Rexing V1 as always on 24/7 camera

[Phasion]

First time poster here.

Installed a V1P to usb on with ignition. Using the expert firmware and have parking mode on.

Sincerely this camera doesn't have prebuffer I'm considering having this camera hardwired with a multisafer or power magic pro.

My concern is the battery is lithium ion and not super cap. There's also no overheat protection as far as I know.

Would it be a bad idea to have this on all the time? Live in West coast where outside temp can reach high 90s F outside.

 

[jokiin]

Would it be a bad idea to have this on all the time? .

not a great idea to run any camera 24/7, much more so if it has a battery inside, given the environment the Vico Power Plus is probably a better option for power management as it also has over temp cutout

 

[Sunny]

not a great idea to run any camera 24/7, much more so if it has a battery inside, given the environment the Vico Power Plus is probably a better option for power management as it also has over temp cutout

How does Vico read temp of the dashcam battery?
Temp cutout is for its own temp, no?

 

[jokiin]

How does Vico read temp of the dashcam battery?
Temp cutout is for its own temp, no?

it reads the in car temp so you can set a sensible cutoff value

 

[Sunny]

it reads the in car temp so you can set a sensible cutoff value

I see.
Better than nothing but doesn't work for temperature in dashcam due to running it all the time.
I have dashcams that were burning hot after driving few hours in cold weather.
Running 24/7 can make some dashcams very hot even if the weather is not hot and this device will never trigger.
I'm not sure how hot v1 gets but I don't think it was very hot after driving an hour.
I'd suggest OP to run it using a power bank and see how hot it gets after 12 hours or more.
A 10,000 mAh battery will be enough to test or test it indoors using wall USB charger.

 

[SawMaster]

AFAIK no dashcam is designed for or rated to be run continuously, however I along with several others use a Mobius with caps that way and it seems to take it in stride even with the summer heat in a parked car. It's the only cam I'd recommend for this type of usage.

Phil

 

[Phasion]

Thanks I'll look into other more high end products just to be safe.