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howie1987:

--- Quote from: Joshy on February 17, 2018, 09:50:43 pm ---CAMERA IS FIXED.

Took the car down to an auto electricians in Sheffield. We found that the way that the wiring had been ran meant that every time i put the car into reverse, and the camera popped out, the wires should snack on something and put everything under tension. The way the wires were ran this time should allow for more movement, and hopefully no breakage!







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Happy days mate. Sounds like it was a right pain.

Joshy:
Well unfortunately the camera has broken again :sad1:
Same issue as last time: Put car into reverse > camera opens > RNS510 display black reversing screen

My guess it that the wires have broken closer to the body of the camera unit, further down from where they originally broke. My plan is to take the camera out, cut off the rubber housing and re solder the wires into the connector (found pin positions online), then glue/seal everything back together. I'm unsure if this is possible, but I don't fancy spending money on a new camera unit.

Joshy:
After the camera broke a second time, i thought I'd try to tackle the problem myself.
My initial plan was to rebuild part of the harness with new cable and crimps, however I found it impossible to find the correct crimps - onto plan B, soldering!

I've never soldered in my life before, but thought I'd give it a go. I order a soldering station, heat shrink, and some more cable.
Everything turned up this morning so i gave it a shot!



Not the best join in the world, but its good enough :happy2:
After soldering in an extra piece of cable for the 3 wires, i plugged it all back into the car only to find something was wrong!



I turns out I'd actually got two wires in the incorrect place.
The heat shrink was actually too long, and wouldn't allow the correct amount of bend in the cables when re-fitting the camera into the badge, so i had to strip it all down once again.



Eventually i got to a point where the connectors were firmly in place, the heat shrink allowed for proper movement, and the thing actually worked again! :party: :party:



Only been put the car in reverse a few times since putting it all back together, so im unsure on how long this fix will last, I'm hoping its permanent, but only time will tell.
I've also realised i should probably invest in a set of winter wheels, I've done a lot of unintentional skidding and wheel spinning in this snow!

Can't wait for it all to pass so i can give the car a good clean - she's looking very sorry for herself at the moment!

Andy:
good to see you sorted it

Joshy:

--- Quote from: Andy on March 03, 2018, 09:20:49 pm ---good to see you sorted it

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Thanks Andy, me too!
I didn't think I'd use the reversing camera much, but i felt lost without it.
This also gives me slightly more confidence in other projects i want to tackle the involve soldering. Although, i should probably work on having a steady hand, it turns out i shake a lot when trying to solder :doh:

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