GoPro

[PropsterII]

Anyone know if it can be done, or have experience with, hard wiring a Go Pro to the cig lighter or the fuse block in a boat? Purpose being to be able to run almost limitless on a daily basis vs changing out batteries inside the unit every hour to hour and a half. Would this require some sort of reducer or something to go from 12 v to whatever the batteries in a Go Pro are?

[rundrave]

could you just use a usb cigarette adapter and plug it in via that to charge it?. i guess I have never tried to record while its charging? will that work?

[little chief]

I record with mine charging all the time, doesn't matter

[PropsterII]

That's what I'm wondering, if it's just that simple? Who makes a USB cord that's about 6' long? Then the only thing I'd need to do is cut a hole in the waterproof case to plug in the USB cord, and try to fit that with an oring or something to keep it somewhat water resistant.

[little chief]

Go on Amazon, I have a ton of accessories from there that make goproing way easier

[Powerstroke]

DO a search. I have a 10 ft charging cord. DOnt remember where I got it, but I've had it for years.

[LMITOUT]

That's what I'm wondering, if it's just that simple?

It is.

A USB power source is all you'll need, and the sky is the limit with the different options for those these days.

[PropsterII]

Cool beans. Plug my GoPro DC charger into the cig lighter, the long USB cord into that and up to the camera, and I can record while charging, so basically running it off one battery for either several hours or possibly all day? Silly about it. Thanks guys