Power ports

[Fortunete11er]

Cant seem to find a good answer for Power. I have a dashcam that works when the truck is parked as security, I need to power it when the truck is parked and off. Are any of the USB, Cigarette type connectors inside always power on?

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[hturnerfamily]

not that I'm aware of... but you could always attach your power leads directly to the 12v battery.

 

[Pioneer74]

not that I'm aware of... but you could always attach your power leads directly to the 12v battery.

And then be prepared for 12V battery drain warnings and other faults.

 

[BennyTheBeaver]

Cant seem to find a good answer for Power. I have a dashcam that works when the truck is parked as security, I need to power it when the truck is parked and off. Are any of the USB, Cigarette type connectors inside always power on?

For what you're looking to do, I would suggest a Fuse Tap and running the wire to the passenger foot panel fuse box. Then just look up which fuse's power supports the functionality you are looking for.

 

[Kev12345]

Send Jim Farley an email asking for a Tesla Sentry Mode-like update. If they can give us karaoke they can give us anything.

 

[21st Century Truck]

For what you're looking to do, I would suggest a Fuse Tap and running the wire to the passenger foot panel fuse box. Then just look up which fuse's power supports the functionality you are looking for.

FYI - I use fuse 2 for ACC and fuse 4 for constant 12V power, each with Bussman Tap-a-Fuse taps. I have one of the simpler Thinkware dash cams with parking mode and voltage monitoring built-in.

I found it really easy to run a dedicated Thinkware hard-wire cable set from the rear mirror housing trim across the headliner and down the right A Pillar just inside the very wide door seal rubber channel to the cabin fuse panel.

Also, the rear mirror plastic trim has what appears to be a precut wire channel on its bottom driver's side. I use that channel as a good exit path for my Thinkware cable.

Easy - peasy... good luck with Your project!

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