Approx 2 weeks after SWMBO's new Monte Carlo was delivered - some little ****** decided to kick the bumper and left deep gouges (it might have been better had I put gates on, but I've just finished converting the drive for 2 cars).

 

So - After £150 leaving my account and furnishing the Chips Away guy (he did a cracking job BTW), I decide to invest in CCTV.

 

Bought a Swann DVR 4 camera system - which is pretty bloody good, but it could be a little bit brighter at night.

 

So does anyone know where I can get a decent IR floodlight (with daylight sensor so it comes on at night) from?

 

I can wire it up myself from 240v mains, so no issue there.

 

After parting with £300 for the DVR and £150 for Chips Away (plus the Monte Carlo and vRs - I'm pretty skint, so the cheaper the better.

 

It has to cover approx up to 30 mtr range.

 

 

 

Why don't you just opt for a FLIPPIN powerful LED floodlight, so it the arseholes come back, other people can see them as well

 

LED floodlight

 

Make their lives more difficult and they'll go away :p

You know - I never bloody thought of that..

 

PMSL - Simplest solutions are always the best.

 

 

Well SWMBO is working nights at the moment - so the vRs is parked in her spot - Let me catch them, there will be a vRs going cheap because it's owner is indisposed at her Majesty's pleasure.

 

Personally I say bring back laws which make a man's home his castle..  An intruder breaks into my house and I will do something to protect myself and my son.  That way they wouldn't be allowed onto your driveway to cause damage to / attempt to steal from your car without repercussions.

 

Cheers for the advice

"hang em high" Rod

Years ago I found some high capacity 20,000 Volt capacitors, and came up with a mad plan to rewire the car so that the anti-theft alarm fed them through the body.............

 

Luckily I am a lazy sod, so never went to prison.

I recommend these units. I got the halogen version when it came out and I now specifying these floods on our substations rather than standard pir floods

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+1 for the floodlight with IR sensor. I have 5 CCTV cameras around the house giving 360 coverage (the house is a weird shape - ground floor tenement flat with a two storey house extension - get the gist?) and have three of these lamps giving good coverage.

Things to be aware of when placing them; avoid near Central heating extraction pipes, it's like a disco during winter!, I find strong wind sets then off, if either one of you is a light sleeper try and place it away from a bedroom window, think about where it is focused on, ie will it dazzle you as you drive into/up the drive?

Most of these I have experienced myself. The light near the Central heating was not me though!

Years ago I found some high capacity 20,000 Volt capacitors, and came up with a mad plan to rewire the car so that the anti-theft alarm fed them through the body.............

 

Luckily I am a lazy sod, so never went to prison.

Bit O/T ,but similar problem in one factory. Every so often we'd get a fault that drew a blank. So off out to the canteen for a ciggie and a think. One bloke got out, lit up and had a flash of inspiration. He shot inside, leaving ciggiesand matches on the table, just as the shop floor went for a break. Fault found, he went out to find both gone. Next day ,he got hold of a medium voltage capacitor ,a match box and a strip of conductive bag. Cap inside, conected to conductive material .Box left on table in same position,at same time. Loud shriek , but anything left on table was not moved ever after that .

On the floods, I have a 500w one out the rear of the house. On the 240 v ones, it's possible to make them remote switchable( light switch),or even have a pair where either triggers both using the switch contacts.

Sounds great - shame we can't rig the car - it would probably catch me out one day.

 

I have purchased a cheap PIR flood for now, will get a better one after xmas.

 

Need to finish installing the CCTV - the one round the back isn't connected yet.

 

Crap - I don't think I should have put that.  Still the dogs will sort out anything that gets past the CCTV.

Additionally for close up shot, dash cam left running permanently would get good close up footage if you have one. I would just leave something like a car jump starter pack behind one of front seats they tend to have a 12v socket in them and should last a few days. Then before leaving in morning fire it into house to charge. I hope you catch whoever it was.

 

When these type of threads and nasty incidents occur I always post the same thing, so here you go.

 

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Sounds great - shame we can't rig the car - it would probably catch me out one day.

 

I have purchased a cheap PIR flood for now, will get a better one after xmas.

 

Need to finish installing the CCTV - the one round the back isn't connected yet.

 

Crap - I don't think I should have put that.  Still the dogs will sort out anything that gets past the CCTV.

Possibly a neat solution. Fit a dummy camera complete with a flashing LED in full view, and a covert working camera. Yobs will spot the dummy and head away to where they will be in full view of the operational one. When we had problems round here that's what I did. I even had pictures of folks bum flashing at the dummy , including my Rolly Polly excess fat next door neighbour, who gives the impression of being Mrs Bouquet .