VIOFO BP100 Dash Cam Battery Pack - Test & Review PP

Hello Everyone,

I am a little confused about the Viofo battery pack or actually any battery pack . Currently, I have a 3 channel 329S with HK4 hardwired in the car. I am unable to get desired power without affecting my car's battery. I am interested in buying the battery pack to extend the parking mode to run it completely at low impact detection mode.

But, my question is do i need to have my HK4 changed out completely to the HK6 in terms of getting any additional functions.
Also, what I am confused about is that as i understand even if using a battery pack you need to have it hardwired to the battery pack. But, if the HK4 and the HK6 both have a voltage cut off will that feature not cut off the battery supply way before the battery pack is used up. Is there a way to bypass the voltage cutoff.

Thanks in advance.
 
Good questions

The HK6 allows battery voltage to be displayed as a stamp in the video and also for a Hybrid Parking mode for very low current drain when the battery voltage gets low. HK4 does none of this.
So yes you need to change out HK4 to get those functions.
I almost prefer using the BP100's supplied Hardwire Output Cable (Type-C) (4M) instead of HK6 since it has no cutoff voltage settings which means you can use all of the BP100's power.
I have heard you can directly request from Viofo an HK6 customized with a " no voltage cutoff switching" option.
 
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losang30 said:
Hello Everyone,

I am a little confused about the Viofo battery pack or actually any battery pack . Currently, I have a 3 channel 329S with HK4 hardwired in the car. I am unable to get desired power without affecting my car's battery. I am interested in buying the battery pack to extend the parking mode to run it completely at low impact detection mode.

But, my question is do i need to have my HK4 changed out completely to the HK6 in terms of getting any additional functions.
Also, what I am confused about is that as i understand even if using a battery pack you need to have it hardwired to the battery pack. But, if the HK4 and the HK6 both have a voltage cut off will that feature not cut off the battery supply way before the battery pack is used up. Is there a way to bypass the voltage cutoff.

Thanks in advance.
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We suggest it is better to use the included directly output cable which doesn't has voltage cut-off settings, not like the HK6 and HK4.
 
VIOFO-Support said:
We suggest it is better to use the included directly output cable which doesn't has voltage cut-off settings, not like the HK6 and HK4.
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This questions is for any one that may know the answer.

I purchased it. I have the 329S 3 channel with HK4 hardwired in.

I called my installer and he was unfamiliar with the Viofo battery pack and its particulars. They install other battery packs but have not yet come in contact with the Viofo battery pack.

I know you said the best option is to remove the HK4 wire.

Can you please tell me exactly if I want the battery pack to be hardwired to the fusebox, which wire do I need to be use from battery pack to the fuse box so that it only charges while driving and the dash is on while driving and what wire needs to be used going from the battery pack to the dash cam so it knows when parking mode is being enabled. I am worried the installer doesn't know exactly how to wire the Viofo battery pack. At least I can make sure that i give them some guidance as to the product. I know you will probably say it is in the manual, but i just want to make sure that I understand which wires are to used. There are a few in the box.

Thank you
 
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The Dash Camera Power Adapter can be used to power the A329S instead of using the HK4. The dash camera power adapter plugs directly into the BP100 [no splicing of wires required].
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The hardwire charging cable is a 3-wire cable that provides charging/constant power to the red wire, switched/accessory power to the yellow wire and a ground connection to the black wire. When the yellow wire has 12V power on it [engine / ignition on], the battery pack will charge. The presence or absence of 12V power on the yellow wire will also be passed along to the dash camera via the hardwire output cable [12V present on yellow wire = driving recording mode / 0V present on yellow wire = parking mode].

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rcg530 said:
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The Dash Camera Power Adapter can be used to power the A329S instead of using the HK4. The dash camera power adapter plugs directly into the BP100 [no splicing of wires required].
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The hardwire charging cable is a 3-wire cable that provides charging/constant power to the red wire, switched/accessory power to the yellow wire and a ground connection to the black wire. When the yellow wire has 12V power on it [engine / ignition on], the battery pack will charge. The presence or absence of 12V power on the yellow wire will also be passed along to the dash camera via the hardwire output cable [12V present on yellow wire = driving recording mode / 0V present on yellow wire = parking mode].

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Thank you. I appreciate the info.
 
losang30 said:
Thank you. I appreciate the info.
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It definitely makes it a lot easier for the installer if you just hand them the applicable cables for your installation, rather than the entire kit. That way there is no confusion.
Depending on the experience level of the installer, they may be great at running the cables but clueless about the functionality. I interviewed three installers before I was comfortable having the work done. I shook my head in disbelieve how confused one was about operation of the battery powering the dashcam.
 
Wondering if you have a OP100 (OBD adapter) for testing and if you have tried to power BP-100 with it rather than hardwiring BP-100 directly to the car battery.
 
tampaDude said:
Wondering if you have a OP100 (OBD adapter) for testing and if you have tried to power BP-100 with it rather than hardwiring BP-100 directly to the car battery.
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The OP100 OBD-II power adapter is only capable of powering a dash camera. The BP100 requires a much higher amp load for charging than the OP100 can provide.
 
rcg530 said:
The OP100 OBD-II power adapter is only capable of powering a dash camera. The BP100 requires a much higher amp load for charging than the OP100 can provide.
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Darn it. I was hoping to avoid hardwiring as some forums mentioned that it may void the new cary warranty for BMW EV. Wanted to completely play it safe with BP100 powering the Dashcam.
 
tampaDude said:
Darn it. I was hoping to avoid hardwiring as some forums mentioned that it may void the new cary warranty for BMW EV. Wanted to completely play it safe with BP100 powering the Dashcam.
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I have been using the CLA on my BBMC PC8 Batterypack for that very reason, I wanted NOTHING to do with hardwiring into a new car.
 
