RG59 Siamese CCTV cable allows installers to run both the video and power to security cameras using a single cable run. RG-59 cable comes in 500 and 1000 foot spools and is available in black or white colors. RG59 is cut by you or your installer to the exact length that you need for each camera run. The RG59 portion of the cable is COAX and is used to run the video to the security camera. The 18 guage pair is used to run the AC or DC power to your cameras. Click to learn more about RG-59 cable or to watch a video on how to connect a BNC crimp on connector. CCTV Camera Pros also supplies plug and play security camera cables which are pre-cut to different lengths and already have the BNC ends attached.
RG59 Siamese cable is a heavily shielded cable which contains a COAX video and pair of 18 guage 2 conductor power in one jacket. The advantages to using RG59 cable is that its more durable and can be run in long distances
without interference. You can also cut each security camera run the exact
length that you need. You will need to attach BNC connectors to each end of the RG59 coax part of the cable for the CCTV video transmission. BNC connectors are available in twist on, crimp on, and compression types. 500 foot spools of RG59 are also available. Watch this video to see how to attach a BNC crimp on connector to RG59 cable.
Cable Features
Siamese type configuration to run video and power in one cable jacket
RG-59/U Type coax plus one pair 18 AWG stranded
(Coax) solid bare copper conductor 20 AWG
Gas injected polyethylene coaxial core Nom. OD .142 inch (3.61 mm) with an aluminum polyester tape barrier
