Dashmellow
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Well then, good luck to you with the new cable!
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Thanks. Can I use a Samsung phone charger?Small cable with the PC will induce Mass Storage mode, try a wall charger or power bank.
Stick the foam pad to the camera, it's for a tighter fit with the mount. Orientation of the pad can be judged by looking at the laser cut piece in the centre.
Thanks. Can I use a Samsung phone charger?
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Still working well.
Just a quick question, how do I update the firmware? I copied the file over to the mem card and used the small Viofo cable on PC , to no avail.
Also Capture your action was kind enough to send me some 3m foam pads, where do I stick then to?
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Wow, thank you .Still working well.
Just a quick question, how do I update the firmware? I copied the file over to the mem card and used the small Viofo cable on PC , to no avail.
Also Capture your action was kind enough to send me some 3m foam pads, where do I stick then to?
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I actually have a little diagram of where to stick the pad that I send with all the A119/A119S cameras and meant to send it along in your package but forgot. Sorry about that.Wow, thank you .
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No worries, that video was very well done in explaining how to apply it.I actually have a little diagram of where to stick the pad that I send with all the A119/A119S cameras and meant to send it along in your package but forgot. Sorry about that.Wow, thank you .
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Poor USB cable causes this:
So in essence both types of monoprice cables I'd bought didn't work. Bearing in mind, I had bought one type months back and a second type more recently per this thread. None worked except for the OEM Viofo one.Poor USB cable causes this:
You should include "Poor USB cable causes this" in the video's title as well.
22 AWG - This answers a question in my mind as neither my A119 or A119S cables were marked. This is why the Viofo A119/A119S long cables are superior to many of the long USB cables used to provide power.
Incidentally, both the monoprice USB cables work fine on the A119 but not A119S as discussed earlier.22 AWG - This answers a question in my mind as neither my A119 or A119S cables were marked. This is why the Viofo A119/A119S long cables are superior to many of the long USB cables used to provide power.
It is essential that when using long USB cables to power dashcams that you take into account the resistance of the cable, which is directly related to the cables gauge.
Most good quality cables use 28awg conductors which have a resistance of 200mOHMS per metre.
For very long cables, 5mts or longer, 22awg is preferred, at 50 mOHMS per metre. This would give a volt drop along the cable 4 times lower than 28awg.
I have yet to source a USB cable of even 3 metres length, in the UK, with greater then 26awg wires used.
Also note that when calculating the volt drop you need to use twice the length of the cable in any calculation.
What I see in such video is usually a bad power supply, not enough Ampers, not a problem with the camera.Poor USB cable causes this:
What I see in such video is usually a bad power supply, not enough Ampers, not a problem with the camera.
Before complaining the cables you should use the original charger.