Is the power magic battery pack necessary

#Is the power magic battery pack necessary full#
#Is the power magic battery pack necessary pro#

Because of this, I would agree with Pittasoft that combining the PMP and B-112 isn't a good idea.

#Is the power magic battery pack necessary pro#

Power Magic Pro has a pre-set voltage cut-off level which prevents the dashcam from continuing to operate if the vehicleвЂ™s battery drops below a safe level. This leads me to believe that there's a LOT of loss in trying to have one battery charge another battery to run a camera. Power Magic Pro uses advanced power management circuitry to ensure your dashcam doesnвЂ™t deplete your vehicleвЂ™s battery when operating overnight. Instead of 9 hours I didn't get 31.5 hours. (Power Magic Battery Pack) or a hardwiring kit (Power Magic Pro) is required.

#Is the power magic battery pack necessary full#

Having the full charged portable USB battery pack charge the B-112 and run the dashcam offered not 3.5x the recording time but rather a very modest 33% improvement in recording time. I know there'd be some losses with having one battery charge another, but they didn't recommend it due to the fact that the B-112 sucks a lot of power while charging and is too much of a drain on your car battery if it's charging without your car being on.ДЇor testing purposes I tried plugging the B-112 into a portable USB battery pack to try and get more runtime (26,800 mAh at 5V versus 3,000 mAh at 12.8V with the B-112.) My B-112 was dead at the time and I wanted to see if the battery pack would provide wayyyy more recording time due to the fact that it offered 3.5x the capacity of the B-112. Oh, speaking of the two, I asked Pittasoft about combining the PMP and B-112 to run off of both batteries. Hopefully I can get longer runtimes! *fingers crossed* I'm sure the PMP is a better value and while I'm not sure I would necessarily drop the cash myself on a B-112 if I needed to buy one, I really do like having a secondary battery dedicated to my dashcam that doesn't put additional strain and stress on my car battery itself. I'm curious to see how much runtime I get with it at different voltage settings.

On a related note, I just got a brand new car battery and so I wired in the Power Magic Pro this week to see how things look with it. I often have my car parked for days on end and would ideally love to be able to record for several days if possible. The primary thing I wish was different is I wish I could record for much longer periods of time. I also like that it has two USB ports which allows me to charge my phone while parked without having to have my car's electronics turned on and that's helpful too. It also runs at 12.8V instead of 5V, but I would think the first reason would be the primary explanation. On 12V vehicles the appropriate cut off voltage is 11.8 Volts. The system works by having pre-set cut off voltages to prevent the camera from continuing to operate if the cars/trucks battery drops below a safe level.

Instead of the traditional Lithium Ion, they use Lithium Ion Phosphate for their batteries which is better able to handle the extreme temperatures inside a car. The BlackVue Power Magic uses advanced power management to ensure your cars battery stays healthy. I asked Pittasoft why it was physically so much larger and they said there's two reasons.

It's bigger than my portable USB battery packs I use for charging cell phones and whatnot.