RCA - TV Cable

[Jdokal]

You can plug any video source into the RCA female jack and you should get a good picture to test

If the video camera works, does this mean the reversing camera is dud?

 

[television]

If the video camera works, does this mean the reversing camera is dud?

Either that or no power going in, if you have anything that will reach it you can plug the camera output into anything that has a video input via the RCA

 

[Jdokal]

Either that or no power going in, if you have anything that will reach it you can plug the camera output into anything that has a video input via the RCA

Should I cut the wires where I soldered them?

I disconnected the power source and tried moving the male rca around the female and nothing.

Could the camera be receiving insufficient power?

I cut the reverse lights and made sure they didn't work and once reconnected they work.

 

[television]

What wires have you soldered

 

[Jdokal]

What wires have you soldered

The power wires coming from the camera were too short to connect to the reversing lights.

I had some wire that I purchased from Maplins.

Connected the wires up and soldered them. I made sure I connected the red to the power and the black to earth.

Should I disconnect and retry without the extension?

 

[television]

It should not be that then, it does need something that either plugs into the lead that goes into comand, or something that you can plug the camera lead into

 

[Jdokal]

It should not be that then, it does need something that either plugs into the lead that goes into comand, or something that you can plug the camera lead into

I will try the camera now. I think it is charged.

 

[Jdokal]

I plugged the camcorder in and it worked.

Could it be a power issue from the rear lights?

Or my soldering?

 

[television]

I have to cook dinner right now and I will be back soon

 

[Jdokal]

I have to cook dinner right now and I will be back soon

Yeah no worries.

 

[Jdokal]

I think it is a power issue. I found another plug adaptor that fits the RCA for the power. However, I connected it to the house mains. I connected it to the spare camera and it worked. I then tried connecting it to the installed camera and nothing, just flickering.

I am lost on what to do next besides removing the camera completely.

 

[television]

I think that you may have to remove it and power it up on 12v and take it from there, at least we know now

 

[Jdokal]

I think that you may have to remove it and power it up on 12v and take it from there, at least we know now

Where would the 12v be?

I can not be removing endless trim panels..

 

[television]

Where would the 12v be?

I can not be removing endless trim panels..

Sorry I did not mean take it from there literally, just get a 12v feed to the camera that you know is good, do you have a volt meter

 

[Jdokal]

Sorry I did not mean take it from there literally, just get a 12v feed to the camera that you know is good, do you have a volt meter

No need to say sorry, I am sure I am being a bit annoying with so many questions. It would be great if you could come here and do it for me...hehehe

12v power supply...hmmmm...how about around the boot?

The cable supplied to carry the power is rather thin. Could this be restricting the power supply that the camera needs?

Yes I do have one luckily....not so sure how reliable it is though.

 

[Jdokal]

How about parking sensors? Would they provide a good 12v supply? I know they only activate when in reverse and when the handbrake is released.

 

[television]

How about parking sensors? Would they provide a good 12v supply? I know they only activate when in reverse and when the handbrake is released.

I do not think the parking sensors have any voltage on them just ultra sonic,, could you just run a lead to the plus for now to see if it is the problem as maybe the leads is faulty, I saw they were twin outputs, what is the other one for

 

[Jdokal]

I do not think the parking sensors have any voltage on them just ultra sonic,, could you just run a lead to the plus for now to see if it is the problem as maybe the leads is faulty, I saw they were twin outputs, what is the other one for

Twin outputs?

Where?

The yellow RCA from the camera connects to the RCA coming from the NTG. The red rca connects to the power supply, the power has a red and a black cable.

When you say run a lead....do you mean the AC lead I ran to the house?

 

[television]

Twin outputs?

Where?

The yellow RCA from the camera connects to the RCA coming from the NTG. The red rca connects to the power supply, the power has a red and a black cable.

When you say run a lead....do you mean the AC lead I ran to the house?

Lets start again, I just realized that it was one lead rolled up.

We only have the ground lead, and that should be OK could you run a 12volt supply to the camera from the car or an adapter, a voltmeter would make it so simple as you can measure to see if you have 12volt on the camera.

There is on that and the lead

 

[Jdokal]

Lets start again, I just realized that it was one lead rolled up.

We only have the ground lead, and that should be OK could you run a 12volt supply to the camera from the car or an adapter, a voltmeter would make it so simple as you can measure to see if you have 12volt on the camera.

There is on that and the lead

Ok I will have a go and I will run the cable i used from the house. I do not have the means to run another cable from the car currently.