Foscam FI9900P Outdoor HD 1080P Wireless Plug and Play IP Camera

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After setting this camera up, I must say its a very good quality wireless IP camera. Foscam has always been making very good quality surveillance cameras. The image of this HD 1080P camera is clear with very good color contrast. The setup with the Foscam app is very simple and straight forward. You can view the live video using the same Foscam app after setup. With the app, you can save images or videos to your local device.

I mounted this camera pointing to the front of my house and it has a very wide lens so it has a large viewing angle. With the night vision 30 IR LEDs, it capable of lighting the streets at night and you can see what is happening. If you want to enable other functions of the camera such as accessing the built in web server and DDNS for WAN access, refer to the include user manual which came with the CD and it has very good information to guide you. The nice thing about Foscam is they also offer lifetime online tech support for free.

In summary, this camera does what it advertises and you know Foscam will be around for a long time. I also did a Youtube video review “FOSCAM FI9900P Outdoor HD WiFi IP Camera Full Review”

 

 

Foscam C2W Indoor 1080P FHD Wireless Plug and Play IP Camera

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This camera is easy to setup and has very good 1080p resolution. It has a built in micro SD card which can be setup to record the motion detection. The camera has its own built in web server which you can access directly by setting up the DDNS. The night vision uses a single high power IR led and works very well to light a room when there is no ambient light.

I have done a complete video reivew of this camera on my Youtube channel. You can do a search on Youtube for :
Foscam C2 Wireless IP Camera – Full Review and Setup – PART 1

This camera has many function and can be viewed via 1) smartphone Foscam app, 2) direct to Web Server of camera, 3) log into Foscam website.
So in summary the performance of this camera is very good and you just have to spend some time to learn the setup by reading the very good user manual.

BESTEK 300W Power Inverter DC 12V to 110V AC with USB Charging Ports

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This BESTEK 300 Watt power inverter is a compact device that you can easily bring with you in the car. The construction is well built and solid with an aluminum case acting as a heatsink. There is a built in fan on one side which turns on when you turn on the unit and draws 200mA with no load. The 2 AC outlets are measured to output 119V AC. I have tried using it to power various tools and devices and works fine. There are also 2 USB charging ports which has one with constant 2.4A output good for charging larger devices such as a iPad or tablet, and the other is variable amperage (0-2.4A).

The built in protection this offers is very good. It offers both input and output protection. If you plug in a device that draws too much current, the inverter will shutdown and the green LED will turn red. If your input 12V does not supply enough current, it will also shutdown and LED turns red.

Overall, for the price this is a good unit and does what it’s advertised to do. You can also check out my video review on this.

 

 

Gates 91132 Belt Tension Tool To Adjust Tension On Drive Belts

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I think this device works but there are definitely many ways you can easily mess up when using it. You can take 5 measurements and 3 of them might be the same. You will have to take mulitiple measurements. Also many location of the belts are in an awkward location where you can barely get your hands on and this will also make proper measurement difficult. This tool can be good to give you an idea if you are close to your target. So bottom line is I would continue using it as it would give me a better idea of the tightness and better than the finger method.