dashcammer2929
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I have a 2 year old car with an A129 dashcam that I just got two days ago. I have the official Viofo hardwire kit with the voltage cutoff at the second to last switch from the left (The one that says 12v/24v). The second day the car started up perfectly with no issues, instant on. But when I went into my car today the camera was still on which seemed normal since it was on the first day but when I went to turn the car on it was just completely dead. Nothing. It had power to the lights and accessories, but when I went to turn on the ignition it just struggled just barely but couldn't push through for more than a second. The parking mode is on low bit rate recording and I also updated the software to v1.5 as per the Viofo website the day I got the cam.
I am 100% confident I installed the camera correctly. I had the ACC switch in a fuse that is on only with the car on and the battery cable plugged into a fuse with constant power. I also had an bare bolt in the fuse area perfect for a ground for the black cable. I also consulted with my friend who had a dashcam hardwired and said it was good.
I am getting a jump-start in the morning from my friend but I am not sure what happened! The battery is still pretty new only being 2 years old and this issue coincided with the dashcam install. Is something up with the hardwire kit? Has this happened to anyone else??
I am 100% confident I installed the camera correctly. I had the ACC switch in a fuse that is on only with the car on and the battery cable plugged into a fuse with constant power. I also had an bare bolt in the fuse area perfect for a ground for the black cable. I also consulted with my friend who had a dashcam hardwired and said it was good.
I am getting a jump-start in the morning from my friend but I am not sure what happened! The battery is still pretty new only being 2 years old and this issue coincided with the dashcam install. Is something up with the hardwire kit? Has this happened to anyone else??