Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam
I can't imagine anything smoother or more reliable than my 50+ year-old 870, but I'll take your word for it! Greg > I'm partial to my Remington 31, the smoothest pump action shotgun ever > made. They're very hard to find though. Mine is almost 100 years old and > still busting birds. I blew it on a duck with it this year but last year > it took 13 grouse, 2 pheasant and a wood duck. > Curt > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 2:50 PM, Rick Knoble via > Mercedes wrote: > I still maintain that > probably the best security system is a driveway lined with old rusty > appliances, couches, etc. > > Remington 870. > > > Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam
I'm partial to my Remington 31, the smoothest pump action shotgun ever made. They're very hard to find though. Mine is almost 100 years old and still busting birds. I blew it on a duck with it this year but last year it took 13 grouse, 2 pheasant and a wood duck. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 2:50 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > I still maintain that probably the best security system is a driveway lined with old rusty appliances, couches, etc. Remington 870. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam
Nothing like the sound of racking a shotgun to send a bad guy running… -D > On Nov 7, 2022, at 12:50 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > >> I still maintain that probably the best security system is a driveway lined >> with old rusty appliances, couches, etc. > > Remington 870. > > > Rick > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam
> I still maintain that probably the best security system is a driveway lined > with old rusty appliances, couches, etc. Remington 870. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam
I’ve got a coupla old geezer wheelers I was thinking to turn into rolling Terminators. Put stereo cameras on it, laser trackers, remote paintball turret, maybe even a 5W laser for deterrence, pepper sprayers, wasp spray cans, tracks. Of course it would still be vulnerable to jamming but it would cause a reappraisal I’m sure. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Nov 7, 2022, at 11:17 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> >> If a “professional” thief wanted into my house I'm sure the cameras would be >> a minor inconvenience. > > It's all about risk/effort vs reward. Nothing will protect you if YOU are > the designated target. > But having to remote-paint cameras, etc., is a whole lot more trouble than > buying (or making) > a spark-gap jammer. Flip a switch and walk on in. Makes YOUR house, with > recognizably > wireless cameras, much more attractive if he thinks he has pushbutton defeat. > > Better than a motion-activated security light is probably a motion-activated > drone flyby. > A casual thief is not going to stick around after being buzzed! > > I still maintain that probably the best security system is a driveway lined > with old > rusty appliances, couches, etc. Push that perceived reward down to zero, and > they'll stay away in droves. > > -- Jim > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam
> So are you suggesting that Cathey Acres has a driveway lined with such > detritus? Cathey is married. What do YOU think? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam
True. And there’s nothing that would make my house any more attractive than my neighbor’s. Especially since in this case some of my neighbors are Airbnbs, which would be far easier to knock off, I would bet. We have motion activated security lights, and there’s also my son’s girlfriend’s dog, too. Woof! So are you suggesting that Cathey Acres has a driveway lined with such detritus? -D > On Nov 7, 2022, at 9:16 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: > >> If a “professional” thief wanted into my house I'm sure the cameras would be >> a minor inconvenience. > > It's all about risk/effort vs reward. Nothing will protect you if YOU are > the designated target. > But having to remote-paint cameras, etc., is a whole lot more trouble than > buying (or making) > a spark-gap jammer. Flip a switch and walk on in. Makes YOUR house, with > recognizably > wireless cameras, much more attractive if he thinks he has pushbutton defeat. > > Better than a motion-activated security light is probably a motion-activated > drone flyby. > A casual thief is not going to stick around after being buzzed! > > I still maintain that probably the best security system is a driveway lined > with old > rusty appliances, couches, etc. Push that perceived reward down to zero, and > they'll stay away in droves. > > -- Jim > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam
> If a “professional” thief wanted into my house I'm sure the cameras would be > a minor inconvenience. It's all about risk/effort vs reward. Nothing will protect you if YOU are the designated target. But having to remote-paint cameras, etc., is a whole lot more trouble than buying (or making) a spark-gap jammer. Flip a switch and walk on in. Makes YOUR house, with recognizably wireless cameras, much more attractive if he thinks he has pushbutton defeat. Better than a motion-activated security light is probably a motion-activated drone flyby. A casual thief is not going to stick around after being buzzed! I still maintain that probably the best security system is a driveway lined with old rusty appliances, couches, etc. Push that perceived reward down to zero, and they'll stay away in droves. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam
If a “professional” thief wanted into my house I'm sure the cameras would be a minor inconvenience. I can think of any number of ways I could disable a camera, WiFi or otherwise, without ever dealing with the WiFi aspect. The solar cell appears to have a glass cover. Im not sure what the film was on top of it. My new ones don’t appear to have it from what I can tell. It’s not a shipping thing or anything like that, more like a coating. And we’re ideal for testing against UV, being at 7,000’ MSL. The UV will nuke the p*ss out of anything around here in short order if it’s exposed to the sun with any frequency. Easy to get a quick tan or sunburn, though. -D > On Nov 7, 2022, at 8:35 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: > > Still can't help but wonder if a professional thief wouldn't just equip > himself with a wifi jammer to take out all these 'e-z' security systems > before approaching a target. > > Plastic not good under UV light. Solar panels should have glass faces, > but one good hailstorm... > > -- Jim > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam
Thanks for the tip, Jim. On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 10:36 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Still can't help but wonder if a professional thief wouldn't just equip > himself with a wifi jammer to take out all these 'e-z' security systems > before approaching a target. > > Plastic not good under UV light. Solar panels should have glass faces, > but one good hailstorm... > > -- Jim > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam
