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Back up camera continually +12power HELP!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 12:21 pm
by hawkar
Hi there I have installed an ebay back up camera on my bmw X5 e53 2005 with a 12v 30amp relay.
power+ comes from the pdc pin 7 to the relay and from the blue plug pin (+)1 and (-)10 to the camera.I have checked the camera with a voltage tester and noticed that the camera is supplied all the time with +12v.Is that dangerouse or wronge.
apart from that the camera works just fine.

Re: Back up camera continually +12power HELP!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 12:30 pm
by Alan Gunn
I ran a feed from the reverse light with no relay.
Working for over a year now with no problems at all.

Re: Back up camera continually +12power HELP!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:10 pm
by henrym3
+1 to the reverse lights and working 3 years

Re: Back up camera continually +12power HELP!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 4:06 pm
by hawkar
thanks for the quick reply.

i will try this out and inform you
but unfortunately next week sometimes

Re: Back up camera continually +12power HELP!!!

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:30 pm
by hawkar
the reverse light did it.
Thank you very much  ; :)