Replacement for Jensen Back up monitor

Jim@HiTek wrote:
I've found generics around for $90. They are all over so I won't link just one (Amazon) because that would be unfair to the other retailers.

Just wondering though...is it possible you're losing power to the monitor? Because there's a well known issue with backup cameras/monitors in RVs not drawing enough power...which causes the contacts in the power solenoid (looks like a automotive start relay) to carbonize and develop a high resistance to low current devices. So they behave like what you're seeing with your camera.

If you think that it might be losing power, find your BCC (battery control center) and locate the solenoid that supplies battery power to the camera and monitor. Next time your backup image fades away, go whack that solenoid with a rubber mallet. If the picture comes back, means you just need a new solenoid. If not, at least you got the opportunity to whack something in your RV.

Thanks Jim, I will check that. The radio continues to function and often the screen will fade, or get stripes or just go blank. It's weird. But all the while the radio still works and produces sound. In the research I've done on this unit, it's a common problem and lots of folks explain the exact same symptoms so I'm leaning toward the unit itself. Usually the result from everyone else I've read is that it becomes a nice boat anchor. I will say it gets very hot when this happens. Almost too hot to touch. Could be a result of attempting to draw more current than is being supplied which sounds like it could be a solenoid issue. When it cools down it usually works ok. Almost like a board is warping. At any rate, according to a lot of folks, it's junk. The touch screen has never worked very well, the switch from camera to camera gets static between changes and they are lengthy at times. I found some decent replacements - name brand stuff - for 1/4 the prices of this paperweight.