Which output cable should I select for my Battery Pack?Updated 16 days ago

Which output cable should I select for my Battery Pack?

This is one of the most important questions to ask before purchasing a battery pack and a dash camera. If the incorrect cable is selected, the camera may not work properly, requiring you to either splice some wiring together yourself or purchase additional cabling. Rest assured that all cabling can be purchased separately here.

Everything listed here applies to all of our currently available batteries.

Female 12V Cigarette Socket Output:

You would connect the Cigarette Lighter Adapter from the camera to this socket. This should be used for dash cams that only switch into parking mode after sensing that your vehicle has been stationary for more than a few minutes, and can be used for all BlackVue and most VIOFO dash cams.

We do not recommend using this output option with BlackVue Elite series dash cams since this functionality can be disabled on those models, allowing the dash cam to continue recording normally in traffic jams and long queues, instead of switching into parking mode and potentially missing important events while you are still driving. For these models, we recommend using a spliced output cable instead.

The Cellink Neo, BlackVue B-124, B-124X, B-130X, and B-130A, PowerCell 8, and VIOFO BP100 use the same socket output cables.

Spliced Output Cable:

These are plug-and-play output cables that go straight from the battery pack to the camera. They are essentially the same as a dash cam hardwire kit that's been spliced into an unspliced output cable, but this is all done at the factory to save you the hassle.

Most of our cameras require a 3-wire power connection, as the camera needs to be sent a signal from the ACC line of the hardwire kit when power is disconnected from the vehicle, so that it knows when to go into parking mode.

Put simply, some of our cameras need to communicate with the battery for parking mode; the Spliced Output Cable allows for this.

Spliced output cables are optional for the Thinkware iVOLT BAB-50 battery pack, and are not offered for the PowerCell 5 battery pack. The PowerCell 8 may be bundled with a spliced output cable, while they come standard with the BlackVue B-130A (DR X and Elite series only) and VIOFO BP100 (USB-C only).

The Cellink Neo, BlackVue B-124, B-124X, B-130X, and B-130A, PowerCell 8, and VIOFO BP100 use the same spliced output cables.

If one of these cameras is powered using the cigarette socket output, then it will record normally as if the vehicle is still running, drawing significantly more power, using up the battery's power supply much quicker.

Unspliced 3-Wire Output Cable:

If you already have a three-wire (B+, ACC, Ground) hardwire kit, you can splice it into the unspliced output cable for the battery yourself! This is a good option for the DIY-ers out there, Garmin and Vantrue dash cams (as we do not currently offer spliced output cables for them), or camera brands that we do not carry.

The Cellink Neo, BlackVue B-124, B-124X, B-130X, and B-130A, PowerCell 8, and VIOFO BP100 use the same unspliced output cables.

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