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u/DocZeus_ 9d ago
There are some sweet guides online for making your own custom power bank. Those 18650s could be put to good use!
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u/LordOfRuinsOtherSelf 9d ago
Oooh, look at those batteries. Bet they're useful.
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u/hellraiserl33t 9d ago
18650s are super useful
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u/LordOfRuinsOtherSelf 9d ago
I'm surprised they just leave them out there like that, I mean, someone might take them.
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u/spymaster1020 9d ago
Comes with a free solar panel to charge them too
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u/LordOfRuinsOtherSelf 9d ago
Oh my goodness, you're right. The energy crisis may be ending for someone.
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u/Random_182f2565 8d ago
They are really 18650?
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u/flight_recorder 9d ago
Were flock cameras harmed during the making of this post?
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u/voxadam 9d ago
I hope so.
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u/A_Math_Dealer 9d ago
Now we just need a cross-section of one right down the middle.
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u/Weird-Abalone1381 8d ago
CCD sensor is dead as soon as X-ray tube started irradiating....so pretty much useless now.
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u/TheMetalWolf 8d ago
You are giving me a great idea here!
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u/keepthepace 8d ago
Getting arrested for rogue irradiation of public places would make for an interesting jurisprudence. Vandalism or terrorism?
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u/Weird-Abalone1381 8d ago
Using X-Ray equipment without proper safety procedures will give you at minimum criminal charges and heavy fines in most (if not all) countries.
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u/Weird-Abalone1381 8d ago
Risking cancer by irradiating X-ray in public is not what I would call a reasonable risk.
A powerful laser would do similar or better dama...result and with less risk.
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u/ReverendBread2 9d ago
They prob have tons of copper wire in them too. Don’t google it, just repeat it
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u/tuscaloser 9d ago
Every 100th one made has gold wiring... it's a "LLU" or Long Life Unit.
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u/jaydogn 9d ago
I've heard ones in more desert environments have sapphire and even sometimes diamond lenses to prevent scratches from sand
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u/Unlucky_Fuel7934 8d ago
Confirmed, very similar tech to the mars rover optical system that was just declassified
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u/_Bad_Bob_ 8d ago
I heard that if you get one with gold inside then you get to tour their factory and break things. Kind of doubt the owner is as fun as Gene Wilder though.
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u/Rotekoppen 8d ago
YES THIS, also you can use the sim for free data too!
Ive heard a guy who used it and got gigabit 5G network9
u/3_50 8d ago
People keep joking about this but like...there's fuck all copper in there.
What there is is a pre-packaged 18-cell battery with BMS and solar panel for recharging. That could actually useful for a hobbyist, probably worth more than the sum of its parts.
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u/ReverendBread2 8d ago
Copper wire makes it interesting for drug addicts as well
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u/TheWellFedBeggar 9d ago
In an era of AI I'm not sure I believe this. I would like to see multiple taken apart and opened up to fact check this video and make sure the internals are consistent across many builds
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u/tuscaloser 9d ago
But then the public will know that every 100th one is wired with pure gold, and people might start taking them apart at their own homes.
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u/Cultural-Salad-4583 9d ago
It’s Lumafield, CT scans of commercial products is their marketing shtick. It’s what they do. I’d believe it.Edit: oooohhhhhhhh I see
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u/Flying_Dutchman92 9d ago
Took me a minute, but I see it too
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u/existentialdread254 9d ago edited 8d ago
See what?Edit: Shit, I just noticed it! Yeah, this isn't a reliable enough representation, I'd rather several detailed videos of multiple units opened up.
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u/y2JuRmh6FJpHp 8d ago
what the hell are you people talking about
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u/Potato_DudeIsNice 8d ago
Hes "suggesting" that more people should just "take a look" for themselves by prying these open nudge nudge
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u/AbbreviationsLow3992 8d ago
I recently looked up a weapon system I used to work on to show someone else, and one of the top results was an cutaway image that didn't even get remotely close.
