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jaybeblue
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:49 am    Post subject: Flat battery Reply with quote

I have been using a TomTom Rider 2 on my motorcycle for 9 months without any problems. Just recently, the motorcycle battery has been going flat after a few days of not being used. My motorcycle dealer checked it out and discovered that the GPS holder is drawing current even when the GPS is not in it. If the cable to the holder is unplugged then there is no current draw so it is definitely the holder and not the wiring.

I put a meter across the two holder terminals and there is a circuit between them (although with some resistance which is why current is being drawn).

Has anyone else had a similar problem?

I'm going to take it up with TomTom because I can't see why a holder should draw current when the GPS isn't in it.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:01 am    Post subject: Re: Flat battery Reply with quote

jaybeblue wrote:
and discovered that the GPS holder is drawing current even when the GPS is not in it.

It would be useful to know how much current is being drawn with no TT in the holder. If this is in the region of a few 10s of miliamps, this is unlikely to be your problem. However the current is a lot higher than this, it could quite likely be the cause of your problem.
Perhaps another Rider owner will measure the quiescent current and let us know what their unit draws for reference.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:27 am    Post subject: Re: Flat battery Reply with quote

M8TJT wrote:
It would be useful to know how much current is being drawn with no TT in the holder. If this is in the region of a few 10s of miliamps, this is unlikely to be your problem. However the current is a lot higher than this, it could quite likely be the cause of your problem.
Perhaps another Rider owner will measure the quiescent current and let us know what their unit draws for reference.


That's a good suggestion.

What I can't understand is why it would draw any current if the GPS is not in the holder.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The holder contains 12v - 5v reduction circuitry. This will draw some current even when not connected to a RIDER.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Darren wrote:
The holder contains 12v - 5v reduction circuitry. This will draw some current even when not connected to a RIDER.


Do you know what the 4 connectors between the holder and GPS are for?

I'd guessed that one would be +ve, one would be -ve and the other two were a switch to apply power to the holder when the GPS is inserted. I think I'm going to have to dismantle the holder to find out.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

One of them tells the RIDER it's in the cradle and activate the 'Safety Screen' when moving.
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