Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam

2022-11-08 Thread greg via Mercedes
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

Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam

2022-11-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
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 An

Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam

2022-11-07 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
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. > > > R

Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam

2022-11-07 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
> 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 delive

Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam

2022-11-07 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
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

Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam

2022-11-07 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> 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 option

Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam

2022-11-07 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
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, to

Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam

2022-11-07 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> 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)

Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam

2022-11-07 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
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 wa

Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam

2022-11-07 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
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. > > P

Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam

2022-11-07 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
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 _

Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam

2022-11-07 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
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 go

Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam

2022-11-07 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
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

Re: [MBZ] Eufy S40 SoloCam

2022-11-07 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
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