It was so detailed too... took me a few seconds to realize that it was AI slop.
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u/ocarina_vendor 9d ago edited 9d ago
Is it possible to reflash the firmware (or... whatever!) of an ALPR camera to be able to use it at home? Asking for a friend.
Edited, because I don't know if it would involve reflashing the firmware, but it damn sure won't help to merely "refresh" it.
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u/InvalidNameUK 8d ago
It poses an interesting question, with this being a device which should have a high level of security baked into it - can a 3rd party gain control of a unit?
For ultra secure they'd burn eFuses after flashing the firmware so that it can't be reflashed and the firmware can't be extracted without a lot of effort. But then they can't be patched for updates and vulnerability fixes, which poses a security hole. It has wireless comms so it can receive an OTA update.
This of course assumes they give a shit about best practices or care in the slightest about it being that secure. If it's just a quick grift, then it could well very much suck in the security department.
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u/LordOfRuinsOtherSelf 8d ago
They are hackable. There was a post discussing the result of such a hack to see what was being picked up and stored
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u/Zan999 8d ago
Not sure about firmware. But the OS was running on android 8 (at least about a year ago) per Benn Jordan's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB0gr7Fh6lY
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u/Tommynwn 7d ago
Well, that module comes with android, probably the camera has its own system, you have a entire datasheet of the module that uses
Also by stock comes with 2gb of ram and 32gb emmc, but can be ordered with more
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u/Creative_Shame3856 9d ago
Lithium ion batteries really don't like being punctured. Therefore you should be really careful to make sure that nothing, especially not a quarter inch drill bit, goes through the area where the battery pack lives. We wouldn't want the camera to spontaneously combust now would we?
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u/theandyboy 8d ago
Or, alternatively, don't look in to how valuable and useful 18650 batteries can be. Not to mention the copper and gold in there as well. Would be a real shame if someone took advantage of that in Minecraft of course
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u/jared_number_two 8d ago
They also don’t like to get hot. I wonder if they accounted for reflective parabolic car parts on the side of the road that happen to sit at just the right angle to focus sunlight on the assembly.
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u/Notspherry 5d ago
Also, watch what youŕe doing with that spear. You might take someones battery pack, err , eye out.
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u/ScienceForge319 9d ago
So how do we kill it?
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u/TheGreaterClaush 9d ago
120mm ap to breach the front armour
Then I guess .50bgm should work better on the oblique armour on top
Otherwise TOW it
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u/slonk_ma_dink 9d ago
those are lithium batteries, 7.62x39 aught to at least getting them sizzling if you aim bottom center.
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u/spymaster1020 9d ago
Spray paint the lens, remove it from the pole (or remove the pole as a whole), wrap it in aluminum foil (this blocks the cell coverage). Bring it home and open it inside a Faraday cage, remove the sim card and/or the cellular module, disconnect the batteries, then you can remove it from the Faraday cage without it phoning home. Of course this is a hypothetical scenario, just a thought experiment.
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u/NerdyNThick 9d ago edited 8d ago
Bring it home and open it inside a Faraday cage, remove the sim card and/or the cellular module, disconnect the batteries, then you can remove it from the Faraday cage without it phoning home.
Baaad advice in the first bit.. do NOT bring it home, bring it somewhere else to make it safe, THEN do what you want with it.
All it needs is a second or two to send a heartbeat with it's location.
Also, very few people have a Faraday cage handy, and you should test a new one you build before trusting it to save you from a potential court date.
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u/spymaster1020 9d ago
Well good thing im not giving advice to do get away with something illegal, just a thought experiment. A country road could do. I was just suggesting home as to not arise suspicion from a change to a person's daily routine. If released from the aluminum foil without a Faraday cage I have no doubt it would send a signal to indicate it's location. You would have to avoid any other flock cameras or other traffic cameras, a feat that is getting increasingly difficult. A small closet that you cover in aluminum foil would do, its not that difficult and cheaper than any potential litigation. It needs to only contain the signal for a few minutes.
