I flattened my battery.

[longedge]

Left my dashcam plugged in for 10+ days and when I went to start the car a few days ago it was completely dead . Plugged my CTEK charger in and left it for a couple of hours. When I went back to check how things were going, I unplugged the charger and gave it a try. It was just like Blackpool Illuminations with lights flashing and beepers beeping. It got the "Oh sod it" treatment.

 

That was three days ago. It's been on charge all the time and it has sorted itself out so I was able to nip out to the Doctors earlier to get my flu jab. I was slightly worried when I noticed the orange triangle with an exclamation mark in the display and then I remembered it is there to warn me that I've switched lane assist etc. off .

 

p.s. the moral being that buying that smart charger was a good move especially now when the car is hardly ever used. I can leave it plugged in all the time.

Edited 25 November, 2020 by longedge

[fergiet]

Just hard wire your dashcam.

[longedge]

I would have done once upon a time but not nowadays, now my daughter was telling me today that my son-in-law has been getting bored at home.........

[TheSavageKamiq]

Hardwiring your dashcam would be highly beneficial, because they usually come with a built in voltage checker, so it cuts the supply to the dashcam if the battery reaches a voltage below 12volts. 

[nz_kamiq]

Does anyone have any photos on how they hardwired their dashcam in the kamiq? Thanks