Back up monitor & camera

fcooper wrote:
I've purchased several components from this vendor and they seem to be good quality. I have a monitor and camera in use for several years. These systems will have screw together connectors

camera/monitor vendor

I've also had good luck with cheaper components from ebay. Most of them will have plug together connectors. As long as the connector is inside the vehicle and you secure it from vibrating loose, they will work well.

Don't under-estimate the length of cable you need. To go down the back cap, along the frame rail, and up into the cab the 65 foot cable is about right.

Fred

Thanks for the quick response Fred. The present system in the Eagle is a (now discontinued, per RVCams) 7" Sony b&w SSM-721AMR monitor and camera. On my last trip, the back up system worked, more or less half the time.

After contacting RVCams. They recommended that I install another ground to the unit to see if it would cure the problem. However since the problem is intermittent, there's no telling if it cured the problem or not.

The current system is roughly 17 years old, so I think a new system is in order. I didn't like driving the Eagle without the help of the back up camera system. I was fortunate / happy that the system decided to get back online for the last 30 plus minutes of my destination.

Pops

Born To Travel wrote:
Installed this in my RV.. Couldn't be more pleased... It even has sound and I.R. http://www.amazon.com/Rear-View-Safety-Backup-Camera/dp/B002GM5GKO/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1390699945&sr=1-1&keywords=rv+backup+camera+system

Thanks for the link / recommendation! ....