Snake eyes down

Webbsatwinni · 12-27-2012, 10:11 AM

I just looked and snake eyes isn't updating, has anyone heard if that is the camera itself or if rattlesnake is without power? Not that it matters until the ice freezes but just curious.

Thanks

Island Girl · 12-27-2012, 11:47 AM

Snake Eyes now runs over DSL. I think they had an outage which knocks out the phone and the internet. Fairpoint said they would be out there today to fix the phone... (can you imagine them going out on a boat today!!)

Friends are planning on a Monday trip and may be able to reboot the equipment. I probably need some device that will turn off the router and camera and turn them back on each night. Recommendations are welcome.

If my friends cannot make it I will be looking for a ride next weekend. I have to catch it before we skim over or it will be a while.

IG

wifi · 12-27-2012, 11:55 AM

I've used a regular appliance timer. You can go electronic, but they usually have a keep alive battery in case the power goes out. Might not work out well for an extended outage like you can have on the island, so go with the mechanical one. I've had them work for years and years in an unheated building.

Island Girl · 12-27-2012, 11:56 AM

I am not sure I know what that is. Could you point me in the right direction?

IG

wifi · 12-27-2012, 12:01 PM

For example (add extension cord)

Pine Island Guy · 12-27-2012, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Island Girl

I probably need some device that will turn off the router and camera and turn them back on each night. Recommendations are welcome.

Hi IG -

I had the same problem with the PI router/cams on DSL... the router would get in a state where the DSL line was up, but it wasn't sending image across, and I couldn't remote into it to reset it...

So did as WiFi suggested and got a small timer that you would use for a single light in a house, installed that on the power strip, and haven't had a problem since (well except that my webcam is still on the fritz)... I got the timer for $8 at Home Depot, it has a battery backup installed and has been working for over 3 years now.

I've still got the 12' Alumacraft in the water, but not sure that it would be the boat we'd want to take out to the Rattler, unless the lake is like glass...

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE, bring on the ice!! -PIG

Island Girl · 12-27-2012, 05:17 PM

Fairpoint must have restored DSL... Or the power was out.. I know the power facing north was on yesterday as someone was on the island.

Fairpoint said they would go outbthete today, then left a message that itbwould be tomorrow. I have trouble believing they would go out in tha boat!

A few minutes ago we discovered new images. Woo Hoo!

upthesaukee · 12-27-2012, 06:05 PM

Thought I was going to have to cut the shrinkwrap off the Mariah, and fire it up to get you out to the island. or maybe that was a dream...or a nightmare I had.

Happy new year IG.

Island Girl · 12-27-2012, 06:31 PM

Thanks for the kind thoughts... And PIG as well.

Soon there will be ice and hopefully snow... I am so glad the cam is back to watch it happen. Last year ... We lost the cam for a big part of the winter. It used a mobile broadband connection. The power cable died and we could not see ice-out. That was very frustrating.

I will put a power switch this spring to alleviate the hanging issues that could happen. This time it had to be the DSL was out and Fairpoint somehow fixed it from the mainland.

Phew!
IG

Blue Thunder · 12-28-2012, 10:34 AM

Glad to see it back as well. As others have stated, I use a mechanical light timer to reboot my modem and camera every night at 4AM. Works like a champ.

12-27-2012, 10:11 AM	#1
Webbsatwinni Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lebanon Ct and Rattlesnake Island Since 2007 Posts: 610 Thanks: 180 Thanked 137 Times in 72 Posts	Snake eyes down I just looked and snake eyes isn't updating, has anyone heard if that is the camera itself or if rattlesnake is without power? Not that it matters until the ice freezes but just curious. Thanks

12-27-2012, 11:47 AM	#2
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	DSL issue Snake Eyes now runs over DSL. I think they had an outage which knocks out the phone and the internet. Fairpoint said they would be out there today to fix the phone... (can you imagine them going out on a boat today!!) Friends are planning on a Monday trip and may be able to reboot the equipment. I probably need some device that will turn off the router and camera and turn them back on each night. Recommendations are welcome. If my friends cannot make it I will be looking for a ride next weekend. I have to catch it before we skim over or it will be a while. IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

12-27-2012, 11:56 AM	#4
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Please point me to one I am not sure I know what that is. Could you point me in the right direction? IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

12-27-2012, 05:17 PM	#7
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Snake Eyes is up! Fairpoint must have restored DSL... Or the power was out.. I know the power facing north was on yesterday as someone was on the island. Fairpoint said they would go outbthete today, then left a message that itbwould be tomorrow. I have trouble believing they would go out in tha boat! A few minutes ago we discovered new images. Woo Hoo! __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

12-27-2012, 06:05 PM	#8
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,596 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,449 Thanked 1,979 Times in 1,080 Posts	Woo hoo!!!!!! Thought I was going to have to cut the shrinkwrap off the Mariah, and fire it up to get you out to the island. or maybe that was a dream...or a nightmare I had. Happy new year IG. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

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12-27-2012, 11:55 AM	#3
wifi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 1,321 Thanks: 282 Thanked 287 Times in 169 Posts	I've used a regular appliance timer. You can go electronic, but they usually have a keep alive battery in case the power goes out. Might not work out well for an extended outage like you can have on the island, so go with the mechanical one. I've had them work for years and years in an unheated building.

12-27-2012, 12:01 PM	#5
wifi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 1,321 Thanks: 282 Thanked 287 Times in 169 Posts	For example (add extension cord)

12-27-2012, 06:31 PM	#9
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Probably a nightmare! Thanks for the kind thoughts... And PIG as well. Soon there will be ice and hopefully snow... I am so glad the cam is back to watch it happen. Last year ... We lost the cam for a big part of the winter. It used a mobile broadband connection. The power cable died and we could not see ice-out. That was very frustrating. I will put a power switch this spring to alleviate the hanging issues that could happen. This time it had to be the DSL was out and Fairpoint somehow fixed it from the mainland. Phew! IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

12-28-2012, 10:34 AM	#10
Blue Thunder Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Eastern MA & Frye Island/Sebago Lake, Maine Posts: 951 Thanks: 252 Thanked 351 Times in 158 Posts	Glad to see it back as well. As others have stated, I use a mechanical light timer to reboot my modem and camera every night at 4AM. Works like a champ. __________________ " Live for today because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come"