Re: iPAQ car-mount options?

["John Nye" <john@xxxxxxx>]

Sitting here looking at my IPAQ in its navman jacket sitting in its holder
on the desk.

Sounds like what we need is a cut down version of the holder (but a bit
nicer looking esp without the Ipaq in) that would sit somewhere convenient
on the dash & just need to push the IPAQ & Navman jacket into -
thats the
theory anyway. Have been looking around but like you all I can see is the
standard fitting !

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] iPAQ car-mount options?


> Thanks Dave,
>
> Sounds like you have a seperate GPS unit? - I have the NavMan Jacket,
so
> locating it seperately from the iPAQ isn't an option.. The jacket has
a
> 128MB CF card in it with the entire UK's maps on it, but it has no
power
> connector, so I have to:
>
> - Get in car,
> - Remove iPaq from its pocket sleeve,
> - bend navman's gooseneck down
> - slide iPAQ into navman Jacket
> - Bend gooseneck back up
> - connect the USB/power connector to the bottom...
>
> Removing it is the reverse, except that the "grip" between
the iPAQ and
the
> navman jacket is greater than the grip between the jacket & the
gooseneck,
> so invariably I have to lift the whole assembly off the gooseneck
still
> docked, slide the iPAQ & the jacket apart, then put the jacket
back on the
> gooseneck...
>
> I would like to make the whole process simpler, and also make the
> installation tidier, - the power cable is the standard Navman supplied
> cigar-lighter one that plugs in down by the handbrake, snakes around
the
> gear lever, up the middle of the dash, and then hangs over the top of
the
> hands-free phone cradle when not in use... I'd like (in the new car)
to
fix
> the power cable out of the way somewhere (inside the dash?) so that it
just
> pops out of the dash right where it's needed. - I'd also like to
change
the
> double-connector arrangement if possible, as the cigar-ligher power
lead
> terminates in a 3.5mm (?) barrel, & I then have to use the extra
adapter
> that came with the iPAQ to convert that to the propietary USB/Charge
> connector on the bottom of the iPAQ...
>
> Anyone know if a car cable is available that terminates in the right
plug
> for the iPAQ wothout having to use the adapter?
>
> TIA
>
> Paul G.
>
> (PS. - still like to see your pictures though...)
>
>
>
> >From: "Dave McLaughlin" <dave@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: [ukha_d] iPAQ car-mount options?
> >Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 14:12:56 +0100
> >
> >Hi Paul,
> >
> >I built my own from some ally plate and an old Ipaq expansion pack
that
had
> >a duff battery. I picked this up on eBay for £10 I think it was.
> >
> >I made up the bracket to hold the expansion pack (you could use a
CF pack
> >and this would hold the maps etc) and used double sided sticky
fixers to
> >hold the 2 together. I made up a special clamp arrangement to hold
it
fixed
> >onto one of the vents on the dash. I did have it screwed before
but it
was
> >too low down. I'll email you some shots from the inside of the car
tonight.
> >
> >The serial cable from the GPS receiver, which is hidden in the
centre
> >console and permanently wired in, comes up from the dash and just
hangs
> >down beside the bracket. All very neat when the Ipaq is not in the
car.
> >Only the serial and power cable is left behind hanging.
> >
> >Get in the car, drop the Ipaq in the expansion pack (much more
secure
than
> >those clamp type units) and plug in the serial cable and away you
go.
Very
> >quick and easy to do.
> >
> >Regards
> >Dave...
> >
>
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