Fitting a dashcam in the back window of our Troll is something that's crossed my mind from time to time - for all the obvious reasons - but I've never quite got round to it.

It crossed my mind again the other day while reading Mr RS540's whizzo thread about the stuff he's done to his Troll.

And then I remembered that I've got a spare camera I could use, along with a hardwire kit.

The main question was where to get the power from; it needs to be a car ignition-live feed - ideally it would be best if it was an engine running-only feed so there's no chance of any inadvertent battery-flattening.

So I wondered if there was any reason why I couldn't (or shouldn't) use a piggyback fuse tap on the 12V fridge feed at the BIP fusebox.

I don't have any particular qualms about using a piggyback fuse tap in general; I've used several on a succession of the family's cars, and thus far nothing has crackled, sparked, shorted out or burst into flames.

That feed is only live when the car's engine is running, so it should be just the ticket, and there are plenty of nearby places to get a decent earth.

And getting a cable from there to the back window is an absolute doddle in the caravan - the exact opposite of the equivalent journey in the car, one which requires the touch of a cat burglar and whole range of trim-removal tools if you're to avoid a screen-pillar airbag not doing what it should or a red-faced trip to the parts counter at the dealership clutching an expensive bit of plastic with all the clips bust off.

Have I missed a trick here?

If I use this method am I going to be towing a ball of fire down the M5 on our next trip?

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Quote: JohnE wrote in post #2

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The 12V ignition feed (D+) you're after is also available on the front of the Schaudt Booster, Pete.

Just connect your camera feed to the D+ crimp connector on the Booster via an inline fuse.
The camera OV can be connected to the Booster aswell.

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Quote: rs540 wrote in post #4

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