AndyP
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Hi all,
Apologies for the length of my first post, but hopefully going through it will help work out what i might have done!
I received a Blackvue DR650 for Christmas, along with the Power Magic Pro. I've installed the camera(s) with no problem, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the Power Magic Pro![Frown :( :(](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png)
I am using the add-a-fuse piggyback holders, and determined (I think!) the correct way round to insert these with their associated fuses, based on amongst a few other sites: http://www.tsisecuritycorp.com/TSI_USA_Fuse_Plugs_ATO_ATC.html
The only thing I can think of that I might not have done according to the instructions was to insert the cables in the main body of the device before attaching the individual wires to the fuses/fusebox/earth.
As I pulled the ground cable to attach it to something metal, it brushed the frame holding the fuse box & there was a brief spark. However, once all was plugged in, the box appeared to be OK (LED light was on, and the camera powered up as normal when plugged into it).
I then set about tidying up the cables to zip-tie out of the way. Unfortunately, when I turned the box on again, the LED did not light, and the camera no longer powers up from the box.![Frown :( :(](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png)
I've just noticed the manual states 4.8W as the current consumption - shouldn't they mean Amps? I have used 5A fuses - is it possible they might have been too high?![Confused :confused: :confused:](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png)
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I might try next, or is it likely I have fried the Power Magic Pro...?
Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.
Andy.
Apologies for the length of my first post, but hopefully going through it will help work out what i might have done!
I received a Blackvue DR650 for Christmas, along with the Power Magic Pro. I've installed the camera(s) with no problem, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the Power Magic Pro
![Frown :( :(](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png)
I am using the add-a-fuse piggyback holders, and determined (I think!) the correct way round to insert these with their associated fuses, based on amongst a few other sites: http://www.tsisecuritycorp.com/TSI_USA_Fuse_Plugs_ATO_ATC.html
The only thing I can think of that I might not have done according to the instructions was to insert the cables in the main body of the device before attaching the individual wires to the fuses/fusebox/earth.
As I pulled the ground cable to attach it to something metal, it brushed the frame holding the fuse box & there was a brief spark. However, once all was plugged in, the box appeared to be OK (LED light was on, and the camera powered up as normal when plugged into it).
I then set about tidying up the cables to zip-tie out of the way. Unfortunately, when I turned the box on again, the LED did not light, and the camera no longer powers up from the box.
![Frown :( :(](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png)
I've just noticed the manual states 4.8W as the current consumption - shouldn't they mean Amps? I have used 5A fuses - is it possible they might have been too high?
![Confused :confused: :confused:](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png)
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I might try next, or is it likely I have fried the Power Magic Pro...?
Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.
Andy.