Len Dennis
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- Joined
- May 29, 2018
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- Location
- Toronto
- Country
- Canada
- Dash Cam
- Viofo A119
Posted a year ago about the cam "battery" (RTC) losing it's ability to keep date/time when not used for a long time (ie over winter as car is in storage).
Not prepared to spend another $$$ to get a replacement cam and I'm not about to try disassembling it to replace parts. It works perfectly fine recording-wise except for non date/time retention.
It is not hardwired to battery so no charging possible (ciggy lighter power is off when car is not running as is the case these days).
What I have found is if I remove the cam from the car and plug it into a wall charger, all is good. It records while on the charge (taped over lens so it's blank --don't know if that's beneficial or not) but I thought there might be a better way.
I found that I can hook it up to a portable battery pack while still in the car (so I don't have to keep adding/removing it from the holder. Excessive wear and tear on the pins is to be avoided. Keeps it "charged" and the date/time retention is perfect.
The problem here is that overnight, the cam used up ~ half the charge in the pack (10,000 mA pack so used about 5000 mah) because it's still recording. That only gives me about a day storage capacity.
I can get a bigger pack but that would still only give me about 2 days before I have to charge again.
QUESTION:
Is there a way to 'put it to sleep' so it still stays charged but only using a trickle charge?
Not prepared to spend another $$$ to get a replacement cam and I'm not about to try disassembling it to replace parts. It works perfectly fine recording-wise except for non date/time retention.
It is not hardwired to battery so no charging possible (ciggy lighter power is off when car is not running as is the case these days).
What I have found is if I remove the cam from the car and plug it into a wall charger, all is good. It records while on the charge (taped over lens so it's blank --don't know if that's beneficial or not) but I thought there might be a better way.
I found that I can hook it up to a portable battery pack while still in the car (so I don't have to keep adding/removing it from the holder. Excessive wear and tear on the pins is to be avoided. Keeps it "charged" and the date/time retention is perfect.
The problem here is that overnight, the cam used up ~ half the charge in the pack (10,000 mA pack so used about 5000 mah) because it's still recording. That only gives me about a day storage capacity.
I can get a bigger pack but that would still only give me about 2 days before I have to charge again.
QUESTION:
Is there a way to 'put it to sleep' so it still stays charged but only using a trickle charge?