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It could be simply a timer chip. Put it underneath a microscope, you can easily read the numbers off it. CE manufacturers are cheap, they would just use timer chips to charge up batteries (instead of sensing the state of the cell).
The freaking battery is next to the CMOS? No wonder these blackvue things fail.
Since these things are so easy to dissemble. Wire the new cell directly on to where the old cell would go (on the IC board). Or just expose the old cells connections and connect them directly to the new cell.
You might get into a packaging issue.. it looks like your old cell is a lot smaller than your new one.
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The original battery has a small IC attached to the battery leads, while the ebay ones do not..I'm assuming this chip is some sort of protection.
So I had a couple times (DR-400G-II) where the following would happen in order:
For about 4 months now my camera NEVER says "blackvue is now shutting down" - the light would be on for a few seconds, and then turn off. My files would be fine.
I would turn the car off with the power magic on, then turn the power magic off. Normally, it's supposed to say "Blackvue is now shutting down", but instead, it would just cut, no message, and all my files would be corrupt.
I could get around this by turning the power magic off first, and then the car, but still was annoyed.
So I researched, and found the LiPo battery inside drains completely; bought a replacement from ebay, jury-rigged it because it was slightly bigger than the stock one, and now everything seems fine!
Sonick is a genius. I won't go into detail what's so great about his post. But it's damn good!
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Just a quick update the the replacement li-po is doing fine. My car is still not burned to the ground, and everything is ok!
The original battery has a small IC/chip attached directly onto it; remove it, solder it between your ebay battery and the 2-pin connector, and just wedge it in as best as you can.
Personally, I think the Lukas LK7700 with GPS for $140 is probably the best bang + quality for the buck right now. 7700 uses a Samsung sensor, 7900 is more expensive but uses the Sony Eximor.
The problem I have with cheaper cameras is they are built so flimsily, you are never quite sure if they are recording properly.
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Just a quick update the the replacement li-po is doing fine. My car is still not burned to the ground, and everything is ok!
The original battery has a small IC/chip attached directly onto it; remove it, solder it between your ebay battery and the 2-pin connector, and just wedge it in as best as you can.
Cool. You and I need to get together and do the lipo procedure. Pm me to set up a time. Posted via RS Mobile
Has anyone had problems with the audio recording of their Blackvue?
I'm running the new DR550GW-2CH and for a few days now, I've lost audio recording. I've played around toggling the audio on/off and even gone into the settings and double checked that, nothing. The only thing left is to plug the micro SD into my PC and see what's going on in there. Just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience.
GT680W seems like a very good cam for $100
does it suppot parking mode? specs says motion detection
only con is the small battery but that wont matter if it's hardwired
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