Don't know if they wanted to do anything off the line but they sure tried to catch up to me after.
will not repair itself Len... dead is deadthat is one long red you got there.
I notice that you still have the date retention issue. FWIW, I connect to a portable battery to it every 1-3 days when not driving. The cam remains on/draws power from that external source but at least the internal battery now retains the date for a few days after disconnect from that portable.
A 20,000 mAh battery will last about a day so.......