How to replace the battery in a Nextbase 402G dashcam
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- Опубликовано: 9 мар 2019
- In this video I replace the battery in a Nextbase 402G dashcam, the batter in this dashcam has not worked for several months, which is very annoying because it means the unit does not work correctly, plus most of the data is corrupt! This is a relatively easy fix and costs less than £6 to repair yourself. If I was to do this again, I would just join the wires, rather than soldering onto the PCB, as it would be much easier!
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I hadn't used my 402g for about 2 years due to having cataracts and not driving. I had them done and got another car. Then found the camera not working properly, I found this guide and opened the cam to find a swollen battery....Fitted a new one as per instructions and all ok now. Thanks Mr Handyman. I also had a knackered battery on my TomTom sat nav, but that was easier ....no soldering to do there, just plugged in.
This video was an absolute nightmare to edit. I filmed it in the kitchen, then realised afterwards that the kitchen lighting and white background do not go well with my camera. I filmed it in 4k and it took me hours upon hours to edit, due to the massive file size of the video footage. Originally, I exported it in 4k and the file size was 5GB, so then I changed it to HD, which made the file size 500MB. I’m not exaggerating when I say I bet I spent in excess of 40 hours editing this video!
I also could not find my other soldering iron, with the smaller tip 😉
I hope everyone has a great Sunday!
I learn new things in video equipment usage from this comment
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Filming and doing repairs is the easy bit- but the editing drives me nuts- sometimes!
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What software do you use? You should check the proxy editing options.
What was that little black plastic part that you refitted after you positioned the battery and where did it go as it’s not clear on the video. Thanks
Thanks for posting, I do agree with your last comment about cutting the wire as opposed to de-soldering from the board. Not everyone has a fine tipped soldering iron at their disposal. 👍🏻 appreciate all your vids and are a great reference resource when I want to tackle many different jobs 😊
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Thanks for such a useful upload. I have the same model 402G. I bought a 402G about six years ago. It started to act silly about a week after fitting. I contacted Nextbase and they said to try a Sandisk SD Card instead of the one I was using (I can't remember the make of the one I purchased at the same time as the camera from Halfords). The guy at Nextbase said that a Sandisk SD card should cure the problem and it did; he specifically stated that they never have problems with Sandisk SD cards. After about one year the camera started acting up again with the Low Battery message flashing and the thing acting crazy. I contacted Nextbase again and they were extremely helpful. They said to take it back to Halfords and they would exchange it for a new one, which they did; great no-quibble service from Nextbase and Halfords.
Now, six years on the Low Battery message is flashing like crazy again and the thing won't switch off. So thanks for the upload, I will change the battery as per your instructions. In the meantime, because it has become undependable, I've just upgraded to a new Nextbase model 322GW. My old 402G will come in useful in other vehicles when repaired. The new 322GW appears to be a great upgrade and because of the proper support from Nextbase I stuck with them for the upgrade/replacement.
Anyone that now drives a vehicle without a dash-cam needs their head examining I think.
I swear that I have no affiliation in any way whatsoever with Nextbase, Sandisk or Halfords.
That was really helpful, thanks! I've just received a replacement battery for my Nextbase 312GW with no instructions, so your video has given me a good idea of what to do! As you suggested, I'll probably just cut the wires and re-join instead of risking the board. Thanks again.
Yeah, joining the wires is a much better idea.
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So helpful! my battery gave up a few years ago, and wasn't a problem until recently. I hate throwing away things that work just for a small replacement.
I'm glad the video helped
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***More interesting here for me*** is seeing the GPS chip and how easy that could be taken off rather than getting a non GPS holder for the cam. Amazing to see even it you turn GPS tracking off on the camera when you use the Nextbase software to play a vid back it still keeps the GPS tracking embedded in the resulting video so insurers can, if needed, work out the speed of your vehicle in any accident. Great vid m8 :)
I didn't know that about the data being embedded!
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Thankyou, well I just did changed my battery with your guide and geez did I wrestle getting the camera apart! A few scratches and scuffs layer and finally got it open. I haven't soldered for years so it was a real blast of the past doing it again. Thanks v much for your guide.
I'm glad the video helped
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Useful video Chez. Shows that modern electronics aren't scrap when the battery goes. I bought a set of "spudgers" off eBay a while back. makes splitting the cases easier.