Still can't help but wonder if a professional thief wouldn't just equip himself with a wifi jammer to take out all these 'e-z' security systems before approaching a target. Plastic not good under UV light. Solar panels should have glass faces, but one good hailstorm... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam
Mine seems to be holding up and getting enough photons, it is under a small overhang and doesn't really get a lot of sun anyway but it does OK. The mount is crap but I got it tight enough after some fiddling, and turned the ball track almost horizontal so it doesn't have ED anymore. I have got a couple of alerts at night, it looks like a swarm of some kind of insects that triggered it, they are maybe attracted to the IR light or something, I don't know if it is even shining when it is quiet. Takes some pretty good night vids though. --FT On 11/7/22 9:19 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: I haven’t had sunlight issues with any of mine, but I will say the mount leaves a lot to be desired. The new one I put on the front of the house had to be retightened as it “drooped” slowly over a number of hours. Once i tightened it with a set of channelocks it was fine, but being plastic I was reluctant to do so. -D On Nov 7, 2022, at 7:10 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I think I might need to move one of mine as I don’t think it’s getting enough sun. I have not checked it this morning but as of yesterday it’s at around 87% where the rest are at or around 100 most of the time. I thought it was in a good spot but after watching it, it seems to only get a couple of hours of full sun. I think the roof overhang is too much. I have also noticed my front door one has slowly dropped a bit. Not a whole lot but I can tell i can see about a foot more of the corner of the porch compared to a couple of weeks ago. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 7, 2022, at 8:05 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: For those who have been following the solar security camera discussion, I’ve got a support experience with these folks to share: When I was clearing some stuff from the gutters last week I noticed that there was a thin film of something on the solar panel of the camera that covers my front door. It’s been in service for over a year, and is the first S40 solar camera I bought. It didn’t appear to be anything catastrophic, just some sort of coating on the panel that was peeling off. I opened a support ticket with them about this late on Friday. I got a response this morning, telling me that they had reviewed the issue and found that it would not affect the camera, but they would send me a replacement anyway if I wanted. I wasn’t really worried about what I found, but I figured if they want to give me a replacement, I’ll take it. -D [cid:5C0D8879-E09F-44A6-A144-F3CBED0F5CD9@openvpn] [cid:D3616E74-1C1A-4C89-AFC2-4ED9A6032DB2@openvpn] ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam
I haven’t had sunlight issues with any of mine, but I will say the mount leaves a lot to be desired. The new one I put on the front of the house had to be retightened as it “drooped” slowly over a number of hours. Once i tightened it with a set of channelocks it was fine, but being plastic I was reluctant to do so. -D > On Nov 7, 2022, at 7:10 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I think I might need to move one of mine as I don’t think it’s getting enough > sun. I have not checked it this morning but as of yesterday it’s at around > 87% where the rest are at or around 100 most of the time. I thought it was in > a good spot but after watching it, it seems to only get a couple of hours of > full sun. I think the roof overhang is too much. > > I have also noticed my front door one has slowly dropped a bit. Not a whole > lot but I can tell i can see about a foot more of the corner of the porch > compared to a couple of weeks ago. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 7, 2022, at 8:05 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> For those who have been following the solar security camera discussion, >> I’ve got a support experience with these folks to share: >> >> When I was clearing some stuff from the gutters last week I noticed that >> there was a thin film of something on the solar panel of the camera that >> covers my front door. It’s been in service for over a year, and is the first >> S40 solar camera I bought. It didn’t appear to be anything catastrophic, >> just some sort of coating on the panel that was peeling off. >> >> I opened a support ticket with them about this late on Friday. I got a >> response this morning, telling me that they had reviewed the issue and found >> that it would not affect the camera, but they would send me a replacement >> anyway if I wanted. >> >> I wasn’t really worried about what I found, but I figured if they want to >> give me a replacement, I’ll take it. >> >> -D >> >> [cid:5C0D8879-E09F-44A6-A144-F3CBED0F5CD9@openvpn] >> >> [cid:D3616E74-1C1A-4C89-AFC2-4ED9A6032DB2@openvpn] >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam
I think I might need to move one of mine as I don’t think it’s getting enough sun. I have not checked it this morning but as of yesterday it’s at around 87% where the rest are at or around 100 most of the time. I thought it was in a good spot but after watching it, it seems to only get a couple of hours of full sun. I think the roof overhang is too much. I have also noticed my front door one has slowly dropped a bit. Not a whole lot but I can tell i can see about a foot more of the corner of the porch compared to a couple of weeks ago. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 7, 2022, at 8:05 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > For those who have been following the solar security camera discussion, I’ve > got a support experience with these folks to share: > > When I was clearing some stuff from the gutters last week I noticed that > there was a thin film of something on the solar panel of the camera that > covers my front door. It’s been in service for over a year, and is the first > S40 solar camera I bought. It didn’t appear to be anything catastrophic, just > some sort of coating on the panel that was peeling off. > > I opened a support ticket with them about this late on Friday. I got a > response this morning, telling me that they had reviewed the issue and found > that it would not affect the camera, but they would send me a replacement > anyway if I wanted. > > I wasn’t really worried about what I found, but I figured if they want to > give me a replacement, I’ll take it. > > -D > > [cid:5C0D8879-E09F-44A6-A144-F3CBED0F5CD9@openvpn] > > [cid:D3616E74-1C1A-4C89-AFC2-4ED9A6032DB2@openvpn] > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
