BlackboxMyCar PowerCell 8 Dash Cam Battery Pack (with Spliced Hardwiring Kit for Thinkware Dash Cams)

Best battery for the dash camera parking mode, if you want not just simple event recording, but record video continuously even when car is parked! Event recording usually does not works well as, depends of quality of movement detector it can record everything like even tree branch movement or almost nothing, if it is only crash detector - so you will never know who scratched your car. The only wish for the manufacturer so they updated the FW of the battery so it will turn off itself and the dashcam when my car at home in the garage! - It is just wasting of battery charge and dashcam memory to power camera to record my garage whole nigh! Usually people already have security camera in the garage if they want the surveillance there! Battery already have Bluetooth and FW update usb connector, so just add Bluetooth Beacons detection and i can put one in the garage or any other known to be secure place to save the battery charge and dash cam memory card!

Installed a dashcam and didn't want to drain my battery. This unit does a great job. Visual check on battery charge and temp. I highly recommend it.

I would have given it a 5 star rating if the camera didn't turn off after 18 hours, if would be great if the battery lasted 48 hours.

Easy to install with the cigarette socket input. So far, it works great but too soon to tell how it fairs with my dash cam in parking mode. Only lost 3% charge within a 12 hour period when not hooked up with anything. I also bought an inverter to charge at home because I drive short distances.

The BlackboxMyCar PowerCell 8 Dash Cam Battery Pack is an exceptional accessory for any dash cam user. Its capacity to power my dash cam for extended periods is impressive, ensuring continuous recording without draining the car's battery. The build quality is top-notch, compact and durable, fitting seamlessly in my vehicle. The installation was straightforward, and the performance has been consistently reliable. It charges quickly and provides peace of mind, especially during long trips or when parked.

This thing is amazing! I didn't want to hardwire my dash cam to my car. This battery pack allows me to plug the dash cam into the "cigarette lighter" port of the battery pack and keep the camera rolling while the car is parked. It also has a usb port so I can plug my little humidifier in the car and keep it running while I'm out of the car. It recharges very quickly! As long as the car is running, the battery pack recharges and when I'm parked it available for the camera. Overall it's a great product.

2019 ram 1500 using Vantrue n5 with voltage display hardwire kit. Parking mode didn’t work with the hardwire kit from Vantrue. Works perfectly fine with the cigarette socket though in the powercell 8. Attached the powercell 8 to fuse F66 run-accessory feed 10A.

Over engineered and for people who are professional installers. It only charges via cigarette lighter and hogs it all with no USB outlet attached so you won't be able to use that lighter again. I'll be returning this. It's too complicated.

Received this so I could hardwire to car. I came quick but is missing the fuse taps(add a fuse). Nothing is wrapping. Huge disappointment as still can't wire dashcam up yet

I recently bought the PowerCell 8 and the new 70mai A810 dashcam. Even though this dashcam battery comes with the Thinkware output cable the BlackBoxMyCar team told me that it would be possible to splice in my own hardware kit. I was able to get my 70mai dashcam's hardwire kit spliced in. Will note that the ACC and Constant power cable colours were flipped so I ended up soldering the yellow to red and red to yellow. Impressed with the duration of parking mode recording I'm able to get. Slightly under 24 hours with a dual channel dash cam and I don't have to worry about draining my car's battery. The main reason I got this was because I read that BMWs don't like their batteries draining while parked. Helps remove a future headache.

Doing the hardwire install was fairly easy!! So happy that I don't have to worry about the car battery draining overnight while the Dashcam is in parking mode.

I've been using the BlackboxMyCar PowerCell 8 with my Thinkware U3000 dashcam, and it's proven to be a valuable addition. The quick charging feature is great because you can set it up to only charge when the car is running. When paired with the Thinkware U3000's radar parking mode, it can provide over 200 hours of battery life. This is great if you park your car for extended periods and want to record any activity around your car. The accompanying app, while a bit dated, is straightforward and useful for checking the charge status. I'm giving it 4 stars overall because of its excellent performance and reliability. However, the price point is a bit on the higher side.

First the good: seems to be well made and includes the required cables. Time will tell. Now the bad: The battery had at best a 10% charger on arrival. Not the instructions, nore any videos I seen on this, gave any warning that with the ignition on but the engine off, this thing will suck your battery dry quicker than your ex . In the time it took for me to program the dash cam settings my vehicles batteries were sucked dry. ( my vehicle has 2 batteries due to the Stop / Start B.S.) The main battery was able to be recharged but the small start stop battery was destroyed!) The photo I included is the new stop start battery I had to replace at a cost of $300.00 plus my labor to install. There should be major warnings about this but I seen none. If you purchase one of these make sure the engine is running while adjusting settings, and do not turn the ignition on to listen to the radio etc ,as the booster will think the vehicle is running and therefore suck your batteries dry and likely destroy them !!!