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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Topic started by: GMBAL4 on August 03, 2006, 07:04:54 PM

Title: can the ninja remote work outside
Post by: GMBAL4 on August 03, 2006, 07:04:54 PM: just what the subject line states this is where I have it as of now and it works great I`m just concerned about rain?
Title: Re: can the ninja remote work outside
Post by: Tuicemen on August 03, 2006, 09:56:17 PM: I have mine outside as well but it is located under an overhang! ;)
Title: Re: can the ninja remote work outside
Post by: GMBAL4 on August 03, 2006, 10:48:11 PM: cool thanks a lot
Title: Re: can the ninja remote work outside
Post by: JimC on August 04, 2006, 07:09:56 AM: I have had two located outside for over a year, one protected and one exposed to the weather. Both are still working fine. this is in PA where we get both rain and snow.The only time I ever had a problem was when I mounted one upside down and the rain did get in. Dried it out and it started to work again and I am still using it.
Title: Re: can the ninja remote work outside
Post by: Tuicemen on August 04, 2006, 03:33:17 PM: GMBAL4: No problem :) I have a wired cam on mine. Cam is over 8 years, pan & tilt Not quite a year. One bit of advice "Don't try to run it after or during a Ice Storm, you could burn out the unit!" Wait for the ice to melt of it first! ;) :D ;D
Title: Re: can the ninja remote work outside
Post by: GMBAL4 on August 11, 2006, 02:34:03 AM: hey guys thanks a lot ;D
Title: Re: can the ninja remote work outside
Post by: Brian H on August 11, 2006, 06:55:48 AM: Tuicemen; Oh frozen gears?
Title: Re: can the ninja remote work outside
Post by: -Bill- (of wgjohns.com) on August 11, 2006, 09:30:45 PM: Quote from: Brian H on August 11, 2006, 06:55:48 AM
Tuicemen; Oh frozen gears?
Try: Solid shell of ice coating the outside of the unit! You might as well just glue all the moving parts of the case together. :)
(Please don't try this at home!) ;D
Title: Re: can the ninja remote work outside
Post by: steven r on August 12, 2006, 12:44:10 AM: Quote from: -Bill- (of BXVC) on August 11, 2006, 09:30:45 PM
...Try: Solid shell of ice coating the outside of the unit! You might as well just glue all the moving parts of the case together. :)...
Maybe someone could invent a defrosting heater for them. ;)
Title: Re: can the ninja remote work outside
Post by: -Bill- (of wgjohns.com) on August 12, 2006, 03:39:00 AM: Quote from: steven r on August 12, 2006, 12:44:10 AM
Quote from: -Bill- (of BXVC) on August 11, 2006, 09:30:45 PM
...Try: Solid shell of ice coating the outside of the unit! You might as well just glue all the moving parts of the case together. :)...
Maybe someone could invent a defrosting heater for them. ;)
Why not? They have them for CCTV cameras and satellite dishes.