Can you plug in into AC and use it for hours. Looking for a light that will block a surviellance camera 24 hours a day. Thank for any suggestions
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You most certainly can. This Dorcy 41-101080 is an awesome piece of equipment!!
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Haven't done that kind of research on the device, but to prevent draining, you could always unplug the battery from the light. Mine has been unplugged for months. I have yet to charge the battery since first receiving it, but connected the light yesterday and it still as bright as ever and runs all four phases without issue (high, low, intermittent flash, off).
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If you're not worried about the "safety" aspect, I've plugged mine into the same kind of timer I use for the lights when I'm on vacation. However, mine is really old, so I don't know if the electronic timer ones will go on for a pre-specified time at a pre-specified setting or if you have to set that info at the moment you power it on.
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I don't think I would worry about leaving it on overnight. We had it running for 8 hours at a time. The wire that burned out did not cause any problems other than making the unit inoperable.
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You have to have power from somewhere, which means running a wire to the camera. Agasio can best tell you what is required, but you presumably need a 12V power line, most likely transformed from an AC power source. If you want something than runs off a rechargeable power cell, this isn't it.
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No noise, but you are considering a day camera not a day/night camera. Camera with night capacity needs infrared lamp for darkness. The day camera does not need infrared lamp. I have both and they work well, but cost has jumped considerably since netgear took over. Adding cameras to system is much higher now. Wish I had bought a different system now because adding cameras is very expensive and don't want to keep investing more and more.
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It is AC powered so you have to plug it in to AC outlet or extension cord. The motion detect is done via dvr. It will work during the day from behind a window but not at night since IR will reflect off the glass and washout the picture
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I don't know I hadn't thought of trying that, it has a 2 hour battery according to the instructions. But you can run it on AC also. Sorry I wasn't much help.
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There is NOT an a/C adaptor for it. I have not tried connecting to an outlet by using my iPhone charger so I'm not sure it would work. Don't know if it void warranty. Good question; I'm going to look into it. Sorry I wasn't much help. I love the camera though.
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It can only be used during the day. It has no flash or night vision. It is however a great scouting tool. I would scout during lunch and find a promising spot put the plot watcher in and go hunt another spot. Then retrieve the camera the next day at lunch and see if that spot is worth hunting and put it in another promising spot. You are in effect doubling you scouting efforts. I would spend the extra money and get the Plot Watcher Pro.
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Hi Kim. There is an on off switch on the back of the light. I think you could plug it into a timer without a problem. Sounds like a great idea. Good luck!
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I usually give it 3-4 hours ahead of when I'm going to be taking photos...it's more of a "play it safe" thing I do. So sorry, I can't give you the exact time it takes. Normally, I plug it in the night before I need it.
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The battery life depends on the battery you use (remember to buy two). Also two lights would work, but I personally use this light panel as a fill light and use other lights for accent. Remember, the more lights you use, the more dynamic the shot is.
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www.cibsecurity.com. Doing this over again I would not buy from them. Check out products at Costco if you have one or Sam's Club you get the idea. My cpu took some time to sort itself out and function properly. Out of the box it malfunctioned causing loss if data on the one time I could have caught and saved an image of the person harrassing us. There are many other options out there. Do your research but I for one DO NOT recommend this company. Also the SONY super HD cameras do NOT resolve a clear image at night beyond 10 or so feet. These cameras like most like this I think, cannot be placed indoors to film the outside at night. During the day is fine. I tried this trying to have my camera unseen by the intruder. The LED reflections of your window glass creates a bright light at night time blocking the view.
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That's what I use mine for. I have a switch in the dash that let's me turn it on any time I want. I don't leave it on constantly, just long enough to check the trailer when I'm towing. I have left it on for a few hours at a time. It worked just fine.I think the camera is pretty tough. Goes thru car washes and Michigan winters with no issues. I rate it pretty high.
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From my experience, as long as the unit is attached to the charger and AC is active, the light stays on. I usually plug it in only when the unit seems low and leave it plugged in overnight.
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Nope, you can only use it in the day time as the light sensors wont allow it to properly attach to your camera at night