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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 4:43 am    Post subject: What does this mean? compass installation instructions Reply with quote

What does this mean?

http://www.thecompassstore.com/v2000faqs.html
"Can I hardwire my unit to my vehicle using the 12 volt adapter?
We do not recommend using the 12-volt adapter to hardwire your unit,
as hardwiring may require the removal of the fuse that protects the
unit from exposure to power surges. Altering the 12-volt adapter or
the unit voids your warranty."

I'm guessing the 12 volt adapter is a cirgarette lighter plug, but
maybe not.

Why would hardwiring require the removal of any fuse, including one
"that protects the unit from exposure to power surges"? Just get an
inline fuse holder and put in the right fuse.

Why would anyone use a plugin instead of hardwiring something, unless
the car was a rental?

And elsewhere (maybe on another site also selling PCI compasses) I
think they sell hardwiring kits. The kit is just the right plug on a
wire, with an inline fuseholder, for 20 dollars I think it was.



Anyone have experience with adequate car compasses? I had a
flux-gate compass from Radio Shack and it worked well for 7 years.
But in this car, the needle seems frozen, regardless of the
adjustments I made to the two potentiometers.




Here's anotehr interesting line from the same page: " We recommend the
door jamb of your vehicle on the rubber stripping [to mount the
temperature sensor]. The inside temperature can be affected by direct
sunlight and the temperature sensor by your vehicle fan."

If you mount it on the rubber stripping of the door jamb, it won't
measure either the inside temperature or the outside temp, will it?
It will be somewhere in between.

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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:53 am    Post subject: Re: What does this mean? compass installation instructions Reply with quote

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:13:37 -0400, mm <NOPSAMmm2005@bigfoot.com>
wrote:

Quote:

http://www.thecompassstore.com/v2000faqs.html
"Can I hardwire my unit to my vehicle using the 12 volt adapter?
We do not recommend using the 12-volt adapter to hardwire your unit,
as hardwiring may require the removal of the fuse that protects the
unit from exposure to power surges. Altering the 12-volt adapter or
the unit voids your warranty."
...

And elsewhere (maybe on another site also selling PCI compasses) I
think they sell hardwiring kits. The kit is just the right plug on a
wire, with an inline fuseholder, for 20 dollars I think it was.

It was only 16 dollars but it *was* the same website!!!!
http://www.thecompassstore.com/v2000.html
"This hardwire kit includes 15 feet of wire with an in-line fuse and
the proper jack for the Wayfinder unit and raw ends you can have
hardwired into your car's 12 volt system. Professional wiring
installation recommended.
Wayfinder Hardwire Kit P11155 $15.95"


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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 4:53 pm    Post subject: Re: What does this mean? compass installation instructions Reply with quote

aren't you s'posed to use a compass AWAY from any large metal objects?
like a car, or truck?
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Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:12 am    Post subject: Re: What does this mean? compass installation instructions Reply with quote

On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:53:35 GMT, I Love Edsels <henry@ford.com>
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Quote:
aren't you s'posed to use a compass AWAY from any large metal objects?
like a car, or truck?

That's hard to do when I'm going 60 miles per hour.

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