peterharvey
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I have a Vicovation Vico Power Plus battery manager, but parking mode is really limited by the car's PbSO4 battery, and constant long term parking diminishes the longevity of the PbSO4 battery.
I also have a dedicated Egen Cellink Neo Lion, but we must remember to switch it off at home and at work, because no point park recording in our garages at home nor at work.
However, we must then remember to switch the Cellink Neo back on when we drive, otherwise it will NOT record when driving!
I could manually wire both the Vico Power Plus and Cellink Neo into the dashcams, but there must be two manual switches.
If both switches are off, the dashcams will not record.
Only one switch should be on at a time - either the PbSO4 or the Lion Neo switch, but NEVER both.
If both switches are on simultaneously, then the PbSO4 will recharge the Lion Neo, or the Lion Neo will recharge the PbSO4 - depending on which has the higher voltage!!!
Obviously, we don't want this to happen.
We want the current to travel to the dashcams, and NOT to the battery with lower voltage.
However, we can manually wire both the Lion Neo and the PbSO4 via a single Bunnings Deta architrave switch on a mounting block.
When the Deta switch is off, the PbSO4 is connected to and powers the dashcam whenever the engine is on; when the engine is off, the PbSO4 will no longer power the dashcams.
However, when the Deta switch is on, the Neo Lion will be connected to and power the dashcams - regardless of whether the engine is on or off!
"Cross" switching?
By cross switching, I don't mean a conventional on/off switch, but a special switch that connects one circuit on, while simultaneously disconnecting the second circuit off, and vice versa - it disconnects the first circuit, while connecting the second circuit.
The secret of the Deta switch is that in the default off position, it will actually connect the PbSO4 to the dashcams, while simultaneously disconnecting the Neo Lion circuit.
When the Deta switch is switched on, the Neo Lion on is now connected to the dashcams, while simultaneously, the PbSO4 circuit is disconnected from the dashcams!
Normally, I would drive in default with the Deta switch off, with the PbSO4 connected to and powering the dashcams - while the engine is on only.
When I park in my garage, it is pointless for me to park and record, so I would leave the Deta switch off, and with the engine off, there is NO power to the dashcams.
When I need to record while parking, eg at a shopping center, then I would switch the Deta on so that the Neo Lion is connected to and powers the dashcam while parking.
When I get back in the car, even if I forget to switch off the Deta, the Neo Lion will continue to power the dashcam while driving.
How does my idea sound?
Will it actually work?
I also have a dedicated Egen Cellink Neo Lion, but we must remember to switch it off at home and at work, because no point park recording in our garages at home nor at work.
However, we must then remember to switch the Cellink Neo back on when we drive, otherwise it will NOT record when driving!
I could manually wire both the Vico Power Plus and Cellink Neo into the dashcams, but there must be two manual switches.
If both switches are off, the dashcams will not record.
Only one switch should be on at a time - either the PbSO4 or the Lion Neo switch, but NEVER both.
If both switches are on simultaneously, then the PbSO4 will recharge the Lion Neo, or the Lion Neo will recharge the PbSO4 - depending on which has the higher voltage!!!
Obviously, we don't want this to happen.
We want the current to travel to the dashcams, and NOT to the battery with lower voltage.
However, we can manually wire both the Lion Neo and the PbSO4 via a single Bunnings Deta architrave switch on a mounting block.
When the Deta switch is off, the PbSO4 is connected to and powers the dashcam whenever the engine is on; when the engine is off, the PbSO4 will no longer power the dashcams.
However, when the Deta switch is on, the Neo Lion will be connected to and power the dashcams - regardless of whether the engine is on or off!
"Cross" switching?
By cross switching, I don't mean a conventional on/off switch, but a special switch that connects one circuit on, while simultaneously disconnecting the second circuit off, and vice versa - it disconnects the first circuit, while connecting the second circuit.
The secret of the Deta switch is that in the default off position, it will actually connect the PbSO4 to the dashcams, while simultaneously disconnecting the Neo Lion circuit.
When the Deta switch is switched on, the Neo Lion on is now connected to the dashcams, while simultaneously, the PbSO4 circuit is disconnected from the dashcams!
Normally, I would drive in default with the Deta switch off, with the PbSO4 connected to and powering the dashcams - while the engine is on only.
When I park in my garage, it is pointless for me to park and record, so I would leave the Deta switch off, and with the engine off, there is NO power to the dashcams.
When I need to record while parking, eg at a shopping center, then I would switch the Deta on so that the Neo Lion is connected to and powers the dashcam while parking.
When I get back in the car, even if I forget to switch off the Deta, the Neo Lion will continue to power the dashcam while driving.
How does my idea sound?
Will it actually work?
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