Fuse with constant 12V power

[HappyHappy]

Anyone know if any of these fuses next to the accelerator/brake pedals provide constant 12V power? I'm considering using one of these:

BlackboxMyCar Add-A-Fuse

to power a dash cam. I was told fuse F203 is the fuse for the cigarette lighter, which would be great for switched power. That would make hardwiring the Thinkware dash cams pretty easy. Thanks!

 

[Dissern]

Did anyone figure out which fuse in this location provides constant 12V?

 

[ecarfan]

Just checking in as I am also interested in this topic. @HappyHappy and @Dissern did you ever get any responses, maybe via PM? Thanks.

 

[reddy]

The MS has power on the OBD connector that is always on.

I used this one from Amazon and took off the 12v power plug, and connected the power wires to my dashcam.

This gives me 24/7 power to the dashcam.

http://a.co/2dCursV

 

[ecarfan]

The MS has power on the OBDC connector that is always on.

Thanks. I’m sure the X is the same. I’ve never done this before: what kind of plug/connector do I need to draw 12V power from that OBDC connector? Looks like I could use something like this by cutting off the cigarette light plug end and splicing it to my in-car receiving power cable: https://www.amazon.com/AUTOOL-Emerg...d=1524432394&sr=1-6&keywords=obd2+power+cable

 

[reddy]

Thanks. I’m sure the X is the same. I’ve never done this before: what kind of plug/connector do I need to draw 12V power from that OBDC connector? Looks like I could use something like this by cutting off the cigarette light plug end and splicing it to my in-car receiving power cable: https://www.amazon.com/AUTOOL-Emerg...d=1524432394&sr=1-6&keywords=obd2+power+cable

Yes, that's exactly what I did. You picked a different brand than I did. Bear in mind that I purchased in 2014, so I'm sure that prices have changed.

My dashcam cable came with a 12v cigarette lighter style power plug.

I took the OBD connector from Amazon, cut off the OBD connector's cigarette power plug and soldered the wires to this receptacle to make it plug in easier.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00065L2D8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I cut off the clamps, and soldered those wires to the + and - wires coming off the OBD connector.