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Topic: If all else fails, check your electrics |
Flibb
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 1:44 am Subject: If all else fails, check your electrics |
The wiring did burst in to flames behind the "dash" of my old series 2A, then again somebody had repaired it with a bit of old iron flex. Reminds me must fit electrical cutout at some point |
Topic: If all else fails, check your electrics |
Flibb
Replies: 7
Views: 2446
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 7:49 pm Subject: If all else fails, check your electrics |
Ahh its the V8 mate, 300 tdi mutcho better in the wet. Havee seen some quiet funny ways of waterproofing electrics, goes to show a rubber glove has many uses ;) |
Topic: If all else fails, check your electrics |
Flibb
Replies: 7
Views: 2446
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 4:25 pm Subject: If all else fails, check your electrics |
Oi dont diss the landrover electrics. Anyway it isnt quiet standard, has 2 large gell batterys, split charger, winch and a 1000W invertor. All let down by the £9.99 cig lighter socket, ho hmm. |
Topic: If all else fails, check your electrics |
Flibb
Replies: 7
Views: 2446
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:53 pm Subject: If all else fails, check your electrics |
Right where to start, a list of equipment might help I supose.
Landrover Defender 110 CSW
Toshiba E350 PDA
Haicom 203E wired mouse
TomTom2
Halfords 4 way cig socket extender (silver has low p ... |
Topic: using a GPS 'mouse' whilst walking |
Flibb
Replies: 2
Views: 1388
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2004 8:45 pm Subject: using a GPS 'mouse' whilst walking |
Have used one of these
http://www.mdsbattery.co.uk/shop/productprofile.asp?ProductGroupID=555
to power a mouse gps. You can add a car power socket to plug the gps into. |
Topic: Ipaq 2210 and Fortuna Clip-On charger! |
Flibb
Replies: 1
Views: 1182
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:32 pm Subject: Ipaq 2210 and Fortuna Clip-On charger! |
Think the fortuna is 5v, so watchout. I use an Arkon amplified mount and that provides 5v output in the form of a usb plug. As it has 2 of them one charges my toshba E750, the other charges the fortun ... |
Topic: newbie question: pocket pc and GPS with contour mapping? |
Flibb
Replies: 24
Views: 5196
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 6:56 pm Subject: newbie question: pocket pc and GPS with contour mapping? |
http://www.memory-map.co.uk/
This could do what you want. You load maps and the software from a PC to a pda. I use a standard pda and a bluetooth gps. The software uses 1:50,000 OS maps but there a ... |
Topic: Just been to Aldi and got the Medion, now how do I..... |
Flibb
Replies: 3
Views: 2392
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 11:35 am Subject: Just been to Aldi and got the Medion, now how do I..... |
You need to have activesync on your pc. Just search for it in google. Downlaod and install. Then plug the pocketpc in to the usb port and hopefully the pc will see it and sync with it. Most software i ... |
Topic: Toshiba e400/tomtom3/rikaline 6010 |
Flibb
Replies: 1
Views: 1503
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 9:26 pm Subject: Toshiba e400/tomtom3/rikaline 6010 |
Just looked at the rikaline website, did you have to install drivers? Havent got a rikaline, but my wired receiver had to have drivers.
Jon |
Topic: Memory map install tips please |
Flibb
Replies: 3
Views: 3380
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Forum: Memory-Map Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 11:09 am Subject: Memory map install tips please |
I ahd a similar problem, ended up being tom tom was still running in background. make sure you have properly closed it rather than hitting the top righ X. Might be worth a try
Jon |
Topic: Pocket GPS Meetup |
Flibb
Replies: 5
Views: 3631
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 11:00 am Subject: Pocket GPS Meetup |
Yep would like to attend. Anywhere around M25 is good for me. Im in Kent but wonder if someplace around the top bit of M25 might be worth a look. Should be easy for people to get to as lots of mways c ... |
Topic: How best to keep it on the dash |
Flibb
Replies: 10
Views: 4695
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Forum: GPS Receivers Posted: Sun May 02, 2004 11:33 am Subject: How best to keep it on the dash |
I have a windscreen suction mount and just attach the clip-on to the flexible shaft near the windscreen.
Jon |
Topic: Destinator3 or TomTom3 |
Flibb
Replies: 8
Views: 2999
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 10:27 am Subject: Destinator3 or TomTom3 |
I hope you have a good time when you come to the UK. I use TomTom3 for a variety of journeys around the area you will be visiting and also for general trips in the South of England. I have found that ... |
Topic: Belkin to sell fortuna? |
Flibb
Replies: 1
Views: 2994
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 10:45 pm Subject: Belkin to sell fortuna? |
Hopefully the link works
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Section_Id=200583&pcount=&Product_Id=164017
Looks like Belkin are selling some form of fortuna clip on. Thi ... |
Topic: Help? Fortuna Clip-on - Toshiba e750BT |
Flibb
Replies: 10
Views: 5172
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Forum: GPS Receivers Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:12 pm Subject: Help? Fortuna Clip-on - Toshiba e750BT |
I have an arkon powered mount that I use in car, and the usb plug that you get with the clip-on goes straight in to it. This seems to work ok, am very happy with the arkon. After around wit ... |
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