Gregorich
New Member
Hey all,
I bought the A119s in April with the CPL filter and it's been great so far. Since buying it, I've been using the cigarette lighter to keep the cam working. For the most part, it works like a charm. However, the last few weeks the cigarette lighter's been temperamental and cutting in and out. It'll keep restarting itself every two or three minutes, so I decided to hardwire it into the fuse box by the front passenger seat of my car. Unfortunately, each time I've tried to set it up I get nothing and the dash cam doesn't turn on. I checked with a multimeter and there's power going through the connections.
I bought this (https://www.amazon.ca/gp/B01MZZABTZ) along with this fuse tap (https://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/10a-atm-dual-fuse-tap/A-p8311003e). I connected the two together and used the radio fuse (10a) and used a 5a mini fuse in the tap for the dash cam. It didn't work, so I used the windshield wiper fuse (10a) and a 5a mini fuse in the tap. It also didn't work. I had a ground and tried different mini fuses in case one was bad.
Is there a step I'm missing or something I'm doing wrong? Should I be using higher powered fuses?
Here's some pictures of what I have and the fuse box, if needed.
https://ibb.co/jXQuxv
https://ibb.co/f1pbAF
I bought the A119s in April with the CPL filter and it's been great so far. Since buying it, I've been using the cigarette lighter to keep the cam working. For the most part, it works like a charm. However, the last few weeks the cigarette lighter's been temperamental and cutting in and out. It'll keep restarting itself every two or three minutes, so I decided to hardwire it into the fuse box by the front passenger seat of my car. Unfortunately, each time I've tried to set it up I get nothing and the dash cam doesn't turn on. I checked with a multimeter and there's power going through the connections.
I bought this (https://www.amazon.ca/gp/B01MZZABTZ) along with this fuse tap (https://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/10a-atm-dual-fuse-tap/A-p8311003e). I connected the two together and used the radio fuse (10a) and used a 5a mini fuse in the tap for the dash cam. It didn't work, so I used the windshield wiper fuse (10a) and a 5a mini fuse in the tap. It also didn't work. I had a ground and tried different mini fuses in case one was bad.
Is there a step I'm missing or something I'm doing wrong? Should I be using higher powered fuses?
Here's some pictures of what I have and the fuse box, if needed.
https://ibb.co/jXQuxv
https://ibb.co/f1pbAF