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08-21-2016, 07:14 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Chatsworth
Posts: 468
M.O.C. #10933
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REAR VIEW CAMERA
On our previous Montana the camera was powered all the time meaning that it could be used as a rear view mirror in the daytime. The new 2017 3720 will only power the camera when the tailights are on, meaning that they must be on while backing, and while driving in daylight. Has anyone rewired the camera to a live- always source with a switch and if so, how was it done?
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Gayle and John Devall
2017 Legacy 3720 IS and Disc brakes
1120 watts solar panels and 300 AH lithium batteries
2011 Ford f350 srw long box Lariat with B&W Patriot hitch. Residential Fridge.
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08-21-2016, 07:28 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Pensacola (mail forward service)
Posts: 3,198
M.O.C. #13740
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If your cam is a furrion, it may or may not survive being powered full time...model dependant. There are posts in archives on this. John
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2012 F350 6.7 L dually, 2013 3800RE with 6 pt leveling, Sumitomo 17.5" load range h tires, Samsung 18 cu ft residential fridge, 8k Morryde I.S. with disc brakes. Full timing since 2012.
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08-21-2016, 08:24 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Eureka Springs
Posts: 432
M.O.C. #17829
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FRC12TA is backup only. FOS48TA is ongoing observation & backup.
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08-21-2016, 09:10 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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We have the CH 56 from RV cams been on two Montana's for 10 years it is on all the time when towing and it is still ticking.
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08-21-2016, 09:14 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Chatsworth
Posts: 468
M.O.C. #10933
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We have the FOS48TA-BL.
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Gayle and John Devall
2017 Legacy 3720 IS and Disc brakes
1120 watts solar panels and 300 AH lithium batteries
2011 Ford f350 srw long box Lariat with B&W Patriot hitch. Residential Fridge.
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08-22-2016, 04:58 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: R
Posts: 261
M.O.C. #17922
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Our 2015 Montana came with a Furrion back up camera which was on all the time. This spring it would not work so our dealer replaced it with a Furrion observation camera.
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08-24-2016, 10:20 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Chatsworth
Posts: 468
M.O.C. #10933
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Well, I've rewired the rear observation camera and now it can be used as a rear view mirror (like my last monty). I removed the camera and bracket to expose the wiring. I left the white ground wire intact and severed the red + wire. I drilled a small hole into the interior upper storage cabinet and ran a wirefrom the red into the cabinet. Next step was to remove the light switch from the wall to the left of the window and find the hot side of the switch. I temporarily hooked my new wire to this hot side and checked out the operation of the monitor. Works! So the last step was to put a switch on my new wire so that the camera can be turned off when not in use. Job done
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Gayle and John Devall
2017 Legacy 3720 IS and Disc brakes
1120 watts solar panels and 300 AH lithium batteries
2011 Ford f350 srw long box Lariat with B&W Patriot hitch. Residential Fridge.
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08-24-2016, 12:56 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Eureka Springs
Posts: 432
M.O.C. #17829
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The factory pre-wire will not accommodate the FOS48TA's ongoing observation function??
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08-24-2016, 02:26 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Chatsworth
Posts: 468
M.O.C. #10933
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As said earlier in the thread, the factory prewire is thru the parking lights so if the parking lights are not on then the camera is not on, negating its use for daytime use and making it necessary to put the lights on even to use it as a backup system in the daytime. Why did Montana do it this way--- I don't have a clue. my previous montana' s camera was on all the time and therefore could be used as a rear view mirror
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Gayle and John Devall
2017 Legacy 3720 IS and Disc brakes
1120 watts solar panels and 300 AH lithium batteries
2011 Ford f350 srw long box Lariat with B&W Patriot hitch. Residential Fridge.
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