Wanting a Camera to monitor the toy garage

A friend has one of these in his dumptruck - rigged as a backup camera:

http://www.rearviewsafety.com/

Dirtclods wrote:
Above link http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/Voyager-Digital-Wireless-Backup-System/55960/&?&affiliateid=3274&cvsfa=2734&cvsfe=2&cvsfhu=3535393630&gclid=CIzW_ZXL3bgCFSNyQgodUSsAwA

$700 and it does nothing that a $69 one from walmart does?
bumpy

steiny93 wrote:

ShaunCobb wrote:
i was looking at

http://www.etrailer.com/Electronics/Master-Lock/4843DAT.html

but it says it plugs into the trucks 4-pin connector

can that be wired into a hot wire on the trailer? The trailers batteries charge off of the truck battery when the truck is running, right? or do they only charge off the generator?

And steiny, with that camera, what are you using for a screen?

the trailer batts only charge off shore or genset power (unless you added an onboard charger to charge off your truck). But this is going to use nearly zero juice, you could run off a batt for a long time.

The master-lock you have the link for uses 12 volt from the running lights; you could change that to be wired into the trailer; you'd probably want to get a female 4 pin and wire that into the trailer close to where you want to use the camera. An option would be to use one of the 12 volt light fixtures as a power source.

You could also use one of these for 12 volt power they last for hours.

http://reviews.costco.com/2070/11311205/wagan-wagan-500-peak-amp-battery-jump-starter-with-air-compressor-reviews/reviews.htm

Above link http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/Voyager-Digital-Wireless-Backup-System/55960/&?&affiliateid=3274&cvsfa=2734&cvsfe=2&cvsfhu=3535393630&gclid=CIzW_ZXL3bgCFSNyQgodUSsAwA

Look at this one
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/Voyager-Digital-Wireless-Backup-System/55960/&?&affiliateid=3274&cvsfa=2734&cvsfe=2&cvsfhu=3535393630&gclid=CIzW_ZXL3bgCFSNyQgodUSsAwA

Cut and paste this URL

ShaunCobb wrote:
i was looking at

http://www.etrailer.com/Electronics/Master-Lock/4843DAT.html

but it says it plugs into the trucks 4-pin connector

can that be wired into a hot wire on the trailer? The trailers batteries charge off of the truck battery when the truck is running, right? or do they only charge off the generator?

And steiny, with that camera, what are you using for a screen?

the trailer batts only charge off shore or genset power (unless you added an onboard charger to charge off your truck). But this is going to use nearly zero juice, you could run off a batt for a long time.

The master-lock you have the link for uses 12 volt from the running lights; you could change that to be wired into the trailer; you'd probably want to get a female 4 pin and wire that into the trailer close to where you want to use the camera. An option would be to use one of the 12 volt light fixtures as a power source.

ShaunCobb wrote:
i was looking at

http://www.etrailer.com/Electronics/Master-Lock/4843DAT.html

but it says it plugs into the trucks 4-pin connector

can that be wired into a hot wire on the trailer? The trailers batteries charge off of the truck battery when the truck is running, right? or do they only charge off the generator?

And steiny, with that camera, what are you using for a screen?

for my install i'm using the in dash screen of a double din head unit
if you need a screen as well here is another option link

You don't need a very good picture just to show if the bikes are upright, right? I wonder if a cheap wireless baby monitor would be enough.

Here's one for $100 from Amazon.

ShaunCobb wrote:
i was looking at

http://www.etrailer.com/Electronics/Master-Lock/4843DAT.html

but it says it plugs into the trucks 4-pin connector

can that be wired into a hot wire on the trailer? The trailers batteries charge off of the truck battery when the truck is running, right? or do they only charge off the generator?

And steiny, with that camera, what are you using for a screen?

There normally would not be a constant power source in a 4 pin connector unless you had the running lights on. I am sure it could be wired to an 12V supply.
Most trucks charge the trailer while running, but some need a fuse or relay installed to power up that terminal. Even if the rig does not charge the trailer batteries, the power draw should be very low for a small camera.

i was looking at

http://www.etrailer.com/Electronics/Master-Lock/4843DAT.html

but it says it plugs into the trucks 4-pin connector

can that be wired into a hot wire on the trailer? The trailers batteries charge off of the truck battery when the truck is running, right? or do they only charge off the generator?

And steiny, with that camera, what are you using for a screen?