dash cam hardwire ?

[moparleo51]

okay so i hard wired my dash cam , i used the fuse locations that where recommended here o the site. Fuses - Constant 12V is F33, switched 12V is F66. everything works fine, but after a week installed my ambient temp sensor read 81 when its like 42 out. so when i took my truck in on Saturday they pulled the code and replaced my sensor, after driving it for the time recommend it started working but went right back to a high temp of 70, i took it back and they said maybe its a bad new sensor, so they will check it again when i take it back for the exhaust manifold that's leaking on my passenger side to be replaced . so i then get into my truck this morning heading to my dealer service appointment and my start stop pops up un available now and has an ! after its icon (A)! so when i got there i told them about this too. they said it sometimes does this when the auxiliary battery is low. my question i guess do you believe there any conflict with this? everything is hooked up correctly and it has the box to stop battery drainage with it set at 11.8 volts. i just don't want them telling me this is the cause. i had electrical gremlin they had to trace last April for my sirus and nav. found out it was a kinked wire between the radio and the floor kick panel. took 1 month for them to figure that out. man i1m now wondering if i should get rid of the ram ,but prices are to crazy right now on a new truck. thanks for letting me vent.

 

[scottmoyer]

I haven't had any issues with my camera wired in the same fuses. What I did differently was I disabled the camera monitoring while parked. I had all sorts of issues on a BMW when I originally installed the camera and the battery voltage dropped below 12V. After I fixed that drain issue, I never had a problem again. Not saying that's your issue, but it could be.

 

[Spokes]

11.8v is a little low and will put more stress on the 48v (aux) battery. I have my dash cam plugged into the one USB port in the center stack, it stays live 24/7. I've let my truck sit for 4-5 days and it fired right up no issues. Unplug the dash cam for a couple days and see if your issue is resolved. Do you do a lot of short start/stop drives? If so maybe take the truck out for a nice 1hr+ highway drive and let the main 12v battery get nice and full.

 

[moparleo51]

thanks for the info, finally got the sensor part fixed, it ended up being a faulty door module . as for the battery, i don`t drive far or longer than a hour usually so i do beleive that could be the reason. if i put a battery tender on my truck a few times a week would that keep the aux battery charged?

 

[bigdodge]

. if i put a battery tender on my truck a few times a week would that keep the aux battery charged?

yes
it is what i do

 

[SKT Customs]

Doesn’t seem like an issue with the dashcam to me but the timing does seem weirdly coincidental. My camera is wired up the same way and I have parking mode on always and I’ve left my truck for over a week and never had any issues or low battery. So as long as the actual cam is working how it’s supposed to it shouldn’t be related to that