Knightshade
Well-Known Member
IMHO, I would utilize a SDXC card instead of the ubiquitous USB flash drive. The USB flash drives are not designed to deal with extreme temperature variations and the fast write speeds necessary if you are recording on multiple camera feeds.
The cameras are writing at 0.5 MB/sec each. So 1.5 MB/sec total.
Which is like 3-5 times slower than the slowest USB2.0 drives are capable of, let alone decent or actual good ones.
Speed is a complete non-issue with the tesla cameras.
As to temps, plenty of decent USB keys are rated for any temp you're likely to get inside a tesla (especially with overheat protection on)
Let's compare to your purchase in fact-
I'm comparing here to same brand, same size, but a USB key.... specifically the Samsung FIT Plus, a USB key that is....I
I bought two of these......
- Reliability Built to Last – Water-proof, Shock-proof, Temperature-proof, X-ray-proof, Magnetic-proof
- Transfer speeds up to 100MB/s
- 5-year limited warranty
- -13 degrees F to 185 degree F
Water proof, shock proof, magnet proof, temperature proof, x-ray proof- same as yours.
5 year warranty- same as yours.
Transfer speeds up to 300MB/s- so much faster than yours... (but again, literally ANY USB2 or 3 storage is WAY faster than needed for this job)
Withstands -13°F to 185°F operating, -40°F to 185°F non-operating- same as yours (better if you count the non-operating temps I guess)
So basically the same or better specs in the USB key, versus your solution that costs about 50% more including the adapter.