Rear dashcam in Ford Galaxy

Rear dashcam in Ford Galaxy

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clockworks

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5,361 posts

145 months

Tuesday 21st March 2017
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Having fitted a Nextbase 312 dashcam in the front of my 2014 Galaxy using a hardwire kit, I came across a 212 at a bargain price. I bought it to fit in the back window.

It's currently plugged into the boot 12v outlet, but that is permanently live. Probably not a good idea if the car isn't used for a few days, so I'll get another hardwire kit, and connect it to the rear fuse box.

When I fitted the front camera, I found a few posts which all recommended the same fuse in the central fusebox to piggyback from. The camera stays powered for a few minutes after parking up, then switches off. Ideal.
I can't find any information about doing the same in the rear fusebox though.
Does anyone know which fuse in the rear fusebox has a switched or delayed switched supply?

clockworks

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5,361 posts

145 months

Sunday 26th March 2017
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I used a multimeter to check each fuse in the rear fuse box. Most of them were still live after 15 minutes, but the heated seat fuses were at zero volts a few seconds after the stop button was pressed, so I used one of those. All working as it should, although it did strike me as odd that those fuses were in my car, which doesn't have heated seats.....

qska

449 posts

129 months

Sunday 26th March 2017
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clockworks said:
I used a multimeter to check each fuse in the rear fuse box. Most of them were still live after 15 minutes, but the heated seat fuses were at zero volts a few seconds after the stop button was pressed, so I used one of those. All working as it should, although it did strike me as odd that those fuses were in my car, which doesn't have heated seats.....
Do NOT worry.

My Mondeo MK4 and wife's S-Max turn off cigarette lighters' power after _30_ minutes of being parked.

Battery drain from a dash cam will be minimal.