You'll want to be careful around how much current the device in question
uses when it's turned off. I have a Garmin DriveAssist 51 that I have wired
in to the auxiliary circuit and it will kill my aux battery if the van is
not driven for a few days. I'm going to change it to use a circuit that is
only on when the ignition is on.

-Mark

On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 10:38 AM Mark Belanger <mbelanger@gmail.com> wrote:

> Good point about the ignition switch...
>
> I have everything off the 10 connected to the Aux Battery, so running a
> line from that seems like the better option. Should I gather that running a
> wire up the A pillar is a nightmare?
>
>
> -MB
>
> On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 10:29 AM Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I did that for a while until I moved the unit under the dash so that it
> > would turn off
> > with the ignition key.   The one I have uses 5V so you have to step down
> > the voltage.
> > I use a 12V to 5V step down transformer for mine similar to this one:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-Boat-DC-DC-12V-to-5V-USB-3A-15W-Converter-Regulator-Adapter-Step-Down-Buck-M/263433006557?hash=item3d55d4addd:g:8lIAAOSw9qJacTZA
> >
> >
> > Steven
> > 91 Westy
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 10:10 AM Mark Belanger <mbelanger@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Speaking of wiring, can one tap the courtesy light above the driver to
> > > power one of these things?
> > >
> > >
> > > -MB
> > >
> > > On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 9:36 AM Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> I have a combination dash cam/ navigator that I got from TomTop a
> couple
> > >> years ago.   I bought it
> > >> because after looking for a head unit with flip out DVD screen I gave
> up
> > >> because none of them had
> > >> HD radio.   About 6 months ago I finally got the back-up camera wired
> > and
> > >> working.  The rest was
> > >> pretty easy except for the power connection.   I ended up with a 12V
> to
> > 5V
> > >> transformer that I routed
> > >> the 5V wire up along the windshield weather stripping as I could not
> > >> successfully route it up the
> > >> A pillar.   (dang it!).    It works great except when wearing
> sunglasses
> > >> which the polarization blocks
> > >> the video.   So I wear flip up sunglasses over my regular glasses when
> > >> driving so I can flip them out
> > >> of the way when I need to see that map or whatever.   Otherwise, I'm
> > happy
> > >> with the all in one unit.
> > >>
> > >> Steven
> > >> 91 Westy
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 9:00 PM Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > I'm kinda particular about what's stuck on my windshield, so we have
> > >> > dashcams that slip over the rear view mirror:
> > >> > https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B078TXVY1F
> > >> >
> > >> > Luckily haven't needed them, but they're unobtrusive.
> > >> >
> > >> > On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 10:14 PM KI4TLF <ki4tlf@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > I've got one in my car, a Garmin 55.  Pretty much a basic one, but
> > >> with a
> > >> > > 128Gb SD card installed.  It proved that I had the green when I
> was
> > >> hit
> > >> > in
> > >> > > the side by a red light runner.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > GregM
> > >> > >
> > >> > > -----Original Message-----
> > >> > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> > >> Behalf
> > >> > > Of David Beierl
> > >> > > Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2020 8:13 PM
> > >> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > >> > > Subject: Re: Other driving distractions - who has a dash cam?
> > >> > >
> > >> > > I haven't got one, but it would have helped me in a hit and run
> > >> sideswipe
> > >> > > last year that ate my cladding and crumpled B pillar a bit.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Yrs,
> > >> > > d
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 9:10 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
> > wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > I’ve had a viofo A119s for a year and a half. Haven’t had to use
> > it
> > >> for
> > >> > > > any traffic event, it just sits up there on windscreen in front
> of
> > >> rear
> > >> > > > view mirror, doing its thing.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Anyone else have a dash cam installed, and any comments?
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Alistair
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> ________________________________________________________________________
> > > Mark Belanger - mbelanger@gmail.com
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
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