I want to use this to power a security camera in my car when the car is parked and turned off. Recharge when I start the car?
1488419
This unit will power a lot of things but it must be first plugged into a 115 ac receptacle.
1488420
It just plugs in, no recharge capability, there may not be anything like what you r looking for except for a 12 volt battery for a car or a tractor.
1488421
This would not work for you. It plugs in to a normal 110 house outlet and then converts to 12 volt dc current.
1488422
Not sure of your question. These run off of 110 volt AC. They convert 110 AC to 12 volt DC. If you want to run one of these in your car you will have to run an extension cord out the unit. They dont re-charge. They are either on or off. When off they do nothing. When on they convert AC to DC power. As far as running a security camera, the camera would have to power up from 12 volt power as that is what these Pyramids produce.
1873904
No, I don't think so, it does not work when the car is turned off, unless it is connected to an external power. So normally the car will almost on move when it is recording, and the motion detection function is not necessary.
128247
It starts recording when power is supplied. Works great if your lighter socket is not powered when the key is off, otherwise you may want to hard wire it to an switched accessory tap on your fuse box.
1633320
When the camera is plugged into the Power Adapter, it will automatically start recording when it receives power and stops recording about 5 secs after it stops receiving power. Assuming your power outlet in your car only works when the key is in the ignition.
1482474
I think you need to insert a Micro SD card for recording. If you plug the power cord to the cigarette charger, the camera will turn on and off automatically every time you start your car engine or turn it off.
1703291
You can just use it as a regular QI charger, that's what I do in my car. It has the added benefit of staying on (with the battery) when I turn the car off. Hope this helps!
1357312
Just one fuse to the second battery (+) to your unit. My second battery is hooked to two hidden cameras. (Vandals in my block) so the battery runs 24/7. it'll charge as you drive your car. Hope this helped. DP in NY
2197382
No, the cord to charge the battery in the camera is way too short. I suggest you order a battery charger with extra batteries from Amazon. These usually come with two batteries, have an AC charger as well as a 12 Volt adaptor for your car. They are a very reasonable investment to make sure your camera always has power.
150766
You must plug it into the cigarette lighter of your car to work and the car must have a good working fully charged battery in it. It will work with the car turned off as long as your car battery is fully charged. BUT it will in fact drain your car battery if you use it while the car is turned off for a long time. I have used it for up to 30 minutes to charge a cell phone, and I've used it for about 20 minutes to run my lap top, both times with the car turned off and I had a fairly new car battery but I would not go any longer than that and I would not use it with the car turned off if your car battery is not new or is not a high quality brand.
2125140
Thanks for your inquiry. We suggest you purchase an external power bank (5V 1A) for this cam if you want to keep it recording when you turn off your car.
1702357
This cord is used to charge my battery jumper. Not to keep your car memory.
2150868
Hi, I connected the power to the device, stuck it to the window with the supplied adhesive, inserted the SD card and that was it. When you turn the car on, the cigarette power comes on and the dashcamera turns on. Litte voice "welcome to lukas blackbox, drive safely. Recording started". I never touch the thing unless I need the SD card out to review or save the video. Erik
816754
As the others point out, just connect it to a switched power source. However, they also point out that you lose the parking mode. I have it always on, my truck sits for a week or two at a time and I have no issues. The camera goes to sleep and wakes up on impact. You have plenty of computers (clocks, radios, etc.) in your car that draw some power even when off.
1329041
Yes! When back up camera connected and car on reverse, switch automatically.
2036658
As long as there is power to the outlet the camera will be on - the camera itself has no on/off switch. Some cars, like mine, has powered outlets whether or not the ignition is on. Once or twice I forgot to unplug the camera and it was on for over 12 hours but the truck still started.
816755
Of course this is possible, but in so doing you defeat one of the key features of the device, namely parking mode recording to capture any event that may happen while the vehicle is unattended. It does not draw a great deal of power in this mode. If the vehicle is going to be parked for longer than 8 - 10 hours you can always kill the power manually.
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Short answer: no. If you leave the car for longer periods with the camera in parking mode it may drain the battery preventing the car from starting. I would recommend that you get the discharge prevention unless you hook the camera up to a connection that does not have power when the car is switched off.