DashCamJunkie
New Member
Hi guys,
First time post so go easy on me I am having some troubles with my car battery (vauxhall zafira) draining. The car has permanent live feed so I assume by having two dash cams powered constantly this is the culprit? What I cant fathom out is why this has only happened twice - 4 weeks inbetween? Both times I went to start car in the morning and battery was dead. First time round I thought it was down to the fact my nextbase 522 had frozen with display screen on without me noticing until the next morning. However I took that back and got a Garmin 66W instead yet the same thing happened appx 4 weeks later. I have a Garmin Mini on the rear windshield. The Garmin 66w screen turns off after a few minutes so i dont think much current is being drawn when display in sleep mode. The Garmin Mini obviously doesnt have a display but does require external power as it has no internal battery.
Basically Im wanting advice if my set up is the issue or whether the car battery needs replacing and that a car battery shouldnt be drained overnight. I have replaced the battery as of yesterday but I am nervous I will get a flat battery again at some point so any advice you can offer would be appreciated. cheers
First time post so go easy on me I am having some troubles with my car battery (vauxhall zafira) draining. The car has permanent live feed so I assume by having two dash cams powered constantly this is the culprit? What I cant fathom out is why this has only happened twice - 4 weeks inbetween? Both times I went to start car in the morning and battery was dead. First time round I thought it was down to the fact my nextbase 522 had frozen with display screen on without me noticing until the next morning. However I took that back and got a Garmin 66W instead yet the same thing happened appx 4 weeks later. I have a Garmin Mini on the rear windshield. The Garmin 66w screen turns off after a few minutes so i dont think much current is being drawn when display in sleep mode. The Garmin Mini obviously doesnt have a display but does require external power as it has no internal battery.
Basically Im wanting advice if my set up is the issue or whether the car battery needs replacing and that a car battery shouldnt be drained overnight. I have replaced the battery as of yesterday but I am nervous I will get a flat battery again at some point so any advice you can offer would be appreciated. cheers