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Subject Topic: Hard wiring a rear view camera
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27/1/2013 at 8:37am
 Location: Clevedon
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Hi guys
I'm planning to fit a rear view camera to the back of my caravan. Due to the problems reported with wireless (interference, range etc.) I would like to hard-wire it in. I plan to use pins 11 & 12 in the 13 pin socket as these are unallocated. The potential problem with this is that for the length of the tow bar electrics cable the video link cable will not be shrouded/shielded.
Could anybody let me know if they foresee this as being a problem? Should I forget the idea and plump for the wireless solution?


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27/1/2013 at 8:06pm
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Thanks for the links alpiner, some useful info there. However, I was hoping to wire the camera through the towbar electrics to make things clean and tidy.

After a bit of Googling I came across this

It seems that it's possible to wire the video link through the tow socket, whether it be a 13 pin or 12s. The general consensus seems to be that a camera is very useful on the back of a caravan, second only to a motor mover some say! With camera kits on ebay for less than £30 (albeit from China!) it seems like a nice addition for the caravan tech addict, like me

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27/1/2013 at 10:53pm
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Hi Andy, had a hard wired camera set up, ran a proper video lead from camera to the screen, using a connector in the boot to join the lead, but kept forgetting to undo every time i unhitched, causing lead damage, i have now gone wireless, with no problems, reciver in the back window of the car and sender front window of the caravan, max 3 metres, these wireless setups are rated to 50+ metres.

I dont know if connections through the hitch plug would work, because they are not "video quality"?

 

hope this helps

Steve

 

 



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06/2/2013 at 2:45pm
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Hi Steve

I'm going to try wiring it through the towbar electrics first to see how it goes because it would be the neatest way and, apparently, it should work. Failing that I'll have to go down the wireless route.

 



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06/2/2013 at 3:42pm
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Hi Andy, let me know how you get on

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