Viofo A118C Clock Battery Replacement Help

[Jakk89]

Hey Guys,

I'm looking to fix the constant resetting of the date stamp on my A118C. I've posted under DIY, but I thought I'd post here too. Please take a look. Any help would be great.

Viofo A118C Clock Battery Replacement Help

Hi, My A118C works fine but the date resets every time, even after charging overnight, so I thought I'd open it up and replace the battery. I've run into a few problems: 1) the battery is attached to a plastic bit so I don't know what type of battery to replace it with 2) I'm not sure how to...

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Thanks.

 

[EGS]

this older tread could be of some help to you.

A118C - Internal Timekeeping Battery?

Does the A118C have a little lithium battery, the button-cell type, to maintain its internal clock? My clock reset itself a month ago, after I was out of town for 5 days. The backstory: I just pulled the latest files off my A118C, expecting to find the last several hours of driving (there was...

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[Jakk89]

Thanks, EGS. I'm not sure how to take the PCB out to see the other side, as that is connected to the display? I don't understand why it's this hard to replace the timekeeping battery--is it so you have to buy a new dashcam every so often?

Is there a solution to this? Would buying a GPS mount keep its time stamps accurate?

 

[jokiin]

Thanks, EGS. I'm not sure how to take the PCB out to see the other side, as that is connected to the display? I don't understand why it's this hard to replace the timekeeping battery--is it so you have to buy a new dashcam every so often?

Is there a solution to this? Would buying a GPS mount keep its time stamps accurate?

the RTC batteries normally last 4 to 5 years, GPS won't help you as you'll still lose files that don't have updated timestamps

 

[lampsy_8]

thanh you for the thread. my cam was running this issue too. I have an B40D bought from gearbest similiar to B40 but with a rearcam tguess it is a replika or sth. I have changed its RTC battery with MS621 battery, it is 3V 5.5 mAh instead ML621 has 3V 11 mAh , I guess it does not make any problem later on we will see if there will be a problem.