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Old 06-03-2013, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Trak Ratt View Post
I like to hear more about this.
Be happy to show you anytime. Fairly simple actually. I moved my cigarette ligher to the switch panel I made and am just using a dual-USB, stubby, lighter adapter. I then ran a 10 foot USB cable to the camera. I switched to the GoPro Frame Mount since it has an open USB port on the side. I thought about opening a hole in the case it came with but I didn't want to ruin it for outside/wet usage.

If I had had more time I would have bypassed the cigarette ligher plug, broke apart the adaptor and ran the USB power directly to the camera. I would have added a power switch so I could charge the camera when I wanted (if car was on or off). Right now I just unplug the USB cable. May make these changes later when time permits.

I know there's some bespoke pre-GoPro Hero 3 adaptors that have power and camera on-off switches that one can mount. I haven't seen anyone hack the Hero 3 yet to support this.

And, BTW, sorry to hear about your run-in with the bushes. The picks of you and the misses looked great though!
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