Hard wired camera at rear of trailer.
Looking to buy a 2 camera backup system that is hardwired (Over the years I haven't had a lot of luck with wireless stuff.) Anyway, my question is about the video cable for the trailer. I'll nee...
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RCMAN46 wrote:
I have a hard wired camera on my 5th wheel.
I used the center contact on my 7 way for the video. The center contact is normally used for back up lights which my trailer does not have.
I have not had any interference problems using the center contact on the 7 way.
That's a thought. I hate to start taking the factory plug on the truck apart though. I did some checking, and it doesn't sound at all like adding a plug would change the electrical properties enough to hurt the picture quality. So I just ordered a waterproof connector with extra pins in case I want some extra wires going back there for something else in the future. Cheap enough if it doesn't work well.
