The first question you probably need to answer is how you intend to power all 60 cameras? If you buy one external power supply for each camera the wiring is easy but you do need a good ground connection (i.e. large gage wire) connecting the DC negative output of every supply together.You might be able to share a supply between two to four cameras but you need to understand the peak current draws.
James Gentles has the sort of devices you need. See here
I will purchase one external power supply and will try to share it with four cameras. Is there any information available on how to do this, so i will not damage the cameras? Thanks for the suggestion.
Quote from: amavroidis on 11 / May / 2015, 06:28:46I will purchase one external power supply and will try to share it with four cameras. Is there any information available on how to do this, so i will not damage the cameras? Thanks for the suggestion.After looking at some of the recent posts about the amount of current necessary per camera, the safest recommendation is to use one A/C adapter per camera. I assume you are going to use a ACK-DC90 from Canon or an inexpensive knock-off like these. Otherwise, you can use a bigger generic power supply capable of about 8 amps and set for the appropriate voltage to power up to four cameras. Or use a higher voltage supply (approx 12 VDC) and a DC to DC converter per camera so that voltage drops in the power leads don't affect you.Regardless, the one thing you must do is to have a good ground conductor (heavy wire) that connects the negative output terminal of each of the supplies together. If you don't do that, the DC side of each supply just "floats" and significant potential differences can occur between camera, with the potential for electronics damage or nasty electrical shocks to the operator.
I will give it a try with the inexpensive power supply to see how well it works in order to minimize the costs.
I will definitely get an advice from an electrician before i do any experiments by myself.
Do you have another contact info rather than the email in gentles website? I am trying to get in contact with but with no luck.
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