It depends, size/type of battery, what else is drawing power in your vehicle, what type of dashcam, what the temperature outside is. (and how old the battery is)
how many hours it will run depends on the condition of the battery, how long before the battery dies will depend on how long and how often you use parking mode
I definitely appreciate the information! Yeah I honestly really think my battery will soon need to be replaced anyways but for the time being I just wanted to get some numbers because blackboxmycar kept telling me to purchase a Celllink B Battery pack but for $200 it was too steep when I already spent $200 for the dashcam. When I was reading around the forums, it seems that everyone was hardwiring their dashcam and was getting about 10+ hours while in parking mode (I'm assuming the device wasn't constantly recording the whole time but monitoring any motion/impact and recording when needed which is what I want it to do).Seems like it's 490 CCA which is roughly a 45A total capacity and that isn't big. With a 1ch cam I'd say maybe for 8 hours, no more, and I feel that even this may be pushing things a bit. I don't think it will kill the battery immediately but it will probably die young with a 2ch cam at 8-10 hours on a regular basis (1/20 rule)
Numbers don't tell the whole tale here and only in trying can you know what you'll get for certain, but the numbers can help you roughly predict the results to expect
Phil
Doing that will kill the battery!Test this yourself on your own car. Leave the dome light on.. and check to see how long it will be before you can not start your car. Do it several times under different conditions.. like in the winter when it is cold.. and again when it is colder.
An hour of driving should completely recharge the car battery so that should be doable, but you do need to make sure you don't accidently leave it on overnight, or if you do then it needs an automatic cut off when the battery is 50% empty.Well I do plan on running it everytime my car is parked at work and occasionally during the night. I do about an hour of commute everyday to work so I plan on running it for about 8 hours.
While I agree this is not good for the battery.. I don't think it kills it. I doubt folk replace the battery every time that they leave their headlights on and drain the battery to the point the car wont start. Or.. the dealer replaces the battery of a new car that has been sitting in the lot for months.. and the battery has run down.Doing that will kill the battery!
Or at least cause permanent damage.
The dealer will disconnect all the car batteries unless they are going to be used frequently.While I agree this is not good for the battery.. I don't think it kills it. I doubt folk replace the battery every time that they leave their headlights on and drain the battery to the point the car wont start. Or.. the dealer replaces the battery of a new car that has been sitting in the lot for months.. and the battery has run down.
In that case they should put solar panels on the dashboard to keep the batteries charged instead of disconnecting the batteries and thus disabling the alarms. That has become quite common for new cars that sit around waiting for delivery.Here dealer cars will get stripped for parts by eastern EU guys on "holiday" here, even having your lot fenced off dont seem to be enough these days.
This is why many people use a BDP or a powerbank when parked
Phil