F*cking electrics !

Andi, I'm gonna treat this as very basic, not cos i think your thick, i just want to make sure you understand it so you cant get stuck halfway through testing it and waiting for someone to get back to you.

you will need either a multimeter or a old indicator unit with 2 wires and working bulb:

1) Check you have voltage from the optimate connector by puting the probes in the connector, it should have volltage or the bulb should light up.

If yes- good - see 2 If no - Fault lies in the optimate connector to battery terminal circuit.

2) Connect the dog cam directly to the battery terminals again, with the engine and ignition off.

If yes It works, ok - good - see 3 If no - Fault lies in the dog cam circuit or loom.

3) connect the regulator wiring connector to the optimate loom, and the other end to the dog cam,and turn it on.

If yes It works, ok - good - see 4 If no - Fault lies in the regulator loom.

4) connect up the 5v sound connection and take bike for a 6 hour test over your loverly scottish scenery stopping at the desperately inviting teashacks along the way.

Hope this helps you get it sorted bud.

another thought is, is the optimate lead designed to recieve current and block the outward (so as not to damage the optimate - but thinking about it, it is fused so maybe not). Why don't you buy the the cigarette charger attachment?

Deacs :thumbup

Hi andi,

I would have thought it unlikely that the regulator wiring has been damaged if it was connected to a battery on a bike, unless it was shorted out or the engine was running or the electrical system had a drain on it that could cause a voltage variation.

The reason i would have broken the process down into simple steps is to try to simplify the whole process by testing singular parts, then when you are sure that all the singular parts are ok, connect the components into a circuit and you should find that everything works first go.

The regulator part of the loom is to create a steady 12v on a steady line, and with another circuit added on to drop another voltage feed to 5v for the sound.

If you think of a heart beat monitor, this produces something called a signwave, well, you want that peak and drop to be a straight a line as possible, which would be a nice 12v constant flow of power. this would be perfect for your dogcam unit.

I would be curious to know what different components the ciggy socket and the regulator looms have in them, and whether they both have a internal fuse of their own.

Hopefully you will get this sorted so you can film the one day of sun we're due before the end of 2009 :biggrin