> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:52:19 +1000 >From: Wayne Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [Aus-soaring] PDA GPS >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >Flew last season in club ships with a bluetooth "mouse" GPS feeding the >PDA, -about $60 on gleebay. Recharge every night, no problems, great >100% backup. >Got a solar one for this season, this should eliminate the charging as well. >A simple gleebay universal suction mount for the PDA and I can ship-hop >with ease. >Only downside is my 4700 runs about 3 hours on a charge, not really >enough, but OK if I take note of it at the time. > > >Wayne Carter > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 21:40:28 +1000 >From: "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] PDA GPS >To: "'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.'" > <[email protected]> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" > >Details please. What is "got a solar one"? Do you mean a solar battery >charger? Where is this charger - on glider, on hangar? What are the >specifications? Price? Have you actually used it yet? If not what do you >perceive to be its advantages over a conventional charger, if this is indeed >a "solar one". >You might be interested to know that you can get a Dick Smith kit for under >$10 to convert the voltage down from 12v, so that the PDA can run off the >glider battery. However make sure that the PDA battery is fully charged >before each flight, otherwise the converter gets bloody hot as it is pulling >more than 2 amps if the PDA battery is not fully charged. As Murphy is >always around, I fabricated a heat-sink from scrap aluminum sheet for the >voltage converter to help overcome this problem. >Gary > > > >
Hi Gary, A solar one is just a mouse style bluetooth gps antenna with inbuilt solar cell for top-up. I have used the unit for a couple of months now, running on the dash of the ol' transit van driving the PDA and Tom Tom navigation - seems to work great, although struggles through a week of no sun (duh). Ebay link- http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-Solar-Bluetooth-GPS-Receiver-20-CH-SiRF-Star-III-3_W0QQitemZ190137746533QQihZ009QQcategoryZ34290QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem or a similar unit with a logger (non IGC approved of course) and about double the price. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/i-Blue-PS-757-Bluetooth-GPS-receiver-Solar-Data-Logger_W0QQitemZ110154730519QQihZ001QQcategoryZ129259QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem As I say, I am only using these for backup and running the PDA, but they have both been excellent units so far. I usually carry a volks as well -depends on which glider I am in. Wayne _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
