Hardwiring a dash cam - not enough power reaching device?

[marcuswareham]

A multimeter would also be very good, as you could measure the DC voltage output of the hard wire kit

Inside this kit its probably just an electrical component called a regulator, I have had one of these fail in the past and pass over the input voltage, A multimeter would confirm if the hard wire kit is providing the correct voltage giving you an idea of the problem and also preventing you damaging the dash cam should the voltage be wrong

 

[Tony M]

Use a 12V 3-5 Watt Test Light to see if there is good power acorss the fuses to the earth wire you used

 

[KungFuTurkeyLeg]

I wouldn't rule out a bad kit. Check the terminations to make sure they crimped to the wire and not the insulation. But without a multimeter or anything else, it's all guess work.

Maybe pull a bulb from the rear lights and hold it across the wires and try to compare the brightness of being fitted to being across the wires?

 

[littlespark]

Are you guys aware this is a 3 year old thread?



OP hasn’t been on since the day it started, so we don’t know if earlier suggestions worked or not.

 

[KungFuTurkeyLeg]

Are you guys aware this is a 3 year old thread?



OP hasn’t been on since the day it started, so we don’t know if earlier suggestions worked or not.