6/29/2023 0 Comments Blackvue dash cam keeps restarting![]() ![]() I’ve blacked out the mounting “ring” with black tape to mask the silver paint. I’ve removed the round end cap for convenience. I don’t know why they went with this kind of switch instead of a mechanical one. The slight purple reflection on the camera is the touch sensor, which toggles in-car audio recording on and off. Here the camera is mounted behind the rear view mirror near my radar detector. It allows for a lower profile mount, since the only adjustment you’ll need to make is vertical (up and down) aiming. You may be wondering why they used the cylinder shape for a car camera? I love it. On one end you’ll find a cover that pops off to reveal the power, WiFi toggle button, microSD card slot, and reset button. Think of the detents on a scrolling mouse wheel. These detents determine the angle which the camera is pointed. ![]() Remember that lock button? This releases the camera from the rotating mount. There’s a tiny white LED under the camera lens. I’ve read on on-line camera forums that the previous version of this camera suffered from heating issues. The top side of the camera features a double row of vent holes. The slot is the speaker vent for alert sounds. What little there is seems fairly tasteful.Ĭloseup of the rear. I wish it was blacked out to make the camera less noticeable. I like to slide it on when I’m carrying the camera to and from the car. But I did notice that out of the box, the Power Magic Pro was missing some “teeth” on the DIP switches that are used to select how long you want power sent to the camera. I had no use for this device, since I wasn’t interested in recording video after I parked. I tested the leads for the fuse taps as I went along with a multimeter to make sure I had a constant power on for one, and one that turned on with the car.It comes with a 12V power receptacle. Everything is now all buttoned up and the camera is working great!Īgain, thanks to everyone on the thread, I really appreciate your help! I tested the leads for the fuse taps as I went along with a multimeter to make sure I had a constant power on for one, and one that turned on with the car. In the accessory slots for each fuse tap, I added 5 amp fuses to be used by the camera. Fuse 23 is the 10 amp fuse for the switches/power windows/rear view mirror. Fuse 2 is the 7.5 amp fuse for the power mirror memory module/memory seat module. I used two Bussman micro2 fuse taps as suggested in video that I got from Autozone to tap into fuse's 2 and 23 on my GT. Looking into my camera after mentioning his had the battery saver already as a part of it, my camera also had battery saving settings built in. I finished hardwiring my camera and did not use the Power Magic Pro that I had also bought. Just wanted to provide an update to my install and say thank you again to everyone who shared their installs and insight! Any advice or clarification on if I am doing something incorrectly or am understanding something wrong is greatly appreciated. I currently have a pack of micro2 fuses for my car along with the fuse taps and am planning on using the smallest fuse I have (5 amps) for the secondary slot of the fuse taps for the camera and am planning on using fuses 2 and 23. I know that there is little chance of a camera blowing anything but I want to do it right, understanding the reasons why the install should be done the way it is. I read that the fuses in a fuse tap stack, so if I have the original 7.5 amp fuse in the primary slot and a 5 amp fuse in the secondary slot for the camera, the fuses wont blow until 12.5 amps pass through the fuse tap setup? Is that correct? I know the video was incorrect in going with a higher fuse in the secondary slot but I am confused as to how the math works for using fuse taps and want to make sure I install it correctly. In addition, I should be using the smallest fuse possible in the secondary slot for the camera as to avoid wrecking the wiring harness. Looking at other forum posts (like this one: ), it seems that I should use fuses 2 and 23 instead. He also put higher fuses in the secondary slot than the primary fuse to "avoid blowing the fuses for the camera". In the video, he installed the Power Magic Pro using fuse taps into fuses 2 and 36. Most of my knowledge of this setup and install came from the following YouTube video: I want to clean up the look of this install and bought BlackVue's Power Magic Pro to have the power come from the interior fuse box instead. I currently have a BlackVue DR750X-2CH and have had it set up in my 2019 Mustang GT for about a year, with it powered by the cigarette lighter outlet. I have been looking at various YouTube installation videos and forum posts, but seem to keep finding conflicting information which has me concerned as I try to clean up my dashcam install. As the title suggests, I am looking for advice and clarification on how to install a dashcam. ![]()
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