A friend was recently involved in an accident. Good News is I got it on my rear camera. Bad news is that when reviewing the timeline I have found several gaps in the recording. Some are several minutes and up to an hour in which I was riding but the video recorded nothing.
1. Anyone else experiencing this?
2. Rock-- need to have confidence that this is recording at all times as that is why I bought it. Solution?
Thanks all. Unfortunately it's raining it's guts out here in Perth so no riding at the moment. Too many idiots on the road! With the temps in the mid to high teens, temperature at the moment is not an issue. I've relocated the unit from under the seat to the left side cowling. It's still not open to air, but not near the exhaust. I'll see how this goes in a few months once the temp climbs. I'm currently in winter, not like you guys in the Northern hemisphere! Enjoy your rides 😁👍
Yikes. So much for the waterproofing. Can't speak to earlier DVR revisions but the last 2 I had, heat was no problem. Newest power converter revision has been more heat-tolerant so far. True test is actual riding, but due to unrelated mechanical issues I won't be doing any of that until next Tuesday soonest.
That's very drastic! Why do this? Doesn't it operate without doing all this? Cheers
This is what I did to my first gen K2 2.5 years ago and it has never overheat ever since.
Thanks freespaceimpedance. I've got a usb on the bike. I'll try that and see what happens. Cheers
Thanks Louis. So what fails at higher temperatures? My unit keeps shutting down when it gets hot. When it cools down it starts operating correctly again. The unit is driving me crazy and only works 1/2 the time. Cheers.
So it seems this power module is the problem? This should be a warranty issue then right? Is the unit doesn't operate as its meant to them it should be covered under warranty. To me this is not good enough. More should have been done in testing before it gets released. Anyway, I've reinstalled it but the temp here is around 20 degrees during the day so it's cool and the unit will work. I've moved it to another spot and I'll see how that goes. Thanks for the advice so far.
@freespaceimpedance got a new K2, where the power module seems to be different from the old one. And it seems that this power module does not fail at higher temperature.
https://www.innovv.com/forum/main/comment/5f24d14d69027e0017ef4d77
If you want a solution, you first need to know what is causing the problem.
You do not have to place the power module on the outside, but in a place where it is cooled the wind while driving.
There will undoubtedly be more K2 users in Australia who may be able to help you further.
Does it really matter what fails? The fact is it fails. There are not many places you can put a dvr on a bike. I'm not sticking the power module on the outside of the bike. I haven't used the k2 and have removed it from the bike. Absolute waste of money
I am having the same issue?
I have my xdiavel and located the dvr under the seat. I live in Perth Western Australia and the temperature gets hot here. I just checked and the dvr keeps turning off. The problem I've seen is the heat of the dvr. It exceeds 65 degrees easy and therefore stops recording. I'll relocate the dvr and report back. I must point out that once the dvr has cooled down, it operates again. Problem solved. Just need to find a new place to put the dvr on these bikes! Cheers steve
Yes, never use Sandisk SD card for loop recording. and Sandisk does not cover the warranty for such using.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dashcam/comments/5rtfzu/dont_buy_sandisk_ultra_sd_cards_please/
https://www.sandisk.com/about/legal/warranty/warranty-united-states
Never use Sandisk SD Cards. Samsung EVO is the best.
Same happened to me. I was involved in an accident 2 weeks ago. Look at he last file on the SD card. Front cam file was corrupted. Rear cam file was ok. BUT!!! the recording stopped just 1 second before the accident. recording was looped for 3 mins but stop at 2mins 53 sec. Unbelievable!!!!!
Thx Steve, Will get in another ride in the next day or so. Finally getting some rain here in Nor Cal.
Gonna format the SD card and then test our some suggestions. Glad you didnt lose any files!!
This is the original install and all is tight and the yellow is a solid hardwire (Solder) connection and it powers up ever turn of the ignition so I am confident that the connections are all good. I will reformat the SD card and check on the next ride.
Was this photo taken before the finial install? Be sure the thumb screws fixed the lenses to DVR.
Keep DVR on rear fender and run for two days to check if any change.
about the best place to get away from engine heat. My side panels get more engine heat vs my rear fender I think