Thanks Dave, I did not know about the "spudgers". I have a set of plastic trim removal tools for vehicles, but they are useless on things like this. I'll order a set of those soon ;-)
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Epic editing, I take my hat off to you. I have a dashcam that works when powered but the battery is shot. Never thought to replace the battery, now I'm going to have a go!🤠
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Dispite the experience in the editorial stage for this video. It's been very helpful as I have one of these type dashcam and I know what to do if mine does the same. Thanks
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Great video, thanks for taking the time to do it, agree when i do mine ill just cut the wires and solder the new ones to it and heat shrink the connections, be a lot less risky to do than solder the board. Least now i know what to do!
Yes, that is a much better option 👍
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Much appreciated, just diagnosed the problem I had with mine. Battery ordered and fitted in about 20 mins. Incidentally, if anyone is ordering a battery check the dimensions as it's a 30mm not 35mm, 30mm will fit perfectly.
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Great video. I've just been looking closely at mine as doesn't seem to turn on every time. I suspected that the USB port had been damaged by years of the suction cup failing and the camera falling. But it seems it's not that, so going to replace the battery and see if that solves the problem. I've ordered one the correct dimensions, but it appears that the battery will hold double the charge. Battery tech is getting better.
Good repair video. I just bought two dashcams - for use as cctv cameras, they work very well for this purpose as they are so simple to use, they start recording as soon as they are powered, and when the memory is full they start overwriting the oldest recording :)
That's a great idea for some applications ;-)
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old smartphones are also good for that and even better can be used as a ip camera ( free android app )
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Great tutoring and it set me thinking!
The new battery comes with a 1.25 male connector (I made a mistake, it's a female) which you cut off.
I would leave this connector attached to the battery.
I would cut the wires to the old battery as long as possible.
To the end of these I would attach a male 1.25 plug connector.
This means I can now have the battery working from outside the camera
which saves loads of time if the battery fails again.
It just needs a small slot making to the casing so that the wires are not damaged.
Just use double sided tape or elastic band to attach the battery to the front casing.
Also if you have a spare battery to could use this method to occasionally charge it up.
That's a great idea Albert 👍
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The battery on my Nextbase dash cam has just failed.
Following my own suggestion, I now have it as an external battery and it works a treat.
So easy to replace next time it conks out!
Patience of a saint👍👍 I'd of probably bought a new one after five minutes of fiddling with that. Thanks for posting though😀😀😀. 40 hours editing 😨😨😨 it's not like you are busy😂😂😂.
Yeah, the editing was definitely the hard part ;-)
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Thank you for the video it was very helpful I changed and its perfect like Brand new Dash Camera I will put the link here for every one
I didn't know they had a battery, I thought it was a capacitor because once I turn off car the camera turns off within seconds. I have had mine since January 2015 still working fine, have a 64gb card in, when it says only supports 32gb. Wow 40 hours editing that's far too long. I appreciate you taking the time for all your video's
Some dash cams do use a capacitor instead of a battery. Capacitors are better, especially in cold conditions. A few years back I went out in the snow, and thought the footage would be great for showing how good snow tyres work, but unfortunately the dash cam did not film that day, as it was too cold!
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Yes your right about they do work better than batteries but obviously most have a limited use once power has gone. Having said that I have heard that capacitors may be way forward for our energy storage needs
Probably take me 40 hours as well when I do mine. But I will cut and solder. Nice video
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I am going to be using this video to help replace my 402g battery next week. I haven't got a solderer so i will just cut and attach wires then electrical tape them :) hope it works...
It should work, good luck with it 😉
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yes I was thinking to myself I would have joined the wires together rather than risk soldering the PCB :-) will be a helpful video for a lot off people.
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Thank you very much for your help i ordet replacement Battery from eaby uk snd its perfect ❤❤❤❤
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Ive just replace the battery in a mini keyboard using your method cheers
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Just done a battery replacement as per this video apart from joining not soldering. Charging now but looked good. Let you know.
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Be sure to remove your Memory Card otherwise it will stop the case from separating!!! Just found this out when doing mine!!
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Well done for the Vid, just a tip......I found the easiest way to open the case was with the small blade of a penknife. Everything else was a "fail" LOL
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Good video very helpful. Can you tell me where you got your replacement battery struggling to locate one. My cam is a Nextbase 212. Thanks
I searched Amazon and Ebay for the battery number, which is printed on the battery. You could of course Google the number, then you should be able to find it.
