Power Requirements

[GrahamH]

I have been told by one retailer who sells on Ebay and direct that you need to provide 1.5Amps to get recording. This seem to me rather high in view of the processor and very low current is used on CMOS camera as well as SD card writing.
Anyone done any test on this? comments appreciated. Graham.

 

[olftboy]

From the FAQ's page for the mini 0801:

Some users have asked what the power draw is for this camera. One of our members OldGoat has determined the Amp draw to be as follows.seq — function/status — current drawn in amps:

1. GPS locked, recording, screen on, led blue flashing, 0.50
2. GPS locked, recording, screen off, led blue flashing, 0.38
3. No GPS, recording, screen on, led blue/red flashing, 0.40
4. No GPS, standby, screen on, led blue, 0.32
5. No GPS, standby, screen off, led blue, 0.26
6. No GPS, motion detection on, screen on, led blue flashing, 0.39
7. No GPS, motion detection on, screen off, led blue flashing, 0.31
8. No GPS, motion detection on, screen off, led solid blue, 0.22

 

[GrahamH]

From the FAQ's page for the mini 0801:

Some users have asked what the power draw is for this camera. One of our members OldGoat has determined the Amp draw to be as follows.seq — function/status — current drawn in amps:

1. GPS locked, recording, screen on, led blue flashing, 0.50
2. GPS locked, recording, screen off, led blue flashing, 0.38
3. No GPS, recording, screen on, led blue/red flashing, 0.40
4. No GPS, standby, screen on, led blue, 0.32
5. No GPS, standby, screen off, led blue, 0.26
6. No GPS, motion detection on, screen on, led blue flashing, 0.39
7. No GPS, motion detection on, screen off, led blue flashing, 0.31
8. No GPS, motion detection on, screen off, led solid blue, 0.22

Thanks olftboy, I thought the 1.5A was a bit over the top but he was also wanting to sell me the PSU battery add-on, so that may have been the reason.

 

[Troon]

I haven't measured the current draw, but I have found that my 0801's misbehaving stopped when I switched from the supplied cigarette lighter adaptor to a decent hard-wired converter. I don't know if the problems were caused by the adaptor not being very good or by the poor connection that a cigarette lighter socket provides.

If it were pulling 1.5A, it'd be dissipating 7.5W and get quite warm to the touch. Mine doesn't do that - I'd be inclined to believe the figures above.