mglobe

I just ordered some plastic fresnel lenses that I'm going to try out for this. I'll report back if it works.

SharkSkin

That might work out fine -- I was thinking something like this though:

RickBetterley

Hi Mike
Does it matter which lead is soldered to which? I am assembling the RickBetterley variant to the frankencharger (using the hardwired kit) and I don't see any indication that it matters in your assembly instructions. I'd hate to find out the hard way by frying the camera.
My hardwired kit has 2 leads, just like using the plug adapter you use.
Thanks!

mglobe

Unfortunately Rick, IIRC I think I may have used the blind luck method.

I don't think you can fry it with 5v. But with a voltmeter, you should be able to figure it out. Clip both cables. Plug the car charger cable in, and determine which is hot and which is ground. Then plug the wall charger in, and find the hot and ground leads there. Then just solder hot to hot, ground to ground. I don't remember now if I did that, or if I used trial and error. The volt meter would be the safe route.

Bri Bro

Polarity matters and it can damage the unit. Looks like the wires are color coded in the post below, just match up the colors in the pictures.

https://rennlist.com/forums/5424274-post52.html

RickBetterley

Thank you Brian and Mike - I had a hard time seeing the colors on Mike's how to, but he suggests a good method using my trusty multitester.
Brian - thanks for the caution; I hate to trust to luck with electronics.

RickBetterley

Well, I am very happy to say that this variant works just fine. Hooked it up today and the camera now shows that it is charging while filming.
I feel good.
Thanks to everyone that has contributed to this thread and especially to my questions.

RickBetterley

Turns out that the lead with the white tracer is the hot lead.
Thanks again; its all soldered up and working like a charm. I like the idea of not having to plug into the lighter receptacle for a track car (preferring to keep the wiring hidden and out of harms way whenever possible).

Racerrob

This thread has been incredibly helpful. Has anyone integrated the Aiptek with a Traqmate? Looks like Traqmate sells software but I dont know if it works with the camera or if it is any good. Other options?

Weston

Last I heard, H.264 video (Aiptek HD cameras use this) was a problem for Traqmate's own video software. The good news is that there are 3 other options which I listed in this thread: https://rennlist.com/forums/racing-a...aiptek-hd.html

himself

Well, I guess I should add my latest update, which really isn't Aiptek related, but more hardwired related.

My car serves double duty, so I have my V1 hardwired between the rearview mirror the passenger sun visor. I also use a Performance box data logger - which plugs into the cigarette lighter. Well, having only one cigarette lighter means that I can either run the Box or the Aiptek.

Since the V1 hardwires with a RJ-11 (phone cord), I took a phone cord coupler and some old cord I had lying around Franken-built an adapter that simply plugs onto the V1 power supply. For the Performance Box end, I also had an army of the typical round charger ends that it uses lying around on unused power supplies, so I just cut one off and spliced it to the Franken-adapter.


Works like a charm. Two other benefits of this that I stumbled on:
1) The PBox is now up and not obstructing the main view window of the Aiptek.
2) I can now reach the PBox when strapped in. Just barely, but having it low on the windshield was impossible to reach.

I'll post some pics when I get a chance, but it's nothing special.

-td

Streak

FYI

Aiptek is selling extended batteries and the corresponding covers now.

I just ordered two since I don't have it hardwired.

SharkSkin

Apparently not available for the GVS.

Gary R.

Streak!!!!

Racerrob

Thanks for the info Weston, probably going to go with Trackvision