Skeezix
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- Viofo A119
I bought my A119 in January of 2017 and have run it in my truck since then without problems. I have it hard-wired to the ignition terminal. I don't drive too much, so the truck stays in the garage sometimes for a couple of weeks at a time.
Earlier this year (2019) the A119 sometimes would not automatically start when I turned the key to IGN. I had to press its power button and then it would start, and the problem would not repeat unless I stored the truck for around 2 weeks.
Two weeks agowhen I started out on on a long trip the A119 again would not automatically start. This time, however, when I pushed the power button it would start, flash the screen with camera video for maybe 1/10 second, and then turn itself off. After pushing the power button several times and getting the same response, it finally restarted and stayed on.
So I took my trip and had no problems with the A119 except for the last morning. It would not start no matter what I did. The previous night the ambient temperature was around 40F so I thought maybe it was too cold (it's been colder and it started w/o problems). For next two hours while driving I tried to start it using the power button but was not successful. After driving for about 2 1/2 hours however, it finally did start and then ran without problems.
Has anybody else on this forum had similar problems?
I'm thinking that the capacitor is getting weak and I would like to replace it. Can somebody tell me the specifications of the capacitor (mf, voltage, temperature range, etc.) and where I can get one?
Earlier this year (2019) the A119 sometimes would not automatically start when I turned the key to IGN. I had to press its power button and then it would start, and the problem would not repeat unless I stored the truck for around 2 weeks.
Two weeks agowhen I started out on on a long trip the A119 again would not automatically start. This time, however, when I pushed the power button it would start, flash the screen with camera video for maybe 1/10 second, and then turn itself off. After pushing the power button several times and getting the same response, it finally restarted and stayed on.
So I took my trip and had no problems with the A119 except for the last morning. It would not start no matter what I did. The previous night the ambient temperature was around 40F so I thought maybe it was too cold (it's been colder and it started w/o problems). For next two hours while driving I tried to start it using the power button but was not successful. After driving for about 2 1/2 hours however, it finally did start and then ran without problems.
Has anybody else on this forum had similar problems?
I'm thinking that the capacitor is getting weak and I would like to replace it. Can somebody tell me the specifications of the capacitor (mf, voltage, temperature range, etc.) and where I can get one?