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Hello everyone.

I’m looking at installing a camera on my garage. The garage has a 16A breaker for the sockets and 6A for lighting.

Am I able to use some 1mm twin and earth to wire the camera straight into the 6A with the lighting?

Thanks

Ryan
 

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Yes, however remember to add a power supply as mains voltage straight into a ring camera makes a small but expensive bang!
 
Yes, however remember to add a power supply as mains voltage straight into a ring camera makes a small but expensive bang!
Oh really? They advertise that you can replace existing outside lights with these cameras so I thought they could simply run on the same wiring.

Is there a power supply you could recommend?

Cheers.

Edit: So I forgot to mention I’m using their “hardwired kit”. Does this have the power supply built in? I’ll add a picture of the info on the kit.

Cheers.
 

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Oh really? They advertise that you can replace existing outside lights with these cameras so I thought they could simply run on the same wiring.

Is there a power supply you could recommend?

Cheers.

Edit: So I forgot to mention I’m using their “hardwired kit”. Does this have the power supply built in? I’ll add a picture of the info on the kit.

Cheers.
My apologies, I had assumed (wrongly) that it was a ring doorbell
The camera is suitable for direct connection to the lighting circuit.
 
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My apologies, I had assumed (wrongly) that it was a ring doorbell
The camera is suitable for direct connection to the lighting circuit.
My fault, I could have made it clearer.

Thanks for the help. :thumbsup:
 
Hello everyone.

I’m looking at installing a camera on my garage. The garage has a 16A breaker for the sockets and 6A for lighting.

Am I able to use some 1mm twin and earth to wire the camera straight into the 6A with the lighting?

Thanks

Ryan
Hopefully there's an RCD feeding the garage Cu.
 
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