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Video recorder - connection - "Permanent" connection in the car

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How can I permanently wire a car video recorder so it turns on with the ignition instead of using the cigarette lighter socket?

Do not connect the Navitel R800 directly to the car’s ignition-plus; power it through its original adapter, or you will likely damage it if it is a 5V device connected to 12V [#20900587] The safest simple solution suggested is to install an extra hidden cigarette-lighter socket, leave the recorder’s original PSU intact, and plug it into that [#16504006] If you want a hardwired solution, feed the recorder from the cigarette-lighter fuse through a relay, and use an ignition-switched plus to trigger the relay [#16503896] One reply also suggests using the radio antenna power line as the relay trigger instead of searching elsewhere for ignition power [#16503896] For finding the trigger wire, the radio area was recommended as the place to look [#16503896]
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  • Need an ignition-switched 12 V supply for dashcam

    #1 16503845
    Yoo!
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    Hello, recently I had to replace the lighter socket in the car (Mondeo MK4), because after daily insertion of the plug from the camera to the socket and its removal damage to the socket, and then the plug itself from the camera.

    I would like to solve my problem in this way, to connect the camera permanently to the car, i.e. when the car was started, the camera would start, i mean I need to look for a plus after ignition?
    So I cut off the tip (plug) which I plug into the cigarette lighter socket and solder to the plus after ignition anyway?

    The car is Mondeo Mk4 2008 and the camera is the Navitel R800. Can anyone suggest where to look for such a cable in Mondeo?
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  • #2 16503896
    piterek-23
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    I would do something like this:
    1. "plus" from the cigarette lighter fuse via a relay to the video recorder
    2a. "plus" after the ignition switch to turn on the relay
    2b. "plus" electrical antenna from the radio to switch on the relay

    Cables search for radio.
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  • Recommend adding a hidden cigarette lighter socket

    #3 16504006
    Fredw
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    Yoo! wrote:
    So I cut off the tip (plug) which I plug into the cigarette lighter socket and solder to the plus after ignition anyway?

    I understand correctly, do you want to cut off the PSU and connect the recorder directly to the car installation? Well, only a beautiful balloon will go from it.

    Get an extra lighter socket hidden in the glove compartment or somewhere in a car corner, plug in the original power supply and settle the case.
  • #4 20900140
    pawlonik
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    I did that and now the camera doesn't work, what to do? R800, is there any point in repairing it?
  • #5 20900528
    Fredw
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    What have you done? Because you write so chaotically that it`s hard to understand what exactly happened.
  • #6 20900534
    pawlonik
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    I connected what the guy did in the first post to the fuse right away
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  • #7 20900565
    Anonymous
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  • #8 20900570
    pawlonik
    Level 11  
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    I want to repair it, it cost quite a lot
  • #9 20900585
    Fredw
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    Frankie1984 wrote:
    Why hasn`t anyone posted this topic?

    I think it would be a bad idea at this point because the topic has become cautionary.

    pawlonik wrote:
    I want to repair it, it cost quite a lot

    This is probably a topic for another section, but for me it`s rather cooked to perfection.
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    Anonymous
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  • #11 20900659
    user64
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    I don`t think it`s worth going somewhere with it, but rather to the store for a new one.
  • #12 20901851
    pawlonik
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    Thank you for your answers

    Very good topic useful !!!
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The discussion revolves around the user's desire to create a permanent connection for a Navitel R800 camera in a 2008 Mondeo MK4, following issues with the cigarette lighter socket. Suggestions include connecting the camera directly to the car's electrical system using a relay activated by the ignition switch or an alternative power source. Some participants caution against improper connections that could damage the camera, while others recommend using a hidden lighter socket for a safer solution. The conversation also touches on the potential need for repairs or replacement of the camera after a failed connection attempt.
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