DesertBike
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An interesting issue came up when I was talking motorcycle dashcams elsewhere.
What do you do when using your horn draws so much power, that your motorcycle dashcam decides "guess the bike isn't running any more" and shuts off due to the voltage drop?
I personally don't have this problem. For reasons not related to dashcams, I installed LED headlamps in my bike last winter. That freed up enough electrical capacity that I can lay on my aftermarket horn (Stebel) as long as I like, without sending the battery into discharge (and the corresponding voltage drop). The horn is super duper loud and draws a bunch of amps, but not enough to make my Innovv K2 think it's sleepy-time.
When I was still using halogen headlamps, I could actually run out of power, even on the highway, sending the battery into discharge. I know because I have a voltage monitor LED that turns an angry red when that happens. So I had to limit myself to short blasts.
It's possible that a dashcam would shut off due to low system voltage, if one were to stay on the horn for a few seconds. As you might, if you were about to get hit by a careless driver.
Is this an actual problem? Has anyone had this happen? How did you solve it?
What do you do when using your horn draws so much power, that your motorcycle dashcam decides "guess the bike isn't running any more" and shuts off due to the voltage drop?
I personally don't have this problem. For reasons not related to dashcams, I installed LED headlamps in my bike last winter. That freed up enough electrical capacity that I can lay on my aftermarket horn (Stebel) as long as I like, without sending the battery into discharge (and the corresponding voltage drop). The horn is super duper loud and draws a bunch of amps, but not enough to make my Innovv K2 think it's sleepy-time.
When I was still using halogen headlamps, I could actually run out of power, even on the highway, sending the battery into discharge. I know because I have a voltage monitor LED that turns an angry red when that happens. So I had to limit myself to short blasts.
It's possible that a dashcam would shut off due to low system voltage, if one were to stay on the horn for a few seconds. As you might, if you were about to get hit by a careless driver.
Is this an actual problem? Has anyone had this happen? How did you solve it?