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Dash cams, what to get and where to get it (Q&A only)
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Irish Stones wrote: »It seems that the most selective requirement for acceptance of a child in a school is the availability of places.
So my question is:
What if no school where you applied has a place for a child?
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I thought some of you would find it useful if I described how I hardwired in my dashcam into my Ford Focus.
Before I begin, I should stress that I am not a mechanic or auto electrician. What I am about to describe is purely from my own research. Don't sue me if you blow something up as a result of copying anything I do!!
To begin, I bought this camera when it was on offer for €150 in Halfords.
http://www.halfords.ie/technology/dashboard-cameras-parking-sensors/dashboard-cameras/nextbase-dash-cam-402g-professional
This camera comes with about 4 meters of cable which is loads to run the wire from the camera position behind the mirror to the fusebox location in the passenger footwell.
I tucked the cable in behind the rubber seal so you can't see it:
The fuse panel in the passenger footwell:
Next up, you need to find a circuit that is off when the car is off but turns on when the car is started. You will need a digital multimeter to find a suitable circuit. On the end of each fuse is a tiny metal contact that you can use the leads of your meter to check the power.
Pic of meter with car off:
Same fuse with the ignition on:
Now that an suitable circuit was identified, I use a piggyback fuse tap to tap into the circuit. I bought them on e-bay from this source:
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/2-Add-A-Circuit-Fuse-Tap-Piggy-Back-MINI-Blade-Fuse-Holder-ATM-APM-12v-24v-volt-/180735824927?hash=item2a14b1d41f:m:m0a7lBVYcXWO-uV4HseLfRg
Simply remove the existiting fuse and replace it with the fuse tap.
The next thing you need is a cigarette lighter power socket. I bought my one here:
http://www.adverts.ie/other/3m-car-cigarette-cigar-lighter-12v-dc-extension-cable-socket-charger-lead/8474112
I chose this one as the socket had no exposed contacts. I cut off the plug end and seperated the two wires. I joined one end to the fuse tap:
Wired stripped and doubled over:
Then joined to the fuse tap:
The other black wire needs to be attached to an earth somewhere on the body of the car. Just behind the fuse board was a steel bracket, so I simply bolted the other wire under the nut.
Other wire ready to get bolted under the nut for an earth:
Lastly, simply plug in the dashcam and tidy away the left over cable!!
Took about half an hour to do the job. Really pleased with the result. Time to hoover the carpet now!!0 -
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Lads, I bought this camera off ebay a while ago, it's not excellent but it does a good job recording
My main gripe is that I can't seem to get it to automatically turn on and off why the ignition.
I have hard wired it into and empty fuse socket but I always have to manually switch it on/off.
Would anyone know how I could get it to auto record
It says on the eBay listing that it has "auto Record" functionality but don't know whether this has to be enabled or not, the fact that the camera has no screen doesn't really help!
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Lads, I bought this camera off ebay a while ago, it's not excellent but it does a good job recording
My main gripe is that I can't seem to get it to automatically turn on and off why the ignition.
I have hard wired it into and empty fuse socket but I always have to manually switch it on/off.
Would anyone know how I could get it to auto record
It says on the eBay listing that it has "auto Record" functionality but don't know whether this has to be enabled or not, the fact that the camera has no screen doesn't really help!
Thanks
If it's permanently on then you are supposed to use motion detection to turn on the camera after the vehicle moves. The only problem with this is that it might drain a weak car battery resulting in a non-start.
What you need to do is get yourself a fuse socket tap and tap into the fuse that is connected to your radio which only turns on when the key is on accessory.
Something like this: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/2-Add-A-Circuit-Fuse-Tap-Piggy-Back-MINI-Blade-Fuse-Holder-ATM-APM-12v-24v-volt-/180735824927?hash=item2a14b1d41f:m:m0a7lBVYcXWO-uV4HseLfRg
This will allow you to plug it in instead of a fuse and then put 2 fuses into it, one for the original circuit and another for the dashcam.
You could also splice into the lighter socket wiring if it turns off when the car is powered off.0
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