Powering backup camera with trailer brake plug.

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Jul 22, 2009 | 12:57 PM

DieselBeast01

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Powering backup camera with trailer brake plug.

My backup camera is slowly draining my battery each day. It is hooked directly to the battery and this is causing it to drain the battery. I need to know which wire feeds power to the trailer brake plug so that I can try to splice it into that. If there isn't a power feed to the plug, the I guess i will just have to splice into some sort of accessory like the cigarette lighter.

Jul 22, 2009 | 01:10 PM

superduty4x4

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IIRC it's the big orange wire... if you have an OEM plug it should be labeled on the lid.

Jul 22, 2009 | 01:17 PM

DieselBeast01

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Yes my plug is OEM...Ill take a look at it thanks a lot.

Jul 22, 2009 | 01:19 PM

miller_feed

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Jul 22, 2009 | 01:22 PM

Layson

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You probably should stick a switch on there, or hook it up to your back up lights, or just do an accessory wire that turns on with the ignition. Otherwise that camera is on 24-7..

Jul 22, 2009 | 01:33 PM

DieselCamper01

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Mine is powered off the reverse light wire.

Jul 22, 2009 | 01:50 PM

Stewart_H

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When I wired mine up at the Riffraff Tech Day, I wanted it on a rocker switch so I could decide when it's on or off, not just when the truck is in reverse.

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