David Watt
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So now that I own an expensive car, I've fitted an SGs9665GC V2. And will be adding a Mobius or something similar into the rear.
I now want to setup the cameras to work when parked. I've been reading about the various options. I don't want to tap off my car battery at all, so those battery discharge prevention devices are out.
An external battery pack would be ideal. but I know that you can't use them to power devices and be charged at the same time. But SURELY there are devices that can simply detect when ignition is on, and then switch to the cars 12V for dashcam power. Then detect when the ignition goes off, and switch to battery power.
It sounds like such a simple concept. A monitor line is nothing new at all.
From what I can find, the BlackVue B-112 does exactly this: https://www.blackvue.com/power-magic-battery-pack/#1459846779052-0ad7b49f-b495
Am I reading it correctly? It'll charge while driving, and pass the car's 12V through to power the dashcam. Then when the ignition is turned off, it'll switch to powering the dashcam with the batteries?
The only thing is the cost. It's not cheap. But it's the ideal solution. Are there any other similar products that will function this way? Requiring now switching or unplugging by the user?`
And with this product, and any in general, what sort of temperatures can they be exposed to? Where I live in Australia, in summer it can get to over 40C / 100F on the hottest days. of course I wouldn't have them in direct sunlight, but it'll still be hot inside the car.
I now want to setup the cameras to work when parked. I've been reading about the various options. I don't want to tap off my car battery at all, so those battery discharge prevention devices are out.
An external battery pack would be ideal. but I know that you can't use them to power devices and be charged at the same time. But SURELY there are devices that can simply detect when ignition is on, and then switch to the cars 12V for dashcam power. Then detect when the ignition goes off, and switch to battery power.
It sounds like such a simple concept. A monitor line is nothing new at all.
From what I can find, the BlackVue B-112 does exactly this: https://www.blackvue.com/power-magic-battery-pack/#1459846779052-0ad7b49f-b495
Am I reading it correctly? It'll charge while driving, and pass the car's 12V through to power the dashcam. Then when the ignition is turned off, it'll switch to powering the dashcam with the batteries?
The only thing is the cost. It's not cheap. But it's the ideal solution. Are there any other similar products that will function this way? Requiring now switching or unplugging by the user?`
And with this product, and any in general, what sort of temperatures can they be exposed to? Where I live in Australia, in summer it can get to over 40C / 100F on the hottest days. of course I wouldn't have them in direct sunlight, but it'll still be hot inside the car.