How do you mount a DC power jack on a wall?

[jason2000]

I have an outdoor CCTV camera that requires 12v DC to be supplied to it. To keep things neat, I've thought about mounting a DC power jack onto a blanking plate on the inside wall that the socket end of a 12v DC power supply can then plug into.

Is the above a good idea, or are there better ways of doing this?

Thanks in advance,

Jason.

 

[Specialist]

Hi: Thanks for the reply, now I understand the thinking. Not a problem I've ever had, except on heated camera housings.
All sorts of nasties would try to make a home in them, especially if you were'nt really good at sealing access points. Must be a pain having to go round & clean them so often.

 

[SparkyChick]

Yep, the arachnid issue is a real pi$$er! The worst thing is the glare the web creates when the illuminaters come on at night. That and when snails and slugs decide to take a leisurely stroll over the front

 

[Specialist]

We installed cameras on a hotel years back, which was across the road from a pig farm.
One of the cameras used to get a wasp nest built on & around it, could never figure out why it was only one of the eight external cameras.
This camera was one of a pair that were back to back on the wall, but the other was never touched.