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Old 09-02-2020, 04:09 PM   #1
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Side view camera

My right side view camera just quit. Monitor says “no signal”. Rear and left work as before. Any ideas where to look?
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First confirm that your right turn signal is working properly, flasher and lights.
Then trace the wires from the back of the camera all the way to the camera, This is a little more difficult if the camera is in the mirror. It is not all that uncommon to find a corroded or loose connection
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Well drove it today to storage and right side camera is now working as normal. Sounds like a loose connection somewhere. How do you remove the convex lens. The camera is on this lens. I have Remco Mirrors.
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Look under the dash for a small black box with three video cables going into it, one out and a three electrical wires. That's the control box which switches from rear view to side view when you activate the turn signal. It's very common for the RCA plug into the control box to work loose and make intermittent contact.
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Have had same problem. That switcher box generally where the problem occurs and Lt Dan is correct that it could be just a loose connection. If you’re interested in playing around swap the right camera plug into the left camera slot and if you get a picture when you turn on the left turn signal albeit the right side, it’s not the camera but a plug or connection. Get a can of electrical contact cleaner, Crc is a good one or wd40 makes one but it has to be “electrical cleaner” And spray the devil out of the male plugs and female plugs. After getting ready to take my velvac mirror apart I did the spray thing and all is good now.
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I've found very few who actually use side cameras. We are all in the habit of using the outside mirrors....so that's what we use in the MH.
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Well drove it today to storage and right side camera is now working as normal. Sounds like a loose connection somewhere. How do you remove the convex lens. The camera is on this lens. I have Remco Mirrors.
Here are the instructions from Ramco on how to remove the camera from the convex lens. It will also show the harness to camera connector

Instructions for Replacing Ramco Convex Glass w/Camera

If you're using the cameras for lane changing, I'd agree with Cat320. Because I drove lots of commercial buses through the years, a good system of convex mirrors is what most professionals prefer to use ...or I should say, what we've been using for decades. I disconnected the side cameras on all of my motorhomes because they were so distracting to me.
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Lt Dan and Denverh suggestions are where I would start looking also. On my ACE the switching module was accessible through the dash access cover in front of the steering wheel.


I use mirrors and rear camera for lane changes. I use side cameras for looking down the sides of the coach for open doors, loose items.


I installed a video screen on the dash dedicated to the rear view camera. If I want to look down the sides I use the turn signal to choose camera and the in dash screen to view.


On my ACE I installed 3 dedicated screens on the dash above the steering wheel so all displays were always visible. Found that I seldom used the side cameras.
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