chrismaslee
New Member
Hi all,
Was hoping to get some advice on the A229 duo. I set it up last week in my car and opted to go for a battery pack solution rather than a hardwire, as I had heard it was better for my car battery.
The battery pack is a 6500maH rechargeable battery that charges via a 12V in (either a wall plug or the car plug), and outputs via 5V USB-A. I have a small PCB that allows the car to charge the battery pack while it is running, and prevents the battery pack from turning the car into accessory mode when it is turned off.
However, I can't seem to get the battery pack to last for longer than a few hours. My entire reason for getting the A229 in the first place was to setup parking mode, after my car had been hit-and-run 3 times while parked. I've tested it by coming back to the car after a few hours and jostling the dash cam a bit, but it's fully powered off.
Any else have the same issue? I have the WiFi module turned off, Parking Recording set to Auto Event Detection, and Parking Recording Duration to 48 hrs. Not sure what else I can do to save battery.
Do I need a bigger battery pack? Or is it just time to hardwire.
Appreciate any help - thanks.
Was hoping to get some advice on the A229 duo. I set it up last week in my car and opted to go for a battery pack solution rather than a hardwire, as I had heard it was better for my car battery.
The battery pack is a 6500maH rechargeable battery that charges via a 12V in (either a wall plug or the car plug), and outputs via 5V USB-A. I have a small PCB that allows the car to charge the battery pack while it is running, and prevents the battery pack from turning the car into accessory mode when it is turned off.
However, I can't seem to get the battery pack to last for longer than a few hours. My entire reason for getting the A229 in the first place was to setup parking mode, after my car had been hit-and-run 3 times while parked. I've tested it by coming back to the car after a few hours and jostling the dash cam a bit, but it's fully powered off.
Any else have the same issue? I have the WiFi module turned off, Parking Recording set to Auto Event Detection, and Parking Recording Duration to 48 hrs. Not sure what else I can do to save battery.
Do I need a bigger battery pack? Or is it just time to hardwire.
Appreciate any help - thanks.