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S_D Occasional Visitor
Joined: Feb 02, 2005 Posts: 10
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:56 pm Post subject: Tomtom BT GPS and Brodit mount combo |
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Hi there,
First post here! I have a predicament that I'd appreciate some help with.
I have an hx4700 with Tomtom navigator v3 bluetooth GPS all that my wife bought me for our anniversary. I'm not looking at a way of mounting all that in the car.
I've more or less completely ruled out most mount manufacturers based on bulk of items, build quality etc, and I've arrived at Brodit as the best choice for the 4700. I'm going to go for a mount either with or without a speaker (not sure whether I need one yet as the 4700 sound output seems loud enough for my needs on it's own).
So anyway, this leads me onto the dilema of how to power the BT GPS receiver when it's battery is low. Yes, I know it's good for about 5 hours or so but that's not much good when you're driving from Gatwick to Leeds and back in a day!
I'd like to go for a hardware installation, but what I want to know is if there is any way to power/charge the GPS receiver from the mount. Initially I was looking at this mount:
http://w3.easytrade.net/brodit_shop/product.dip?item=1242937&fid=1243195
before I considered the GPS receiver power requirements, so now I'm looking at maybe one of these:
http://w3.easytrade.net/brodit_shop/product.dip?item=1242966&fid=1243157
http://w3.easytrade.net/brodit_shop/product.dip?item=1242942&fid=1243199
and was wondering if the extra cable that comes from the mount could be plug-modified to power the GPS receiver - particularly the PS2 plug. Could that just be snipped off and a 3.5mm jack fitted? Handnav says that plug is good for powering a BT GPS receiver with a PS2 plug.
Anyone have any ideas?
Many thanks,
Simon. |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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Brodit Part: 990621 is the one you need. They sell an optional accessory power lead that connects to the PS/2 socket, on the other end is a male charger plug suitable for the TomTom BT GPS.
I use a similar cradle albeit for a 2210 and do just this. The speaker works well and is worth having. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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S_D Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 8:36 am Post subject: |
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That's great, thanks very much!
Looking forward to getting it all up and running now... :P
Simion. |
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Damian Occasional Visitor
Joined: Apr 29, 2004 Posts: 30
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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Where did you buy the adapter cable from. I can see the mount on Handnav but cannot find the cable, even usung the part number on the brodit website
Cheers
Damian |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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Just give Handnav a call or drop them an email, I got mine direct from Brodit for review. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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