Earthmate not weatherproof need help

**dignome** · 07-07-2004, 07:49 PM

http://geocities.com/i0xox0i/imagedesc.html

**MoFo** · 07-10-2004, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by dignome

http://geocities.com/i0xox0i/imagedesc.html

thank you kind sir

**TaylorMade** · 07-12-2004, 10:03 AM

As an update to this, I tried it over the weekend and it works beautifully. Took me two dips and then I painted it to match the color of my jeep, drilled the hole through the roof (gasp) and ran the cable. I get 9 or 10 sats locked within 3 seconds and it's worked beautifully, even in the heavy rain yesterday.

**bigbertha** · 09-05-2004, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by rando

Just do a bit of searching on the net about weatherproofing cables and electronics. It appears to be a complex problem. Even if the coating you're talking about is truly weatherproof, you still have to question the junction between the material and the existing USB cable. Unless you dip it deep enough such that the junction is inside the car, there is a chance that water might seep in that junction. Moreover, the orginal usb cable itself is very unlikely to be weather resistent. If any of that cable is exposed to water, you can expect it to (eventually) become flooded (yes the cable itself). If flooding doesn't short out the cable first, the water will run through the inside of the cable and into the connector and into your GPS unit.

These effects could happen soon or may take years. The good news is that your only risking a $60-$100 device.

Another concern with completely sealing the device is heat. Anyone have any heat related issues with their dipped GPS units?

Mounting rubberised devices on the roof ? never would have thought of it it hadnt been for this forum. But, can i echo the point above, has anyone subject the GPS to extremes of heat ? i sometimes take my car to Spain, the sun can be real nasty at midday.

**MoFo** · 09-06-2004, 04:31 AM

Originally Posted by bigbertha

Mounting rubberised devices on the roof ? never would have thought of it it hadnt been for this forum. But, can i echo the point above, has anyone subject the GPS to extremes of heat ? i sometimes take my car to Spain, the sun can be real nasty at midday.

My GPS reciever(Earthmate) has been on my rear deck for 3 months now. It is in direct sunlight through the rear window and it gets pretty hot here in TX. Works perfect.

**kalito** · 09-08-2004, 07:22 PM

in NY last summer was so hot that. my rear miror come off the windshild... the glu in the back just gave up!

**skippy76** · 09-08-2004, 08:11 PM

Back to topic for a moment. I have my earthmate in the front windscreen / windshield of my Jeep Liberty. I have absolutely no problem tracking. What is it that is causing people to want to put them on the outside in the first place?

**johnnyutah36** · 09-10-2004, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by MoFo

wow..that looks good. so much better than the original yellow.

thanks for posting a picture

EDIT: can you post a picture of how it looks mounted on your car? or maybe give some details on how you mounted it

Ya that might be a good idea to do it even if you have it on the inside of your car. do this to rid yourself of the bright yellow "steal me" piece of hardware sitting on your dash!

**aoLhaTer** · 09-11-2004, 12:05 AM

just wondering, how are you routing the cable? did you drill a hole in the body or what?

**lawrence** · 09-11-2004, 12:46 AM

any one tried mixing this to match the color of your car?
i just got both red ( very bright ) and black and am going to try and mix
to match the deep red of my van.
also has anyone done this to a 802.11x or to a xm antenna?