Sprite23
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Hello all! I just purchased a new dashcam to replace my G1WH so I decided to move my G1WH to record the rear of my car.
If you're like me, you lock files and you actually transfer them to your computer when you feel like it which could be anywhere from a few days to a few months.
Because I don't check often, I wanted a way to lock files on the G1WH but obviously since it's not in a reachable area to simply push the mode button to lock files, so I added a remote button in front of my car.
So to get this going you'll need:
Push button switch
30AWG wire or whatever size you want, I went with 30AWG because it's thin
Soldering iron
Small philips screw driver (to remove G1WH motherboard)
Glue gun (optional)
Double sided tape
Needle nose scissors(or whatever you want to use)
I'm not going to go into extreme detail on how to do this but just show the basic pictures on how I did it as a jumping off point, I encourage you to customize and make it work for your needs.
First I opened up the G1WH and soldered the two points circled in red using two separate 30AWG wires, I then used a glue gun to attach the wires to the motherboard so it won't come loose. I used needle nose scissors to cut a small hole in the plastic to run the wires out of the camera.
I ran the two wires to the front of my car and soldered it to my push button switch. Take note that the push button comes with 4 pins, I cut off 2 of the pins and just soldered two on the same side, if you solder the pins on two opposite sides it will not work. I used double sided tape to stick it to my windshield
Here is the camera mounted
Here are the push button switches I bought
https://www.amazon.com/gp/B008DGAEEA
Here is the wire I bought, it's way more than I needed
https://www.amazon.com/gp/B008AGUDEY
If you're like me, you lock files and you actually transfer them to your computer when you feel like it which could be anywhere from a few days to a few months.
Because I don't check often, I wanted a way to lock files on the G1WH but obviously since it's not in a reachable area to simply push the mode button to lock files, so I added a remote button in front of my car.
So to get this going you'll need:
Push button switch
30AWG wire or whatever size you want, I went with 30AWG because it's thin
Soldering iron
Small philips screw driver (to remove G1WH motherboard)
Glue gun (optional)
Double sided tape
Needle nose scissors(or whatever you want to use)
I'm not going to go into extreme detail on how to do this but just show the basic pictures on how I did it as a jumping off point, I encourage you to customize and make it work for your needs.
First I opened up the G1WH and soldered the two points circled in red using two separate 30AWG wires, I then used a glue gun to attach the wires to the motherboard so it won't come loose. I used needle nose scissors to cut a small hole in the plastic to run the wires out of the camera.
I ran the two wires to the front of my car and soldered it to my push button switch. Take note that the push button comes with 4 pins, I cut off 2 of the pins and just soldered two on the same side, if you solder the pins on two opposite sides it will not work. I used double sided tape to stick it to my windshield
Here is the camera mounted
Here are the push button switches I bought
https://www.amazon.com/gp/B008DGAEEA
Here is the wire I bought, it's way more than I needed
https://www.amazon.com/gp/B008AGUDEY