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    Posted: 30 Dec 2019 at 7:59pm
Our F-150 only activates the trailer +12V when it senses there is a trailer and the ignition is on. I am willing to bet that different vehicles and vintages handle this differently.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Dec 2019 at 7:24pm
  Thank you but I think I will just hook it up to the reverse lights and forget about driving forward with camera on.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Dec 2019 at 6:56pm
The 12V supply from your tow vehicle to the trailer typically comes directly from your TV battery (via a fuse) so would always be hot regardless of whether the ignition is on or not.  So if you use that then your camera will also always be on drawing current even when your TV is parked. Another alternative would be to connect your camera to the wire to your trailer running lights. Then the camera will be on when you turn on your lights. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Dec 2019 at 4:07pm
   I am trying to decide how to wire a rear camera mounted to the top back of our fiberglass cap on the back of our truck. Our truck does not have a optional rear camera so I thought I could buy a rear camera to use with the Furrion monitor that we use for the camera mounted to the back of our camper. But not sure how I should wire it I am thinking best would be somehow to a wire that's connected to the ignition switch but I don't know what wire that would be that's located in the back of the truck. Or else I could wire to the reverse lights and just use it for backing up. But I thought It might be useful to have the rear camera when driving down the road. Does the wire that's part of the seven pin trailer connector the one that charges trailer battery does that only work when ignition switch is turned on? Thank you for any help you can offer! I am not much of a electrician!
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