OBD connecting hard-wire cable for a dash cam?

[Flower Power]

Reading some previous posts regarding difficulties in connecting a dash cam hard-wire cable to a fuse box in a T6.1 I ordered a Redtiger F7NA cam to come with an OBD connection. It seems that this indeed will be an easier way to do it. However, as often happens.... there might be some "side effects" associated with that. Anyone has an experience or opinion on this? Thanks.

 

[WelshGas]

Reading some previous posts regarding difficulties in connecting a dash cam hard-wire cable to a fuse box in a T6.1 I ordered a Redtiger F7NA cam to come with an OBD connection. It seems that this indeed will be an easier way to do it. However, as often happens.... there might be some "side effects" associated with that. Anyone has an experience or opinion on this? Thanks.

If you plan on having the dashcam on 24/7 no problem. Otherwise you may have to unplug when parked up unless the OBD connection allows you to set for Ignition On or Ignition On + Parking .

 

[vbk1975]

Reading some previous posts regarding difficulties in connecting a dash cam hard-wire cable to a fuse box in a T6.1 I ordered a Redtiger F7NA cam to come with an OBD connection. It seems that this indeed will be an easier way to do it. However, as often happens.... there might be some "side effects" associated with that. Anyone has an experience or opinion on this? Thanks.

Using the diagnostics port (OBD / J1962) is a means of getting an exposed set of Ground(s) and a Power Feed - the power feed is perm battery.

If you are wiling to accept the perm battery feed then in principle it should work.

However, I would check that the wiring kit only has connections to the power and ground pins and that the other connections not wired. The reason for making sure they aren't connected is that you could end up with long length of car network wiring un-terminated, these networks are designed to be twisted pair with terminating resistors at both ends. Un-terminated they can be effected by radio emissions and equally they can end up creating radio interference.

We don't use the camper as a daily driver, so I have our dash cam on a 12v plug that is routed around the headliner and the wire comes out next to the kitchen 12v socket. It means it is powered from the leisure batteries and I can leave it on should i want to. Ours is built into a digital rear-view mirror and I use it to see out the back and have front and rear dashcam, so it i very obvious when it is on and off.

 

[MrB999]

I use the OBD socket for 24/7 parking coverage without problems, I use my vehiclealmost daily. I soon realised I needed a way to turn it off when you are camping, so I installed a in-line switch.