4 camera dvr for off road vehicle
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Topic: 4 camera dvr for off road vehicle
Posted By: 2ndchance
Subject: 4 camera dvr for off road vehicle
Date Posted: December 29, 2011 at 8:42 PM
Hello guys/gals!
A little preface:
I'm working on a project for my off-road club. One of our members will be racing in the 2012 King of the Hill competition. He expressed interest in having a multi-cam DVR installed to record the action.
I happen to have a complete system and was planning on installing it into my home. I am thinking about using this for a car application and hooking up the video-out to the DVD/Nav audio deck.
I have a Falco Pro Series 4-camera DVR. The power transformer converts 110/220 to 12vDC 3.5A.
My four cameras are powered by a splitter. The power transformer converts 110/220 to 12vDC 1.5A.
Since both transformers convert to 12vDC, I feel confident that I can just go to RadioShack, buy the correct plug, and wire both devices straight to a 12v power block that has a 5 Amp fuse.
So, here's my "12volt" question.
Since the DVR requires 3.5A and the camera power splitter requires 1.5A, should I run inline "something" to restrict the Amps to 3.5Amp (or 4Amp) and 1.5Amp (or 2Amp), respectively?
My thinking is: I don't want to many Amps to get back to the DVR or cameras and blow them out.
This is where I really need your guy's advice. :)
Thanks in advance!
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12v newbie
A little preface:
I'm working on a project for my off-road club. One of our members will be racing in the 2012 King of the Hill competition. He expressed interest in having a multi-cam DVR installed to record the action.
I happen to have a complete system and was planning on installing it into my home. I am thinking about using this for a car application and hooking up the video-out to the DVD/Nav audio deck.
I have a Falco Pro Series 4-camera DVR. The power transformer converts 110/220 to 12vDC 3.5A.
My four cameras are powered by a splitter. The power transformer converts 110/220 to 12vDC 1.5A.
Since both transformers convert to 12vDC, I feel confident that I can just go to RadioShack, buy the correct plug, and wire both devices straight to a 12v power block that has a 5 Amp fuse.
So, here's my "12volt" question.
Since the DVR requires 3.5A and the camera power splitter requires 1.5A, should I run inline "something" to restrict the Amps to 3.5Amp (or 4Amp) and 1.5Amp (or 2Amp), respectively?
My thinking is: I don't want to many Amps to get back to the DVR or cameras and blow them out.
This is where I really need your guy's advice. :)
Thanks in advance!
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12v newbie
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Posted By: 2ndchance
Date Posted: December 29, 2011 at 8:53 PM