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I have a dual channel dash camera installed in my 2008 Rondo that has a constant on power port in the cargo area. When I was about to install the same dual channel camera on my 2015 Soul, I found none of the power port is constant on which is essential for parking mode recording. On the other hand, having a device plugged into a constant on power port may drain the battery. To solve these 2 issues, I added a fused line and a battery discharge prevention device.
To add the fused line, I just get a Micro2 fuse tap from Amazon. You may also get it from ebay. 2015 Soul uses Micro2 fuses, so make sure you order the correct one. This is the one that I got.
Next, you will need the battery discharge prevention device. There are more than half a dozen available in the market that have different voltage cut off or timer setting. I went for a cheaper one at Amazon. It works fine. If you want to use the timer function, you do need 2 fuse taps.
Next is quite straight forward. Locate the fuse box under the steering wheel. I use the power seat 20A fuse as constant power source. Make sure you plug in the fuse tap in a direction as shown on the attachment. Connect the yellow wire from the Discharge Prevention box and tape to secure it. For the ground wire, buy a hex nut M6 1.0 and that would fit the threaded pole on the left side of the fuse panel. Use the nut to fix the ground wire there as shown on the first attachment. Sorry that the photo is very fuzzy, but you would not miss that once you opened the fuse box. Now you may connect the cable socket to the Discharge Prevention Device and it is ready to go. To add the time function, add the second fuse tap to the Power Outlet 1 or 2 fuse on the upper left corner of the panel. Then connect the red wire to it. The timer will cut off the power at the set time after shutting down the engine. This is optional as the power will be cut off when voltage dropped below setting even without the second wire connection. I hide the whole thing behind the plastic panel under the steering wheel. Now it is all set and you can plug in whatever you want. Note that the fuse came with the fuse tap is 5A.
To add the fused line, I just get a Micro2 fuse tap from Amazon. You may also get it from ebay. 2015 Soul uses Micro2 fuses, so make sure you order the correct one. This is the one that I got.
Next, you will need the battery discharge prevention device. There are more than half a dozen available in the market that have different voltage cut off or timer setting. I went for a cheaper one at Amazon. It works fine. If you want to use the timer function, you do need 2 fuse taps.
Next is quite straight forward. Locate the fuse box under the steering wheel. I use the power seat 20A fuse as constant power source. Make sure you plug in the fuse tap in a direction as shown on the attachment. Connect the yellow wire from the Discharge Prevention box and tape to secure it. For the ground wire, buy a hex nut M6 1.0 and that would fit the threaded pole on the left side of the fuse panel. Use the nut to fix the ground wire there as shown on the first attachment. Sorry that the photo is very fuzzy, but you would not miss that once you opened the fuse box. Now you may connect the cable socket to the Discharge Prevention Device and it is ready to go. To add the time function, add the second fuse tap to the Power Outlet 1 or 2 fuse on the upper left corner of the panel. Then connect the red wire to it. The timer will cut off the power at the set time after shutting down the engine. This is optional as the power will be cut off when voltage dropped below setting even without the second wire connection. I hide the whole thing behind the plastic panel under the steering wheel. Now it is all set and you can plug in whatever you want. Note that the fuse came with the fuse tap is 5A.
