help with rear camera and led side arrows

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Old 03-15-2017, 03:09 AM
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help with rear camera and led side arrows

hey Boys. i have installed a clarion double din headunit. now i just need to add the rear wiev camera. i want to know if i can connect my camera to the reverse light or should i connect it to my acc power on the headunit. can the reverse light handle the extra load of the camera.

i also have som sequential led arrows for the side mirrors. the same goes for Them. i AM going to connect them to the side light in the org side mirror. can they handle the extra load of the sequential led arrows
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Yes and Yes. Been running the camera for 3 yrs with Reverse power.
Old 03-28-2017, 11:27 AM
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LEDs use trivial amounts of power. You can add a few of them to almost any circuit without overloading.

Cameras are usually pretty trivial too.
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thanks for the replies. going to install it this weekend.




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