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Old Nov 26, 2012
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Question How to hardwire a 12V device to the interior fuse box?

I purchased a dash cam and need to hardware it to my 2002 Civic EX. It came with a Power Magic box that will disable the camera if the battery voltage drops to low, and the box has three wires coming out of it:

1. ACC (+)
2. BATT (+)
3. GND

If my understanding is correct, then the ACC wire should connect to a pin that is only on when the vehicle is not turned off, the BATT wire should be connected to a pin that is always on (even when the vehicle is off), and GND should connect to a ground pin.

Can I connect these to someplace in the interior fuse box?

Thanks for your help!
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Re: How to hardwire a 12V device to the interior fuse box?

Yes you are correct. You can connect the ACC wire to the ignition harness so that when the key is turned to position 2 it will turn on (like the radio). The BATT I would run to exterior fuse box or straight to the battery +. Ground you can attach to the chassis (bare metal) somewhere.
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Re: How to hardwire a 12V device to the interior fuse box?

I would just add them to the interior fuse box. No need to run under the hood. There are several ways to add connections to the interior box. Just do a search for car fuse tap. There are ones that wrap around the tip of the fuse and the one I like actually slides over the leg of the fuse. Both provide a tab to slide a connector over. Then just ground the last wire to the chassis somewhere.

 
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