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  Re: Hard Wiring Tomtom 510
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| Marcus Fox | 06-04-2006 |
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Hi
I am going to hard wire my tomtom 510 in the car with an online fuse holder
which size of fuse would I put in it.
Thanks from Edwardo...
meandmealone@hotmail.com declared for all the world to hear...
If it comes with a fuse in the car-charger lead then use that size, if
not then use whatever fuse protects your cars cigarette lighter socket
(typically 30 amp).
--
Regards
Jon
> meandmealone@hotmail.com declared for all the world to hear...
>> Hi
>> I am going to hard wire my tomtom 510 in the car with an online fuse
>> holder
>> which size of fuse would I put in it.
>> I am going to hard wire my tomtom 510 in the car with an online fuse
>> holder
>> which size of fuse would I put in it.
> If it comes with a fuse in the car-charger lead then use that size, if
> not then use whatever fuse protects your cars cigarette lighter socket
> (typically 30 amp).
> not then use whatever fuse protects your cars cigarette lighter socket
> (typically 30 amp).
FFS!
Fusing a unit like a TomTom510 with a 30 amp fuse is asking for trouble!
If you can't determine the actual "pull" of the unit (Other more
knowledgeable people in here will be able to answer that one) then start
with a low capacity fuse, say 3 amp, and see if it blows. Progress up the
scale to a 5, 7.5 etc etc until the unit stays stable and *on* when powered
up, therefore giving you the closest fusible protection.
Then again the unit may well be internally fused for all I know..
Mind you, hard wiring the unit into a car is asking for it to be nicked
after your window is smashed therefore causing a lot of expense and being a
PITA.
>with a low capacity fuse, say 3 amp
3 Amps @ 12V is 36 Watts. If something the size of a GO takes 36 Watts
it will glowing in the dark :) A one/two amp fuse would be nearer the
mark.
Be aware that the lead you plug into the cars auxiliary power socket or
cigarette lighter contains a regulator. The GO unit itself could be
destroyed if you wire it directly to the car battery supply.
Does the in-car charger or the home docking station have any labels
indicating the supply voltage or current?
--
Alan
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>> meandmealone@hotmail.com declared for all the world to hear...
>>> Hi
>>> I am going to hard wire my tomtom 510 in the car with an online fuse
>>> holder
>>> which size of fuse would I put in it.
>>> I am going to hard wire my tomtom 510 in the car with an online fuse
>>> holder
>>> which size of fuse would I put in it.
>> If it comes with a fuse in the car-charger lead then use that size, if
>> not then use whatever fuse protects your cars cigarette lighter socket
>> (typically 30 amp).
>> not then use whatever fuse protects your cars cigarette lighter socket
>> (typically 30 amp).
> FFS!
> Fusing a unit like a TomTom510 with a 30 amp fuse is asking for trouble!
> If you can't determine the actual "pull" of the unit (Other more
> knowledgeable people in here will be able to answer that one) then start
> with a low capacity fuse, say 3 amp, and see if it blows. Progress up the
> scale to a 5, 7.5 etc etc until the unit stays stable and *on* when
> powered up, therefore giving you the closest fusible protection.
> Then again the unit may well be internally fused for all I know..
> Mind you, hard wiring the unit into a car is asking for it to be nicked
> after your window is smashed therefore causing a lot of expense and being
> a PITA.
Well I don't know about the TomToim Go %10 but the TomTom Go 300 has a small
> Fusing a unit like a TomTom510 with a 30 amp fuse is asking for trouble!
> If you can't determine the actual "pull" of the unit (Other more
> knowledgeable people in here will be able to answer that one) then start
> with a low capacity fuse, say 3 amp, and see if it blows. Progress up the
> scale to a 5, 7.5 etc etc until the unit stays stable and *on* when
> powered up, therefore giving you the closest fusible protection.
> Then again the unit may well be internally fused for all I know..
> Mind you, hard wiring the unit into a car is asking for it to be nicked
> after your window is smashed therefore causing a lot of expense and being
> a PITA.
label alongside the small power connector on the bottom docking area that
says it uses 5Volts DC @ 2Amps. So if you want to burn up your unit then
hard wiring it to an unregulated 12Volts DC from the car battery will do the
job quite well. If you must hard wire it then please use the supplied
adaptor that reduces 12Volts down to 5Volts and fit an in-line cigar lighter
socket with an in-line fuse at the vehicle battery to plug in into.
--
Robert Peffers,
Kelty,
Fife,
Scotland, (UK).
(When replying take pam away from peffers.
Scotland).
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> I am going to hard wire my tomtom 510 in the car with an online fuse holder
> which size of fuse would I put in it.