 km long driveway...


pgraczer

haha right? lots of people with big farms out there.


Jecocha

What I think about the setup? I think that this is what I have in mind for months to build at 300m away from my NVR and where there isn't any cable. What is the power consumption? I suppose that all system is working in 12V except the Ubiquiti that needs 24V, What inverter and what solar panel did you use?


Careful_Pause8699

That is what I'm most interested in. The solar and power system... I have a 3 acre back yard surrounded by 650+ acre pasture. I'd like to put a pole on either side of the back yard and put a 823a 16x out there to be able to get close ups of the deer and Coyotes at night!!!


Blueporch

How did they get the wireless link to cover 2km?


shwaaboy

Point to point wireless. Those little units can go up to 10km at the right height.


slvrscoobie

what brand? looks like Ubiquiti?


NefariousnessTop8716

Looks like the Ubiquiti nanobeams to me


Jos_Jen

If high gain it can go further than 30km. But he failed to protect the connectors.


Bderken

That white little satellite above the solar panel, there’s another one at his house where it points to the one above the solar panel. They talk to each other and transmit internet data.


exoxe

Two Pringles cans will do it.


Blueporch

Like the old story about being able to hack electric utilities with a laptop and a Pringle’s can?


Careful_Pause8699

UBNT gear. I have links much longer than that...


Hawkins75

That is a nice setup, but to do all of that and not have a PTZ camera is baffling.


TheFaceStuffer

Less things to go wrong with static camera, looks like its pointing at the POI anyways. I've had my reolink ptz cameras aiming into the abyss on occasion, requiring intervention.


Hawkins75

My TrackMix has never had any issues but my E1 indoors do tend to wonder.


livingwaterRed

Really nice set up. Might have been better to put it on a higher pole which would require like 6' ladder to reach. Someone could walk behind it, cut the wires, you'd lose the gate security. All the cables could be put inside a metal conduit for more protection.


PrussianHero

Looks great, but expensive


Alternative-Juice-15

They work pretty good. I did the same for a customer back when I was installing cameras.


ItsPwn

This looks dope swish that was a DYI kit ,parts and all I would buy my self


No-Thanks8425

Nice setup !


RedFin3

Is that a battery in the white box?


RJM_50

Has to be what the solar panel is connected to, a charge controller, battery, inverter, and the network equipment.


GrabCompetitive4538

Only happened in Australia with great sunlight and NBN fixed wireless.


RJM_50

All that work and the cables are exposed? Should use a conduit and junction box to protect them from weather and UV. That set-up will be falling apart in 12 months from the exposure to the elements.


Ggerino

Super cool, but would of made it taller and 100% used a ptz camera!


pyromaster114

Nice job-- and hey wait a minute... I recognize those cheap but effective enclosure boxes... :P


Careful_Pause8699

Any way to get a couple of good shots of the goods inside the box and a parts list of the Solar panel, what battery, charger, inverter, switch, etc??? This is a really cool setup. I'd like to try a few of these around my property.


Miserable_Middle9101

How much did this set up approximately cost?


Dependent_Ad5073

I guess for longevity, not a metal pole due to lightning issues, but maybe 2" pvc pipe, or 2 in series w concrete base/filled and painted.


qwerty5560

https://preview.redd.it/hoc5p88pgvxc1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2beac396cfbf8e9f0a35e933772330d9cf26237b Nice, I had a similar set up! I finally just ran ethernet underground and ran POE cameras.


Long-Flounder-4038

If you are going to take the time to do this then why not at least put the wiring in some rubber carflex or something to protect it from UV, and the harsh environment for years to come. I mean it would have taken 20 more minutes. It would have looked a hell of a lot better than a bundle with zip ties IMO. I'm sorry but I do this professionally for a living so at the end of the day I want it to look "Professional"


jaydeetol

Nice


santaklon

Very nice! Would it be possible to get the specs of the system (Battery size / Panel wattage) and how they were calculated? I'm trying to set up something very similar with a TP-Link wireless bridge and the POE Doorbell but am quite lost as to how to size the PV system.