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2 - What are we doing about the batteries in the cameras? We should double-check their use against the regulations, or if we just have to power everything off of the main 5V rail (which we will connect for charging anyways, but should verify with regs. We’ll remove the batteries to be safe (for regs and generally less failure points)
Additional thoughts from Adrian:
I’m thinking that we stick with the existing Mini USB port for powering the Mobius with 5V (instead of soldering our own leads to the PCB). This is since we will probably want to continue to use the Mini USB port to tap into the video signal. Pin-out for Mobius USB cable can be found here: https://www.mobius-actioncam.com/video-out-enable-for-the-hobbyist/
I believe that we can remove the battery from the Mobius and power it via USB without any problems. However, this is only from the sketchy advice that I have read on forums (https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/running-mobius-with-no-battery-and-powering-it.3375/)
Technically speaking, since the Mobius’ own battery will only be charged via the car’s battery, I don’t see this being any major issue with regulations (which only refer to supplemental, replacement batteries). That being said, we should aim to remove the Mobius' own LiPo battery if possible since it really won’t be too happy living in the hot humid solar car under constant-charging conditions. Worst case, if the camera will not operate without the battery connected, there are replacement super capacitors designed to replace the battery for use in dash cam applications (https://www.mobius-actioncam.com/store/products/mobius-super-capacitor-battery-replacement/).
3 - Not pertaining to Cameras, but we’ll keep them all in 1 place. Where is the front killswitch being mounted (both the interior and exterior ones).
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