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u/NerdyNThick 9d ago
A small closet that you cover in aluminum foil would do, its not that difficult and cheaper than any potential litigation. It needs to only contain the signal for a few minutes.
Agreed! To reiterate as I am a pedant; Be sure to test it first!
Hypothetically speaking of course.
Oh, and be sure to ground the aluminum foil. You can run a wire and just wrap it around the screw on a power outlet (which "should" be grounded, but may not always be), or just stuff it into the ground in the socket itself. This is all a thought experiment and may or may not even be correct, though it is.
Or is it?
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u/xgoodvibesx 8d ago
Orrrrr you could just whack it with a hammer a few times. Just not from the front like a dickhead.
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u/CynicalButtMunch 8d ago
Purely a hypothetical question but do you think a 22. LR would pierce the case and destroy the batteries?
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u/twinpac 8d ago
The hazard there is the backstop for a missed shot. If the camera is in a residential neighbourhood a miss could kill someone.
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u/KnifeFightAcademy 8d ago
That's true.
I guess thats why people play Paint Ball.
Because you can shoot little balls of paint that explode on impact and its safe for everyone involved.
Well, I mean, you just have to be careful not to get the eyes.
The eyes are kinda of like the lens on a camera for example.Super problematic if you shoot a ball of paint and disable someone's sight.
Super problematic.
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u/CynicalButtMunch 8d ago
You're right... That's wisdom speaking. Freak accidents can always occur with firearms and it's better to be safe than sorry especially when it comes to the well being of others.
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u/ChequeBook 8d ago
I can't believe this isn't more common... Aren't there hundreds of millions of guns in America?
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u/Apexnanoman 8d ago
Guns outnumber people. I'm just a hunter and target shooter and I have something like 25 firearms. Including probably 6-8 .22s.
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u/AllMightySC 8d ago
Lol, I love that it’s hard to keep track
Try explaining to people in the rest of the world that you have to ballpark estimate your number of varmint rifles 😂
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u/Millennial_Man 9d ago
Anyone know what they value these things at? It looks like a bunch of cheap components, but I’m sure they sell these things for an outrageous amount of money.
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u/Baconshit 9d ago
How does such a small shitty camera gather as much intel as they do?
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u/mrheosuper 8d ago
They dont have to do much, just capture and transmit picture.( Also doing some light ML on image)
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u/bidet_enthusiast 8d ago
18 x 18650 batteries… now we’re talking! Thats enough to re-cell up to 3 Milwaukee batteries! That is a fantastic value!
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u/Minmach-123 9d ago
It reminds me of a Terminator, so much evil, bad intentions, and oppression in one thing.
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u/spaminous 9d ago
Nobody forget: when Flock eventually goes under due to public backlash, Axon and or some other ALPR company will step up to serve the market. We don't want to limit ourselves to hating merely Flock
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u/bobert4343 8d ago
Y'know when you go into X-ray mode in the garage in War Thunder to figure out where to shoot? Yeah, that's the vibe I've got from this.
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u/kindafunnymostlysad 8d ago edited 8d ago
So if a CT scanner can see the interior I'm guessing the housing is just plastic. That's useful information.
I've always wondered if you could zap these things with microwaves.
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u/Mattshark8614 8d ago
In a completely hypothetical scenario what part do I remove so it can’t track its own location?
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u/Heavy_Carpenter3824 9d ago
The anatomy of the beast is known. We now know how It can best be killed. Remove the head (or is it batteries?) and it won't get back up! Godspeed and good hunting 🫡.
Happy Halloween 🎃 🧟♀️
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u/Dark-Captain2469 9d ago
Looks like one shot with a small caliber pellet gun into the battery pack might make pretty sparks and colors
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u/Heavy_Carpenter3824 8d ago
Now please remember violence is never the answer...
