Gonna put up an ip camera in the garden and see what wildlife comes by at night.

Edit: job completed. Frigate is pulling the stream…

    • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
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      There’s a specific jacket material that makes it outdoor rated. It is UV resistant and handles temperature variation better. Some are gel filled so that there’s water resistance too. If it’s being buried you need the gel; if it’s an aerial cable you need shielding. The jacket material, gel, and shielding all make the cable harder to work with, and more expensive.

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          I really doubt shielding will make a difference. It’s mostly useful for running it along power lines, through factories or places with lots of EM interference.

          I should hope OPs garden is pretty quiet.

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      Nothing. Looked at work what we had, and outdoor cable was there. We rarely use that so i was welcome to use it

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        It’s been a while since I did cabling but I think there’s a specific jacket material (CMX?) that you need to do direct burial.

        I could also be wrong and PVC is fine as long as you seal the ends.

        I like conduit because I can easily expand capacity/repair/whatever with a vacuum, paper towels and some string.

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          yeah DB is certainly more expensive, for whatever it’s made from. also it’ll have some grease or powdery stuff inside the insulation.

          conduit was always my favorite also!