Hard Wiring = shortened battery life?

[ed_0138]

I have a blackvue dr650 hard wired with a power magic pro. I have it set to default voltage shutoff setting but changed to 12 hours of recording instead of the default 6.

My car battery is about 2 years old from costco (Kirkland brand). Last night I had to park outside if the garage in the cold (50 degrees). Yesterday morning the car was struggling to start so I made precautions and turned off my power magic pro.

This morning the car wouldn't start at ALL! Battery died and I had to ask my neighbor to help push my car to start it again (stick shift).

Does anybody know if running the power magic pro on continuously for 1 consecutive month will shorten battery life?

PS - I also noticed that in the few days prior to this the camera would automatically be shut off by the power magic pro way short of the 12 hours I was set at due to it being below the warning voltage level.

 

[alexsoll]

Set the value:

and everything will be OK

 

[Hillbilly]

Get your battery tested would seem like a good idea.

Batteries die in two seasons. Winter when a cold snap hits or summer because of excessive heat.

My PM has been hardwired for 18 months and battery hasnt gone flat except when I went away for 10 weeks.
However I took the camera with me so the PM wasnt the cause.

My car is only used less than once a week so if it was the PM it would have done it by now I would think.

 

[throrope]

If a dashcam is causimg you grief, I suspect you have a bigger problem. Auto batteries are configured for starting. Loads of juice at a shot, but not for long. They often give up the ghost after a complete discharge or two.

I was going through costco batteries every two years too until I realized my book worm son was leaving his reading light on. I then made the extra effort to check the lights with every park like door locks before turning in. Haven't relaced a battery since.

 

[Hillbilly]

If a dashcam is causimg you grief, I suspect you have a bigger problem. Auto batteries are configured for starting. Loads of juice at a shot, but not for long. They often give up the ghost after a complete discharge or two.

I was going through costco batteries every two years too until I realized my book worm son was leaving his reading light on. I then made the extra effort to check the lights with every park like door locks before turning in. Haven't relaced a battery since.

Ha ha should buy a car that turns all the lights off a short time after shutting down.

Any car battery wont give up the ghost after 2 discharges unless taken way below 9 volts.
In fact my sons cars battery was reading 2 volts after the brake light switch jammed. We took it to a battery place and they revived it with a slow charge and 6 months later is still going fine,

In the Op's case the PM wouldnt affect the car starting as it only draws about 700mha and is less than having a small light on. He has battery problems as in not holding a charge I would think

 

[jonpickles]

i left my wifi on and my phone was close enough to be connected and when i got up,because it had been beaming to each other all night,my battery was flat.......turned wifi off and only put it on when needed and no problems since

 

[throrope]

Ha ha should buy a car that turns all the lights off a short time after shutting down.

'94 Chevy Astro AWD with 197k miles - Drove from new for 18 years, towed 25 & 29 ft campers up and down the east coast for a decade, never touched the engine or trans and cried when sold. A family with six kids from two marriages searched for months before finding ours for $900 with new state inspection. At 6400 lbs gwt and 10,000 lbs cgwt, when you see it, I wouldn't piss it off.