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I am in the process of installing some cameras. I have 4 wireless IP cameras that will be positioned to give a stern view and engine room monitoring, feeding to their own network router that is connected to a small TV. I can view one or all 4 cameras at once, rotate through each camera with pre-defined time intervals and also set them to record to an SD card if motion is detected. It all works well.
But I do need to power each camera and the router with 5 VDC, and at present have 5 wall warts - one for each component. Each wart can take 90-250 VAC, 50-60 Hz power input and produce 5 VDC up to 1 amp. I am thinking of putting several of these warts in parallel, and then run just one 5 VDC, 14 gauge wire towards the stern to power the cameras. The plan is to run each wart into a bus via 1 amp fuses. I need to check camera power consumption to know how many I would need. I am assuming that this parallel combination will mean that none of the warts gets overloaded. And also that I wont get significant voltage drop by using 14 ga. wire.
Will this work? Are there any issues with doing this?
But I do need to power each camera and the router with 5 VDC, and at present have 5 wall warts - one for each component. Each wart can take 90-250 VAC, 50-60 Hz power input and produce 5 VDC up to 1 amp. I am thinking of putting several of these warts in parallel, and then run just one 5 VDC, 14 gauge wire towards the stern to power the cameras. The plan is to run each wart into a bus via 1 amp fuses. I need to check camera power consumption to know how many I would need. I am assuming that this parallel combination will mean that none of the warts gets overloaded. And also that I wont get significant voltage drop by using 14 ga. wire.
Will this work? Are there any issues with doing this?
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