Installing rear wireless camera
I have a generic Fleetwood 19ft Mallard. No window to the rear.
My intents are to install a wireless camera. The instructions are in colloquial Engrish but understandable.
The instructions indicate that the rear camera is triggered ON by the backup light. Reverse. Which I do not have on my Mallard. That is, it is no big deal tapping into the reverse light power cord at the back of the Suburban.
The screen for the front of the Suburban is straight forward. The manufacturer has a cig lighter plugin-with a trigger switch.
So at the rear of the coach. I am thinking of going into the aluminum at the back but not at the very top, maybe down a foot or two, then drill a hole big enough to push the video wire and red wire which is for the reverse light. My unit the furnace is right at the base on the rear of my trailer. I know there is 12v power there since I worked on it swapping in a controller and circuit board earlier this year.
The rear of my trailer is full cabinets. I think coming through the skin at the rear, and taking the power from the furnace....
Does this make sense? Obviously I need a power source. Since I do not have reverse lights on the back of the trailer eliminates that. Plus I want the ability to see who is behind me even if I am not backing up. But I don't want the camera on 24/7.
Reverse light is momentary power. Tapping into the furnace power is 12v 24/7.
Any ideas?
My intents are to install a wireless camera. The instructions are in colloquial Engrish but understandable.
The instructions indicate that the rear camera is triggered ON by the backup light. Reverse. Which I do not have on my Mallard. That is, it is no big deal tapping into the reverse light power cord at the back of the Suburban.
The screen for the front of the Suburban is straight forward. The manufacturer has a cig lighter plugin-with a trigger switch.
So at the rear of the coach. I am thinking of going into the aluminum at the back but not at the very top, maybe down a foot or two, then drill a hole big enough to push the video wire and red wire which is for the reverse light. My unit the furnace is right at the base on the rear of my trailer. I know there is 12v power there since I worked on it swapping in a controller and circuit board earlier this year.
The rear of my trailer is full cabinets. I think coming through the skin at the rear, and taking the power from the furnace....
Does this make sense? Obviously I need a power source. Since I do not have reverse lights on the back of the trailer eliminates that. Plus I want the ability to see who is behind me even if I am not backing up. But I don't want the camera on 24/7.
Reverse light is momentary power. Tapping into the furnace power is 12v 24/7.
Any ideas?
