BatanGTI
New Member
I just ordered an A129 Duo and I'm trying to come up with a solution for the parking situation. I want the camera to at least run a time-lapse when the car is parked. I have found a few threads on the topic of hardwiring and power packs. There are some who run cigarette USB charger --> power bank --> dashcam. Then there are people who just run power banks only. etc. Then there is a talk about relays and battery separators... that's a possibility as well.
Now, the manual states that the camera can be powered through both ports. Has anybody tried connecting both? What happens if one port is getting the USB from the cigarette lighter and the other(say, GPS one) has a power pack plugged in? If the cam prioritized one over the other, the solution would be relatively simple - connect priority 1 to the cigarette lighter and have the power bank plugged into priority 2 for monitoring the parking. Power bank could be charged at home.
This is for my wife's car that got scuffed TWICE in the last two months while parked. So I want it to run permanently(the hit and runs were so slight they wouldn't have triggered a g-sensor even if there was a dashcam, hence the purchase). And with as little interference as possible from the user's end. Thoughts?
Thanks!
Now, the manual states that the camera can be powered through both ports. Has anybody tried connecting both? What happens if one port is getting the USB from the cigarette lighter and the other(say, GPS one) has a power pack plugged in? If the cam prioritized one over the other, the solution would be relatively simple - connect priority 1 to the cigarette lighter and have the power bank plugged into priority 2 for monitoring the parking. Power bank could be charged at home.
This is for my wife's car that got scuffed TWICE in the last two months while parked. So I want it to run permanently(the hit and runs were so slight they wouldn't have triggered a g-sensor even if there was a dashcam, hence the purchase). And with as little interference as possible from the user's end. Thoughts?
Thanks!