Webcam down

The rain finally got to the cam & seems to be affecting video. Cam will be down until I can figure out where the leak is and fix it which requires daylight, preferably no rain and considerable wire fiddling, none of which it is suitable to do at time of writing this. Will keep this thread updated with updates. Sorry for the downtime :(

Thanks for letting us know Dan. I look forward to seeing sheep and you all again when you are able to fix the cam. Fi

I have taken all extensions out of the equation and its still not playnig ball. I think the webcam is busted :( Still not exhausted all lines of diagnosis but that's what is suggested so far. I am bringing the lot in, drying it out and taking out all extensions. THe whole length is infested with earwigs (which is prolly therefore what that bug was) so it's not a nice job in the pouring rain and wind, with a torch in one hand and scissors in the other trying to undo all my intended never-to-be-undone bindings that i put on back in spring without families of earwigs falling down ur wellies and into ur sleeves at the same time.. *not having fun*

Hi again Dan I am realy sorry to hear that things are not looking good with the cam. GGRRRRRRR to earwigs is what I say!!!!!! Please do not go busting a gut or making yourself ill by standing out in the rain and wind just for us. We appreciate what you and your family have done to keep us entertained and show us what happens on the farm. We know you want to get it back up and running but please take care of yourself in doing so.

Well i have tonight spent about 3 hours gathering and detangling and cleaning up all the equipment and I can honestly say the condition it was in i am surprised it lasted this long. It certainly wouldn't have survived christmas. Anyway what i plan to do is let it all have a good dry out and start at the bottom and work up, in an attempt to work out where the problem is. Worse case scenario is the fault is between the actual camera and its connection to PC but fingers crossed if it is there then it is just dampness causing it and mud build up. Ill try it tomorrow and give an update then in the evening.

Aww Dan I am so sorry you are having problems with the cam. Hope you can get it fixed. We are all rooting for you :) Thanks for the updats :) xxx

Well it's a miracle... seems like bringing the lot in and cleaning it up, letting it dry out and de-earwigging it did the trick! Just need to rig it back up now :) Which I will see if i have enough energy to do after corrie :P

i spoke too soon, it seems it dies shortly after switching it on. this doesn;t look good

Will sombody please tell me what happened tonight first i heard noises so i thought that some people had hijacked lamb cam but then i heard i senible voice sjhouting at them as they where far away and hem the cam was like facing the wall nd stuff does this usually happen nd where were the sheep or do they have like a shed to sleep in or summut?

Dan can you help me i put my last name in first and my first name in last im a muppet i no but its calling me thomas and i am a girl OOPS! p.s whos dan?

Dan,you deserve a medal for all the hardwork you have done tonight. I'm so pleased that you were able to sort out the equipment. Many thanks.

Thank you and you're welcome. I am much happier with its location now too - its a lot tidier and I now have a couple of spare cables :) Also it should not go down as much as it has been doing and it should also be a lot stronger against the elements - we shall see in the coming days!!

Totally amazing the amount of work you put into ensuring the cam is working 100% for us. Thank you ssssssssooooooooo much Dan for everything. :) :) :) :)