Hack_man said:
I have been using the CLA on my BBMC PC8 Batterypack for that very reason, I wanted NOTHING to do with hardwiring into a new car.
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Can we charge BP100 fully using an external power source at home (garage), may be by connecting CLA to an adapter that can connect to the wall 110V outlet for power? I don't drive much and the longest return trip is around 8-10 hours. If I have a fully charged BP100, it may give me enough juice to use Dashcam while driving + parking mode when parked for this time. Once I get home, I can then recharge the battery using this external power source again.
 
tampaDude said:
Can we charge BP100 fully using an external power source at home (garage), may be by connecting CLA to an adapter that can connect to the wall 110V outlet for power? I don't drive much and the longest return trip is around 8-10 hours. If I have a fully charged BP100, it may give me enough juice to use Dashcam while driving + parking mode when parked for this time. Once I get home, I can then recharge the battery using this external power source again.
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As long as the external source can provide adequate supply voltage and current it would work fine. The specs are a little confusing, there must be a minimum current requirement but Viofo states it won't draw more than 6A when using the CLA. I would want to use a supply that could provide at least 6A.

I'm not an expert on LiFePO4 battery technology but I would expect the battery to be happier long term if it's charged a the lower end of it's current range which is one reason I like using the CLA input.
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Can we charge BP100 fully using an external power source at home (garage), may be by connecting CLA to an adapter that can connect to the wall 110V outlet for power? I don't drive much and the longest return trip is around 8-10 hours. If I have a fully charged BP100, it may give me enough juice to use Dashcam while driving + parking mode when parked for this time. Once I get home, I can then recharge the battery using this external power source again.
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You can use such power supply if you want to charge the BP100 at home.
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Good Day, Everyone

Just purchased the BP100 and EP100, to replace my B130A as I would prefer to have expandable capacity.
Some questions I had since my Cellink6, but can you charge the BP100 via the ext. Batt port? Both are labeled as "Input", so could you instead pass the charging 12v through the Expansion Battery first, then to the BP100?

The idea is to have the BP100 hardwired normally to the fuse box/starter battery, then the open port on the EP100 to a CLA input for an external 12v battery charger or solar charger.
 
Rainoffire said:
/3.ood Day, Everyone

Just purchased the BP100 and EP100, to replace my B130A as I would prefer to have expandable capacity.
Some questions I had since my Cellink6, but can you charge the BP100 via the ext. Batt port? Both are labeled as "Input", so could you instead pass the charging 12v through the Expansion Battery first, then to the BP100?

The idea is to have the BP100 hardwired normally to the fuse box/starter battery, then the open port on the EP100 to a CLA input for an external 12v battery charger or solar charger.
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I am so glad you asked this question. I am also somewhat in your situation. I have am adding a BP100 and in the process of ordering an expansion battery as well. The problem I have is that I connected the battery for the time being with the DC cigarette lighter to see how much juice I am getting and if it charges adequately. It is being hardwired later in the week.

Since my commute is short, less than 20 minutes round trip, I have found the battery back doesn't last through the day and night as I would like to use Low BIt recording for the parking mode as I have 3 cameras. I think it is running 570mAH so there is the challange as my car is parked most of the day. I can use hybrid but then I can only get 3 or 4 hours of full Low BIt recording.

So, i purchased a

Portable Power Station, 288Wh (90,000mAh) LiFePO4 Battery, 350W (600W Peak) Power Bank with AC Outlet, Mini Solar Generator 7-Port Design, 2.1Hrs Fast Charing for Emergency, Hurricane (Solar Optional)​

Plug in when needed to charge it up. I don't know any other way other than leaving my car running for an hour in the morning and an hour at night. Maybe battery pack was not the right choice.

So, I am also interested regarding this issue. The idea being i can charge it hardwire to the fuse box when car is running, but then take the output out and switch it with cigarette ligther to charge it via portable power station. The portable power has DC out and when I plug it in the Viofo Battery pack it is charging it at 9.7/3.7A which i assume is acceptable.

Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you
 
I had problems downloading the BP100 VIOFO App using the QR code printed in the User Manual with my iPhone.
It tries to download the Viofo camera app instead of the Battery app.
Chuck shows the correct link in his first post or searching for "Viofo Battery" in the App Store also works.
Just an FYI to @VIOFO-Support
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interested to buy a BP100 but needed some help, the biggest fuse in my fusebox is only 10amp, but the website saids 11A max, that looks like it'll blow my 10A fuse?
does anyone know can the input power be limited to say 5A only? how does it work? put a 5amp fuse on the fuse tap for the battery?
 
Dashcam7588 said:
interested to buy a BP100 but needed some help, the biggest fuse in my fusebox is only 10amp, but the website saids 11A max, that looks like it'll blow my 10A fuse?
does anyone know can the input power be limited to say 5A only? how does it work? put a 5amp fuse on the fuse tap for the battery?
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I asked @rcg530 (who tested the BP100) this question in another Thread
My question is how does the BP100 know to limit the CLA current to 6A vs the Hardwire cable to 11A when the same input connector is used for both cables.
 
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