After waiting more than a month for the blind, lame and geriatric camel to travel across Australia with the dash camera I’d ordered from Melbourne we declared it lost and claimed a refund. Fastway Snailway Couriers have excelled themselves. Jan ordered a replacement camera from a different eBay seller on the 11th and it was delivered this morning. Even better, this camera came with the gps option and hard wiring kit. Despite the heat, I enthusiastically fitted everything this morning.
Now we have recorded coverage should anyone hit us from behind.
I’m still not satisfied with the power supply to the after market accessories. The problem is the Voltage Sensitive Relay (VSR) between the starter battery and the accessories. It cuts out (switches off the accessories) at 12.7V. This is the voltage of a fully charged battery. As a consequence the accessories get disconnected shortly after the engine stops. I need power to the accessories to remain on. But I don’t want them to stay on a flatten the starter battery. My solution has been to buy a different VSR. This one has an adjustable voltage cut out which I’ve set to 12.6V. This is approx 75% of a fully charged 12V battery. I just need to find somewhere to mount it in the engine bay. Which happens to be very short on space
Jenny it is the hottest start to summer on record. There are currently two more bush fires to the north of us and I don’t envy the volunteer fire fighters with their attempts to contain it. Regrettably it appears one might have been deliberately lit. During period of extreme heat the sensible pensions without air conditioning (or money to run them) catch the bus to the nearest mall and sit there in the air-con all day. How do I know this? All the seats are already taken when I try to do it
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Your laws may be different but in the UK fitting the camera there might be illegal. In general, the area swept by the windscreen wipers must be kept free of obstructions. Anything, like a Dashcam, which has to be in the clear area must be positioned out of the prime sight lines and as near the edge as possible and not bang in the middle as yours appears to be.
hahaha..... what is rain Paul??? My 4wD wipers are two years old and never been used!
The wiper arm is connected below the rear window and the end of the blade doesn't reach the lens. Actually the rear window glass is heavily tinted making it very difficult to see the camera.
The MOT Rules that Paul is referring to apply regarding 'obstructions to the drivers view' out of the front windscreen and not the rear ;)
Hi KevinTOO,
My front camera position should be OK as it's located between the rearview mirror and the windscreen. If that's not OK then I could always drive around in reverse :-)
Sounds good position to me Tom, out of the 'line of sight' :)
There should be an un-switched 12V supply on the odb2 port, it will be within 300mm of the centre line of the steering wheel.
Other locations for the un-switched 12V should be lamp module near the rear view mirror.
I still use the cigarette port for my two dash cams (one per car). but have tidied the wires away under the headliner, and up the passenger side A pillar.
The rear dash camera's cables follow the rubber bellows into the tail gate, and are passed through a spare grommet back into the cabin.
The reversing line (red) is fed into the reversing light and spliced into the loom at the cluster.
Yes that would work Skippy. however I need all my after market electrical accessories to operate 24/7 but not flatten the starter battery. therefore they need to run through a suitable voltage sensitive relay.
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