devils6889
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Hi all, I'm a noob when it comes to hardwiring stuff, but I have a b1w https://www.amazon.com/gp/B0773FXVKL and the hardwire kit https://www.amazon.com/gp/B075WPSZYH.
I dont use my car often, so I don't want parking mode at all, just a simple record when car's on, turn off completely when the car's off deal. I found an unused fuse slot that gets 12v when the car is on, 0 when it's off, and added the add a fuse to that. I connected the red power to that fuse, black to ground, and taped off the yellow.
The camera seems to turn on when the car's on, off when it's off. However, after leaving my car alone for 2 days, the battery was almost drained and very weak upon starting up. The dash cam is the only thing that could have done this in my mind. Did I wire something up incorrectly? Is it possible for it still to be drawing power even though it appears to be off with the car?
One thing thats bothering me a little is that the instructions for the kit say:
"red ignited power, black ground, yellow X: camera will record setup parking guard video when driving, power off when parked"
"red ignited power, black ground, yellow ignited power: camera will record normal while driving, power off when parked"
should i connect the yellow wire to another ignited source? Is that the problem maybe? If so, can I solder the red and yellow together and connect it to the single fuse on the add a fuse connector?
Thanks
I dont use my car often, so I don't want parking mode at all, just a simple record when car's on, turn off completely when the car's off deal. I found an unused fuse slot that gets 12v when the car is on, 0 when it's off, and added the add a fuse to that. I connected the red power to that fuse, black to ground, and taped off the yellow.
The camera seems to turn on when the car's on, off when it's off. However, after leaving my car alone for 2 days, the battery was almost drained and very weak upon starting up. The dash cam is the only thing that could have done this in my mind. Did I wire something up incorrectly? Is it possible for it still to be drawing power even though it appears to be off with the car?
One thing thats bothering me a little is that the instructions for the kit say:
"red ignited power, black ground, yellow X: camera will record setup parking guard video when driving, power off when parked"
"red ignited power, black ground, yellow ignited power: camera will record normal while driving, power off when parked"
should i connect the yellow wire to another ignited source? Is that the problem maybe? If so, can I solder the red and yellow together and connect it to the single fuse on the add a fuse connector?
Thanks