Re: Opinion about backup camera Reply #25 – July 13, 2018, 09:25:30 pm Hi Kentuckian. Start inside the bottom of the upper storage compartment, and you may not need to remove the inside wall area. But at least that is inside the compartment, so access holes/coverplates wouldn't normally be visible. Good luck, take pictures and let us know how it turned out. MidBath owners have the same 'inside the storage compartment' access to wiring. RonB
Re: Opinion about backup camera Reply #26 – July 14, 2018, 02:25:42 am I recently installed the RVS-813613 from Rear View Safety on my new to me 2003 T/K. The picture is very clear and in color. It has night vision. It has two cameras. One I have pointed down directly behind the motor home and the other angled back further as if to watch the towd (which I do not have) or traffic behind me. For mounting I glued a small piece of wood below the middle rear marker clearance light to the motor home and mounted the camera to the wood. Ran the cords up the roof. Attached the cables inside some cable track which I sealed to the roof. Ran the cables down the black tank vent into the cab over bed area, then behind the drivers seat below the floor/door plate to a vehicle ignition hot wire. Used double sided tape and mounted the monitor mount very high on the windshield. I bought the model with two cameras so I can switch between them at the touch of a button to see directly behind me when backing and further behind me when pulling out or if I ever tow anything. Only problem I had was with the original camera the night vision was milky white. I had to return the original camera but the replacement one works fine. I recommend this to anyone looking to add a new camera. John 2003 T/K and 1987 MP w/Roof Sleeper(selling)
Re: Opinion about backup camera Reply #27 – July 14, 2018, 02:49:34 am Quote from: Kentuckian - July 13, 2018, 02:28:45 pmWhere did you pickup your 12 volt power from? I'm in the process of an install now and looking at the 12 volt line to the 12volt outlet on the inside back wall of the Twin King. The camera is hardwired. The cable, from the monitor to the camera, supplies power from the dash.In our 23,5' FL, power could also be provided from the bathroom ceiling light, using surface mount wire molding.In a a T/K, power can be accessed in either the port or starboard side florescent fixtures by prying up the bottom of the shelves.Under the 1/8" plywood paneling shelving, 12-volt power is available. Make sure not to overload the circuit.Larry
Re: Opinion about backup camera Reply #28 – July 14, 2018, 11:48:17 am Thank you for all the tips on wiring options. That gives me a number of starting points for my camera install!RonB, We are going to have to rendezvous sometime. It looks like we both have Blue M23 TKs and both pulling vintage tin top 4x4 Trackers!
Re: Opinion about backup camera Reply #29 – July 14, 2018, 12:57:18 pm Hi Kentuckian, a great combination. My Tracker has 118k miles. Bought used at 110k a few years ago. Just converted to R-134D refrigerant in air conditioning. Harder to find parts now. RonB
Re: Opinion about backup camera Reply #30 – July 17, 2018, 08:00:16 am Quote from: Nick R. - July 13, 2018, 11:26:16 amInteresting. I have to admit that the arm is right now equipped with the BC 20 that Mark used (he sent the complete device to me). From all that I know the BC 20 and BC 30 are identical cameras. I will nevertheless exchange the cameras and see whether that makes a difference.Nick-I found the BC-20 with the RV760 was fine for daytime use. As the camera does not have infrared receptors, it doesn't work well at night unless there is adequate artificial light. We try not to travel after dark, so that was not a problem for us.You should be able to test the RV 770 with the BC-30, its transmitter and receiver, without mounting it, by using a 12V power supply. I did this in my house with the Garmin camera and with another vendor's wireless camera. (That camera was really poor in resolution and range.) I keep a few different models of 12V power supplies around for various electronic projects, both AC and DC (cigarette lighter) versions.Give the 770/BC-30 a try. If that doesn't work, you may still be able to use the 770 with a wired camera. We did that on our current Class A. The camera was fine, but the display was old and mounted in a poor place. I ran the video output of the wired camera to the input on the Garmin 760. That works well. It also saves us having a second display on the dash.Finally, an opinion on rear-view cameras: On the road, I use the camera a lot less often once I learned how to use the mirrors. Mostly, this is because the camera view is such a wide-angle that anything you see in it is already too close. I do "pop over" to look at the toad now and then, either on the road or when I'm maneuvering forward in tight spaces, such as in a gas station. I do like having the camera always on, rather than only active during reverse moves.Mark H
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