""wireless" rear view monitor VS brake pedal

[Cap'n Robert]

Here is a strange one. I recently had a so called wireless rear view monitor installed on my 2002 Western Alpine. Monitor works but when I press the brake pedal something interfers with the wireless signal and the screen shows "lost signal". Just when needed the most backing into a camp site. Release the brake and the signal comes back. Can't imagine anything electronic in the brake system. Any thoughts?

[SteveS]

Sounds like you may have wired power to your camera via the normally closed position of your brake switch, losing power when you depress the brake pedal. If not that, I would guess that your brake switch disables something that powers your camera. Never seen this before but this is just a guess.

[Skip426]

I'd be checking the install of the camera.
Installer may have hooked the camera ground to the brake light wiring, thinking it was a ground wire, instead of doing the right thing and making a new good ground.

[ElvistheKing]

Originally Posted by Skip426

I'd be checking the install of the camera.
Installer may have hooked the camera ground to the brake light wiring, thinking it was a ground wire, instead of doing the right thing and making a new good ground.

I was thinking dodgy earths when I read to the OP too.

[wa8yxm]

Or a bad ground at the rear.. that will do it too.

is the camera wired or wireless? are your tow lights wired or Wireless

That can do it too, wireless/wireless interference (RFI)

[Cap'n Robert]

Many thanks for all the replies. The problem is the wireless (and yes, it is wireless) not the 12 VDC .