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Preface:
I have a dashcam that is connected to my Verizon phone plan with a SIM card and it will do basically what Sentry mode does, alert me to movement in or around the car when it's parked. This of course requires power to run the camera when the car is parked and off. By itself that's not a problem.
Problem:
The little battery in the MME doesn't run the camera for more than an hour or so before my safety mechanism (power magic pro) cuts the power to make sure I don't drain the battery on the car. This is done by a voltage cutoff. Obviously I want to be able to drive the car, so it's doing its job. Because the little battery is so little I wanted to install a dashcam battery in the car. Second problem is location. I've looked near and around the fuse box, and that's a no go. Under the passenger seat is too low. Frunk doesn't have any firewall access that's not hermetically sealed. I don't want to go all the way to the trunk just to come all the way back.
Request:
If you have installed one of these things where did you install it?
Conclusion:
I have decided against installing the battery all together. The reason for this is outlined here:
https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/has-anyone-installed-a-power-magic-battery.11823/post-291728
I have a dashcam that is connected to my Verizon phone plan with a SIM card and it will do basically what Sentry mode does, alert me to movement in or around the car when it's parked. This of course requires power to run the camera when the car is parked and off. By itself that's not a problem.
Problem:
The little battery in the MME doesn't run the camera for more than an hour or so before my safety mechanism (power magic pro) cuts the power to make sure I don't drain the battery on the car. This is done by a voltage cutoff. Obviously I want to be able to drive the car, so it's doing its job. Because the little battery is so little I wanted to install a dashcam battery in the car. Second problem is location. I've looked near and around the fuse box, and that's a no go. Under the passenger seat is too low. Frunk doesn't have any firewall access that's not hermetically sealed. I don't want to go all the way to the trunk just to come all the way back.
Request:
If you have installed one of these things where did you install it?
Conclusion:
I have decided against installing the battery all together. The reason for this is outlined here:
https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/has-anyone-installed-a-power-magic-battery.11823/post-291728
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