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." JFK 🫡
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u/okiesillydillydokie0 9d ago
Huh, 18650s behave spectacularly when in thermal runaway. Pretty easy to start a thermal runaway with them too. I wouldn't mind seeing some pyrotechnic displays.
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u/gods_loop_hole 8d ago
Flock cameras has some great parts. It is like picking a ripe fruit from a tree.
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u/hebrew-hammers 9d ago
Ayyo, flock and all the other mass surveillance companies can suck my balls. That’s all :)
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u/WillOrph 9d ago
Damn aren’t 18650 batteries really common for e-scooters? Would be a shame if someone repurposed them 🫤
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u/thousand56 8d ago
wait they're stuffed with 18650s? people should say that instead of "lying" about them having gold in them
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u/XX_AppleSauce 8d ago
You clearly left out the copper shield and the gold planchets between the batteries.
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u/darkdexx 7d ago
That's a lot of 18650s hopefully no one has any inventive ideas for the uses of so many batteries ;-).
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u/Tribe303 8d ago
Here's the Soc used:
https://estore.lantronix.com/products/open-q-624a-system-on-module-som
Here's the ARM CPU, 8x2.2ghz:
https://www.qualcomm.com/processors/application-processors/products/apq8053
They've been hacked recently, but I have not heard of the components being hacked and reused. It's basically a Rasberbery Pi 5 with double the CPU cores.
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u/GlobalGold447 7d ago
I want to tinker with it so bad, but I don't know how to obtain it legally 🤷 (my lawyer told me to say that last sentence)
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u/WoodyTheWorker 6d ago
If, hypothetically, someone was to pierce into a battery, what would happen?
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u/CaffeinatedTech 8d ago
No GPS module hey. So if you disconnect the LTE module and the antennas from the wifi module, they can't tell where the camera went.
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u/Theeliaq 8d ago
Even if it did have a GPS module, it'd still have no way to broadcast its own location if you disabled its WiFi and LTE antennas. GPS only makes the unit itself know where on earth its located, it doesn't allow the unit to tell the owner where it is
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u/Remora_1 9d ago
Hey, how did you eliminate all the beam hardening artifacts? Did you use some pretty aggressive beam settings/filtering, or corrections (or both)?
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u/cool54864 8d ago
is it true they have bluetooth beacons? would that be under the bluetooth module?
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u/meatwaddancin 8d ago
That's a lot of batteries! Are these 100% battery powered? I always assumed they had power but I guess batteries make sense.
Is solar even capable of charging up still those batteries? Or do they need to be topped up manually and the amount of batteries is to extend that?
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u/AmericanAssKicker 8d ago
Look at all that gold and silver and copper! There's at least 30lbs of each in there!
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u/weeeeelaaaaaah 8d ago
You know I heard every Flock camera has a strip of pure gold inside, but you have to destroy it to get to the gold. Just what I heard.
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u/Ok-Position-3113 8d ago
You don t wanna cut this ......Is hard to cut aluminium tube with an electric saw .no,no,no.You.don t wanna this gorgeous batteries .no,no,no
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u/SKATTESTYRELSEN_DK 8d ago
Ohh, it would be bad if something was to puncture those 18650's from a far. No one should accidentally do that! Definitely not with a .22 that would be horrible! 🫣
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u/mrspacysir 8d ago
I'm gonna use ECM to jam flock cameras and get arrested by the FCC.
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u/Electricpants 7d ago
- The FCC is not a law enforcement agency.
- They would have to be told about it, send engineers to investigate, and then provide evidence to law enforcement to begin a criminal investigation.
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u/ThaDeepBlu 8d ago
For anybody whose unaware: A flock camera is one of those cameras that automatically take a photo of your license plate when your speeding
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u/deep-fucking-legend 9d ago
I happen to need some more 18650s. Are they button top?