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TSEJ said:
Sadly, thats as far as it goes! The screen has horizontal lines flashing across (like when a TV was badly tuned), whatever the polarity from the camera.
do you have any other type of monitor you could connect to the camera?
or any other video source you could connect to the screen?

And you're definitely getting power to the camera?

Also, I don't means to cast aspersions on your soldering skills but make sure there are no stray wires or solder shorting pins in the monitor.
 
Discussion starter · #22 ·
any other video source you could connect to the screen?
Just bought another camera to test it with

And you're definitely getting power to the camera?
Yes

Also, I don't means to cast aspersions on your soldering skills but make sure there are no stray wires or solder shorting pins in the monitor.

Quite alright - I'm perhaps better with the 3/4" socket set! I'm "hoping" its the camera, but 2nd guess is my soldering.

Will update when the new camera arrives (2 days)

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Discussion starter · #24 ·
Thanks - extremely helpfull. I am on the case of the female pins to simply fit
Inside the excisting plastic moulded socket for the sat screen. I think I had some on an old loom in the shed. With these it would avoid soldering and really be an easy job.
Will update (will be next week probably)
 
TSEJ said:
Thanks - extremely helpfull. I am on the case of the female pins to simply fit
Inside the excisting plastic moulded socket for the sat screen. I think I had some on an old loom in the shed. With these it would avoid soldering and really be an easy job.
Will update (will be next week probably)
Good idea if you have the gear, I think that's how stumpy69 ended up getting his working
 
Discussion starter · #28 ·
It works!

Got a new camera, and it all works great. Still going to experiment why the first one didnt though. Both are alleged ntsc.

I will post some pics and thoughts when I've had a bit more time.
 
Discussion starter · #31 ·
Found the problem - a school boy error! I had earthed the camera through the backbody (like I had done with the reversing sensors, which do work, albeit they are rubbish). It is not a very good earth, I now realise, so earth directly from the reverse lamp wire to the body). Having had a quick read on here, it seems that this earth problem is often a fault for things not working, including towbar wiring.


So, both cameras do indeed work. The new one is bigger and not as ergonomic - about 23mm wide. As I didnt want to drill a hole before I knew it all works, I have mounted it through a piece of mahogany - nice. Reverse bling?
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The actual camera works very nice - this pick is as light is fading. The red bar represents a distance of a1 ft off denting something.

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Shorting the extra wires from the underseat CD nav unit puts the camera on even when not in reverse, maybe usefull occaisionally

So, I'm pleased. I will add a bit more and some photos when I have time.

To add on to what is already on here, if I was to do this again....

I would first earth the rear tub to chassis!
Instead of taking all the displays & CD driver to pieces and soldering, I am sure it is possible to just add female pins to the appropriate empty slots in the plugs. These are available by dissecting a SOT conversion cable. Then, no soldering, neater and really would be a 2 hours to do the lot.

If all this remains working, I have a spare SOT cable and a night vision camera
 
Good job, I especially like the mahogany mount :D

I've been looking through the rs components website (they're just around the corner from me) looking at getting the 3 sets of plugs & sockets and making up a loom set, would then be a case of plug & play.
They have male pins but I can't see female pins :?
If I can work out the correct parts, it would total less than ÂŁ20 with 2-3 hours work making the looms.

Well done again :thumbleft:
 
I reckon I've found all the parts at RS

Navi box unser drivers seat
40 way plug
40 way socket
32 way plug
32 way socket

Display
24 way plug
24 way socket

crimps

All the sockets are for mounting on a pcb but they could have the right angle snipped and soldered.

2 looms could be made using the above parts that connect between the 3 connectors concerned and that contain the shorting wire for the Navi box and a camera socket for the display. (several hours work making up the looms). Would be plug & play and could be removed when desired, all for less than ÂŁ20.
OR
do like TSEJ says and just use 4 crimps into the existing plugs to provide the short and camera socket, much simpler and much quicker, ÂŁ5.50 for 100 crimps


TSEJ
how did you crimp the crimps? do you have a proper crimping tool or did you just use pliers and brute force?
and do the crimps just push into the plug?
 
A ratchet crumpet to suit that will cost about ÂŁ80 but if you look at a lot of the cheap non ratchet crimp tools they will be able to crimp these.
 
Discussion starter · #37 ·
digga_hole said:
Have you got pictures of the wiring you did, and the pins etc? would make a great how to :)

Will do. I think all this is possible by dissecting a SOT cable (pins with the wires already connected) - then it will ÂŁ8 plus camera.
Easy!
Just need a bit of time - I will do it asap
 
This is sounding very interesting, might just have to av a go myself.. Don't need it for the Nav but would beat the **** out of walking round the back of caravan in rain j ust to see If sum twonks parked up my jacksy. (__!__)
 
Discussion starter · #40 ·
At last, some photos. Some are borrowed from other sites, I cant remember details though.

First - If you go down the route (which I think is best) for just adding pins to the sockets after dissecting a SOT cable, here is a pic of where the numbers for the pins are on the socket;
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However, if you are crazy and go down the opening the disc box up and doing soldering, here are the pics

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The sat nav screen is much the same,


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