KeithW
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- Rochester, Kent
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- United Kingdom
- Dash Cam
- Innovv K2
Alerted by some posts on the Innovv forum I went out to check my battery voltage and the multimeter was showing 12.11v. I have lots of extra wiring on my bike but none of it is live with the ignition off – except the K2 cameras. After recharging the battery on the Optimate (to 12.8v) I disconnected the camera supply and inserted an ammeter. I turned the ignition on and the cameras powered up and were drawing around 365ma, which was about as expected. I left them on for a couple of minutes and then turned them off. The DVR shut down about 7 seconds later and the current dropped to 11ma. Powered up again and current was 360ma and on shutting down this time the current dropped to 40ma. I recycled the power another twice and each time the current dropped to 40ma. That’s 2A/Hr in 2 days, which will have a big effect on a 10A/Hr battery. Which is why my battery is so low. Leaving it like that is not an option so I thought about putting a switch in the line, but then I’d have to remember to switch it on and off!
On my bike I have a PDM60 power module, from Rowe Electronics, supplying all my accessories and there was a spare channel so I connected the K2 to that. The really good thing about this PDM is that it is programmable. Before the cameras were fitted the PDM was set to power up with a 7 second delay and to shut down with no delay. Now, with the cameras connected, I have left the power up delay at 7 seconds and the camera channel has a delay of 20 seconds before it shuts down and current limit set to 5A. This allows the DVR to shut down properly before the power is removed. The 7 second power up delay is obviously added to the delay built into the camera system.
PDM60 | Rowe Electronics
As I understand it, the consequences of this are that the “Park” mode is no longer an option and the GPS may take a bit longer to find itself. Not sure about time and date but it should be ok in the short term. I think I read somewhere that it gets the time from the device used to communicate with it. If that’s the case, then all you have to do is connect your phone and all will be well!
On my bike I have a PDM60 power module, from Rowe Electronics, supplying all my accessories and there was a spare channel so I connected the K2 to that. The really good thing about this PDM is that it is programmable. Before the cameras were fitted the PDM was set to power up with a 7 second delay and to shut down with no delay. Now, with the cameras connected, I have left the power up delay at 7 seconds and the camera channel has a delay of 20 seconds before it shuts down and current limit set to 5A. This allows the DVR to shut down properly before the power is removed. The 7 second power up delay is obviously added to the delay built into the camera system.
PDM60 | Rowe Electronics
As I understand it, the consequences of this are that the “Park” mode is no longer an option and the GPS may take a bit longer to find itself. Not sure about time and date but it should be ok in the short term. I think I read somewhere that it gets the time from the device used to communicate with it. If that’s the case, then all you have to do is connect your phone and all will be well!