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Old Feb 5, 2022 | 11:57 AM
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If your camera is burning out, then the output of your adapter is supplying to much voltage, the unit is only going to draw the current needed. If your output voltage is to high from the adapter it will damage components in the camera and therefore start drawing more current causing burn out. Your adapter says it's input is 12-24V, but it is the output voltage that matters any thing over 5V out will more likely do some damage. The adapter says it's amperage out is 1.5A (1500mA), however, my experience with Chinese made equipment like this doesn't mean the output current is regulated.
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Old Jul 15, 2023 | 06:13 AM
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Cheap CCP adapters - yes, they could have gotten a bad batch and you're getting a bad adapter that puts out too much voltage with each new cheap CCP camera.

For all you saying too much amperage: Amps are pulled by the device, NOT pushed by the source. The source is rated/fused to ALLOW a device to pull a certain amount, and if the device(s) on that circuit pull(s) too much current (amps) - especially if you put too many devices on one circuit - the fuse will blow.

if your output voltage going to the device is out of range, it can/will damage the device. For this camera, it's the output voltage from the adapter to the camera. If the output voltage from the 12V socket in the truck was too high, it would jack the adapter, not the camera -- unless cheap electronics in the adapter allowed higher voltage to go to the camera than what the specs said it will provide.

A basic multimeter (DC voltage and amperage) should find the culprit or at least rule some out.

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