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WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN INSTALLING BUS VIDEO SYSTEMS
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This gallery was inspired by others who have made the rather simple process of installing a video system into a bus into a comedy of errors. None of these photos are of work by bus shop personnel who installed their own school districts video systems. They often take much longer to complete installs, due to other duties. They may not know video systems, but they do not want to damage the very buses they are employed to maintain.
These photos are of work performed by other than shop persons contracted to install or service the bus video systems. Radio dealers, security companies and the "usual suspects" when the circus is not in town, are commonly contracted to provide service and installation for the county because their low cost labor wins Bids. The old adage "You get what you pay for " is demonstrated in the quality of work they do. The damage to buses during the installations and the lack of safety considerations can make the work they do not only sloppy and damaging to the bus but in some cases clearly a safety concern to the children the buses transport.
We continue to see; fuses of 20-30-Amp in holders where the 3-Amp fuse was removed, cables run through holes in sharp metal, unsupported cables, long lock box mounting screws into wire conduits, cameras mounted in the path of a students head, bare wires, incorrect connectors and the list is increasing as more and more bus dealers and customers permit uninformed or unconcerned persons to install these systems.
I believe it is just a matter of time until a tragedy like a electrical fire, related to a dangerous bus video system installation takes a life due to a sub-standard installation that was awarded to the lowest bid. If the school district can afford the bus video system, then it should be able to afford to have a professional install it who will not damage the very bus the district is in some cases trying to protect
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FMI BUS VIDEO INSTALLATIONS
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This gallery is here to give those who choose to perform the installations themselves some visual suggestions on placement of hardware and other installation related ideas we may have come up with to overcome different scenarios of hardware installations.
As we only promote American bus video systems, your calls for technical service are handled by an actual US citizens, who not only pay US taxes as US based businesses, but actually speak English, so you will not need to use your French Canadian translation skills or have to endure the poor translation attempt of the "Kings English" by a very nice and sincere person in Pakistan or India, who thinks we all sound like John Wayne. In most cases those assisting in the photos are either law enforcement officers or GA certified school bus mechanics.
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ASSORTED OTHER PHOTOS GALLERY
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This gallery does not quench any thirst for knowledge, will supply little in the way of usable information, concepts or ideas that might help any with the installation or use of these bus video systems. This gallery is here just to illustrate the often weird conditions installations are performed in, the sometimes outlandish ideas one gets when your working inside a bus that can reach 138 degrees during the summer, or the ravages of sometimes mundane repetitious work......in other words this gallery is a cheap substitute for the serious psychological therapy all who join me on our trips desperately need....in even simpler words this one is for fun
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Note;
School bus video camera systems are designed to provide pupil transportation administrators with school bus surveillance and mobile video monitoring via digital observation surveillance providing an expert witness in case of problems. The digital bus video cameras listed on this site are tools to enhance the protection of children while on school buses.
Vehicle-Watch products with Active GPS, vehicle location systems (VLS) VentureGPS tracking.
FMI digital bus video systems including FMI-CF, FMI-HD, FMI-HDP on Screen Mapping systems.
Limited Lifetime Warranty:
As of 2-18-09, all of our flash memory cards include a limited lifetime warranty provided. Send self addressed envelope via US Mail for full details.
XDriven digital windshield mounted driver camera
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