With the hardware getting cheaper all the time, I've been thinking about putting a camera inside my horse trailer (a Richardson) and another on the roof for reversing / rear view on the road, using a wireless link to a dashboard monitor. Has anyone else tried this? Does the wireless signal work OK from a trailer to a 4x4? Any tips or advice?
Course it'll work,do ya hink its going to get lost in the air whilst driving?
It should be neigh problem.
Did you have to saddle us with that?
Shouldn't be too much trouble to rustle up something suitable.
If you've ever reversed down a narrow Scottish road you would know that the mair visibility, the better.
Owain
In message , Frank Erskine writes
Who do you think you''re foaling ?
Frank will tackle anything.
I tried the same for watching the nearside of my car when entering my garage - camera on garage wall and monitor in the car. It was very sensitive to receiver and transmitter position and the batteries didn't last long. For your application, I would be more inclined to go for a hard wired connection.
Colin Bignell
Indeed. In my work - location TV - we could do with a radio linked monitor for the director etc which works well. But they all suffer from picture break up with any movement. It's possible a digital link - or some form of diversity receiver - would be an answer, but an expensive one. If it is possible to use a cable link then it's the best solution.
Needs to be discconecteable between horse box and car. Not insurmountabl= e but outside of car is pretty hostile enviroment reagrds wet amd muck...
Batteries shouldn't be a problem 12v power is available for the camera just pick up one of the side light or the fog light feed from the 12N an= d turn on the lights to turn on the camera. If there is a 12S socket you have "permenant" 12v.
The RF side might be more of an issue the kits are getting very cheap. Think I saw one for about =A350 all in in Costco the other week. Two cam= eras may well be more complicated but I guss feed one from the side lights th= e other from fog and use that to switch which camera is powered. Assuming =
you can have fog lights on without sidelights, which may well not be possible.
Needs to be discconecteable between horse box and car. Not insurmountable but outside of car is pretty hostile enviroment reagrds wet amd muck...
Batteries shouldn't be a problem 12v power is available for the camera just pick up one of the side light or the fog light feed from the 12N and turn on the lights to turn on the camera. If there is a 12S socket you have "permenant" 12v.
The RF side might be more of an issue the kits are getting very cheap. Think I saw one for about £50 all in in Costco the other week. Two cameras may well be more complicated but I guss feed one from the side lights the other from fog and use that to switch which camera is powered. Assuming you can have fog lights on without sidelights, which may well not be possible.
In message , newshound writes
Camera in a horse box? Already been done.
Firstly I would try for a hardwired connection rather than RF, much more stable [not intended sorry] and less prone to breaking up.
Secondly have a monitor that you can switch left to right on the picture to give the effect that you are looking in a mirror, otherwise it can get very confusing, try brushing your hair in front of a camera and looking at the monitor some time.
Good point; some of the monitors I have been looking at have that capability (couldn't think why, before)
Hi We bought a camera and monitor (wireless) from Argos for about £167 a year ago. It doesnt work! We have quite a distance from cab (dodge ram pick up) to horses (equitrek trailer) and a lot of material inbetween. It works well anywhere else! I am hoping when we swap vehicles, it might be different - not the reason we are changing :-D Jo
Thanks; just ordered one from a guy called Phil Greenwood on eBay who seems to talk a lot of good sense. Will post a review when I get it fitted!
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