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Thanks for a good tutorial video!
Need to change battery in my 402G too.
But, when I did open my cam, I noticed that the batterypack was enlarged (or bloated mabye? Dont know what else to call it), so I think that I should remove it right away while I wait for a new battery to arrive.
But, then I wans thinking... I feel that I need the cam in my car (traffic here in Norway is not safe either!), so Im wondering if the cam will function properly without battery unitl I get the new one? Really dont want to use the batterypack that sits in the cam right now. It should be hard and flat, but this is soft and somewhat "inflated".
I'm not sure, but when my battery failed it was corrupting the data on the SD card, so if you remove the battery completely, it will probably corrupt the data, so you might not have a choice but to leave it in until the new battery arrives.
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@@ultimatehandyman In my experience with Lithium, a battery that has expanded like mine has, is far from safe. Looks almost like a balloon with wires!
Thanks for your advice tho!
Will try to boot up the camera with a cheap card at first to see if it works.
Thank you as always , for another detailed & informative video. I have the same camera, would imagine changing the battery , would not be something that would be required very often, if at all ?
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The battery in mine lasted less than 3 years. Once the battery stopped working, the dashcam made a weird sound, when switching on the ignition and much of the data was corrupted. If it was really cold weather, the dashcam would not work at all.
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@@ultimatehandyman Thanks for that....
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Hi.. is there any chance that replacing battery will sort my problem? Long story short.. nextbase 322gw brand new.. ive cutted power cable to connect it to my cars fuse box and ofcourse i accidently changed positive and negative wires..smallbit of sparks and camera now wont charge even not with wall charger.. it turns on and works ok just not charging at all. Will battery replacement help or some other part in it gone? Thanks
I'm not sure, there is a chance that something has been damaged. I would guess that it is unlikely to be fixed by removing the battery.
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How do you dispose of the battery afterwards? Isn't it dangerous when it has wires sticking out of it?
Cut one wire off, then put it in the battery recycling bin 👍
What are the symptoms of a expired battery?
My 7 in. rear view mirror camera is not cycle recording properly.
It turns on fine and all functions work.
It only records for 11 sec. on the main camera.
The little battery icon on the screen is clear, and no indication of charge, but I never noticed whether it was a charge indicator, or not.
WIll replacing it's battery solve this problem?
Can a dashcam run without the battery?
With this dashcam, it used to corrupt the data on the memory card. Also, it used to cycle on and off when the ignition was switched on.
If your dashcam is not holding charge, I would imagine that replacing the battery will fix the issues.
@@ultimatehandyman Exactly what mine is doing! 😁
Any video on how to replace battery on 302G?
No, sorry. I have only done this one, as it's the one I have in my vehicle.
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i must have replaced so many batteries in the 402g camera i gave up. You are better of replacing them with supercaps
Hi Sir. What if we replace a battery with more mAH value than the old one?
For Ex: replace 500mAH(new one) battery for a 250mAH(old one)..
Will it harmful to the circuit??
That should not be a problem, as long as it will still fit in the case (larger AH batteries are normally physically larger)
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@@ultimatehandyman Thanks for the reply sir..!! 👍
They should have recalled this camera because of the battery. The 1st one I had the battery died so I sent it back, the 2nd one the battery died again so I got nextbase to send me a battery but that lasted about 2 weeks till it died.
Anyone know if it can be replaced with a polymer battery?
I must admit that the battery is not great, they could at least make it so that you just open a compartment and swap the battery over!
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I've just replaced two batteries on the 402g. 1st one fitted will not charge so I changed it thinking it's faulty with another one. Same again. No charge. Duff batteries.
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Either Nextbase ripped off DOD or vice versa, My DOD LS460W looks Exactly the same on out and inside.
Changed the lipo in my DOD around 1 month ago
They might be made by the same firm, under license etc.
More and more firms do this kind of thing now, it's very common with tools etc.
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@@ultimatehandyman yeah i found out they're mostly the same company👍
PARDON!!!
if you need official battery you can contact nextbase in wales cost about £10
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The KEY moment , when and where to start propping up the case ...is jusy masked by a hand :(
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Just a shame the battery’s are soldiered in place, should just be a small push in connector make life much easier
Absolutely, it would be much easier with a connector.
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from footage i seen nextbase tend to be one of the worst dashcam quality for its price range, im not surprised they cut corners in how its made
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