Today I've been working once more getting water out of the 'waterproof' mounting box for a Reolink outside i/p camera. Second one this year - I have a lamp post in my driveway with three cameras mounted up high and fed by Cat5E using POE with the powersupply and hub in a close by repurposed 'meter box'.
As before significant water enters (cameras up high facing the prevailing wind unfortunately) and the male crimped Cat5E plug pins corode. The female is an umbilical from the camera and perminently fixed to it but I suspect that it survives as it points downwards in the box thus moisture cannot sit on it.
I had intended today to drill a small drain hole in the box as a drain but was rained off! It occurs to me that the 'Jelly Crimps that BT used to use in external boxes to avoid crimp corrosion in damp conditions would be ideal if in CAT5e male format but even ChatGPT can't find them for me.
As before significant water enters (cameras up high facing the prevailing wind unfortunately) and the male crimped Cat5E plug pins corode. The female is an umbilical from the camera and perminently fixed to it but I suspect that it survives as it points downwards in the box thus moisture cannot sit on it.
I had intended today to drill a small drain hole in the box as a drain but was rained off! It occurs to me that the 'Jelly Crimps that BT used to use in external boxes to avoid crimp corrosion in damp conditions would be ideal if in CAT5e male format but even ChatGPT can't find them for me.
