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Old 11-27-2018, 06:39 AM   #1
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Dash Cam install question

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I picked up a Thinkware F200D camera. I also bought a hardwire kit. Can I tie into the dome light wiring for this install ? I already have my Radar detector hardwired from there to go on and off with the key but for the canera I need a constant 12v for the park mode. I kinda assume there is a hot 12 for the dome light switch ??? Any help or tips are appreciated.

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For mine I simply have my radar detector and dash cam going into a 12v outlet splitter from the glovebox power outlet. One goes into a LUKAS LK 530 12V UPS, which in turn goes to my rexing v1 dashcam. The other goes to the radar detector. I think the lukas lk 530 no longer exists, but it behaves just like you would expect a hardwired kit to except it doesn't cause a draw on your electricals, and forced the dash cam to record 24/7 rather than a parking mode. This seems like a good replacement:
https://www.amazon.com/VicoVation-Vi...T1N51XYPPK41SM


Althought be forewarned, SD cards are not designed to be constantly streamed to and will eventually corrupt themselves. I've gone through around 3 or 4 64 GB sd cards since 2015 but it's cheap insurance.


Alternatively you could tap and add a fuse to the fuse box for constant 12v power.
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Althought be forewarned, SD cards are not designed to be constantly streamed to and will eventually corrupt themselves. I've gone through around 3 or 4 64 GB sd cards since 2015 but it's cheap insurance.
If you buy the wrong type of SD card, then sure. If you buy the right type of SD card, then it will last. I've been using the same 64 GB card for more than two years in my dashcam, which has two 1080P cameras, and also runs in parking mode when the car is off. At the time I bought a Thinkware-branded card, but SanDisk now sells their own High Endurance cards specifically for use in dashcams and the like. There are different ways to design the flash memory in an SD card, and higher speed cards typically have a flash structure that makes them wear out much more quickly. A dashcam card doesn't need rear/write speeds of many hundreds of MB/s, so the architecture can be optimized for longevity and durability, rather than high speed. Notice the SanDisk High Endurance cards only have read/write speeds of 20 Mb/s, vs their Extreme Pro cards, which read at 275 Mb/s.

https://www.sandisk.com/home/memory-...urance-microsd
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If you buy the wrong type of SD card, then sure. If you buy the right type of SD card, then it will last. I've been using the same 64 GB card for more than two years in my dashcam, which has two 1080P cameras, and also runs in parking mode when the car is off.
Yea you gotta buy the correct type of SD card for dash cams. I've been using mines for 2 yrs with no problems too. SanDisks were notorious for corrupting after repeated recordings, but I guess they might've fixed that.
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If you buy the wrong type of SD card, then sure. If you buy the right type of SD card, then it will last. I've been using the same 64 GB card for more than two years in my dashcam, which has two 1080P cameras, and also runs in parking mode when the car is off. At the time I bought a Thinkware-branded card, but SanDisk now sells their own High Endurance cards specifically for use in dashcams and the like. There are different ways to design the flash memory in an SD card, and higher speed cards typically have a flash structure that makes them wear out much more quickly. A dashcam card doesn't need rear/write speeds of many hundreds of MB/s, so the architecture can be optimized for longevity and durability, rather than high speed. Notice the SanDisk High Endurance cards only have read/write speeds of 20 Mb/s, vs their Extreme Pro cards, which read at 275 Mb/s.

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Yea you gotta buy the correct type of SD card for dash cams. I've been using mines for 2 yrs with no problems too. SanDisks were notorious for corrupting after repeated recordings, but I guess they might've fixed that.

I think you misunderstood. In my configuration there is no parking mode, it is simply always on, this continuous use was the cause of the SD card degradation. It would last around 6-8 hours with the car off.
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I think you misunderstood. In my configuration there is no parking mode, it is simply always on, this continuous use was the cause of the SD card degradation. It would last around 6-8 hours with the car off.
Parking Mode IS continuous operation for me as well. I understood perfectly. If you get the right type of SD card it will last for quite a long time
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Yea you gotta buy the correct type of SD card for dash cams. I've been using mines for 2 yrs with no problems too. SanDisks were notorious for corrupting after repeated recordings, but I guess they might've fixed that.
SanDisk cards never had a real widespread problem...

Fake SanDisk cards did! At one point it was estimated that over 30% of the "SanDisk" micro-SD cards were counterfeit.

Even today, if you seem to be getting a great deal on a SanDisk card chances are it is fake. SanDisk has articles on their website on how to spot the counterfeits, but sometimes it is almost impossible prior to purchase/use.

Personally, the widespread counterfeiting of SanDisk has led me to avoid them entirely... just not worth the risk with so many alternatives.

FYI: https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1326059
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Those saving for a good camera, there is an interim solution. Walmart has a camera for under 20 bucks, not many bells or whistles but could save your ass in court.
When you upgrade give it to your mom.
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Yea you gotta buy the correct type of SD card for dash cams. I've been using mines for 2 yrs with no problems too. SanDisks were notorious for corrupting after repeated recordings, but I guess they might've fixed that.
You're pretty lucky that using explosive devices like mines inside of your car have caused no problems...
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