How is everyone running in your power for cameras and/or other accessories??
Very cool, thanks for sharing that. I haven't seen these beforeMost new accessories run on USB connections...but if you need 12v Cigarette sockets, try this...
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Mine only has one on top of the dash. Mine in the console is 110vMine has one up on the dash and one in the console
Up until a little over a year ago, I used the car lighter in my cars. Then I quit smoking.My question is, do people still use those lighters.
Up until a little over a year ago, I used the car lighter in my cars. Then I quit smoking.
Curious thing: a lighter plug is shallower than a power port. So if you try using a lighter, it won't make contact and won't work. Yet a 12V accessory will work in a lighter socket. And when cars still came with ashtrays and lighters (at least until 2001 in Wranglers for sure) power ports could be battery feed - though not always - but lighter plugs only worked in run or accessory. That way kids couldn't play with them and burn themselves or the interior.
Had this done not long ago. I need to be able to charge drone batteries in the field.Hard wired, the way God intended. If you search there are numerous threads on how others have tapped into the dash fuse box.
Yea, I have a car cam to add but dont want it coming from the top dead center of the dash, lol.My question is, do people still use those lighters.
Great idea!! How do you choose which one to tap in to??? Which did you tap in to?I added a 12v power socket under the dash for my dashcam. I used a piggyback fuse connector on the fuse panel and zip tied everything under the dash. Easy peasy.
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Well thank you for the constructive feedback sirHard wired, the way God intended. If you search there are numerous threads on how others have tapped into the dash fuse box.
Great idea!! How do you choose which one to tap in to??? Which did you tap in to?
I need it "hot" all the time. My dash cam has motion detection. This is so if someone walks up to you car to vandalize it, the camera will have recorded it. It records I think up to 32hrs then loops records over it.It was fuse 66. If you do a search for accessory circuit, you’ll find a post about it.
I need it "hot" all the time. My dash cam has motion detection. This is so if someone walks up to you car to vandalize it, the camera will have recorded it. It records I think up to 32hrs then loops records over it.