Wire Gauge

AC operation only - If you are wiring more than one camera to the same transformer, connect one side of the transformer to the same terminal on all cameras, and connect the other side of the transformer to the remaining terminal on all cameras. Failure to connect all of the cameras the same way will cause the cameras to be out of phase with each other and may produce a vertical roll when switching between cameras.

Table A. Recommended Wire Gauge and Wiring Distances

The following are the recommended maximum distances for 24 VAC applications and are calculated with a 10-percent voltage drop. (Ten percent is generally the maximum allowable voltage drop for AC-powered devices.)

 

 

 

 

Wire Gauge

 

 

 

 

Total

 

18

 

16

 

14

 

12

 

10

20

 

 

 

 

vA

(0.5 mm2)

(1.0 mm2)

 

(1.5 mm2)

 

(2.5 mm2)

 

(4.0 mm2)

 

(6.0 mm2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

283

451

 

716

 

1142

 

1811

 

2880

 

(86)

(137)

 

(218)

 

(348)

 

(551)

 

(877)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example: A camera that requires 10 vA and is installed 283 feet (86 m) from the transformer would require a minimum wire gauge of 20 AWG.

NOTE: Wire gauges are standard AWG or metric sizes. Distances are calculated in feet; values in parentheses are meters.

Table B. Video Coaxial Cable Requirements

Cable Type*

Maximum Distance

 

 

RG59/U

750 ft (229 m)

RG6/U

1,000 ft (305 m)

RG11/U

1,500 ft (457 m)

 

 

*Minimum cable requirements: 75 ohms impedance All-copper center conductor

All-copper braided shield with 95% braid coverage

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