innards of a bu-303 (large pictures)

fantomas · 01-04-2005, 12:10 AM

sorry about the large pictures..but i was too lazy to make them smaller. oh and they're a little blurry. if you need pictures of anything specific, let me know, i'll try to get some better pics.

upon opening..

outside of the enclosure..

flip it over

DeltaFX · 01-05-2005, 11:23 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by fantomas

sorry about the large pictures..but i was too lazy to make them smaller. oh and they're a little blurry. if you need pictures of anything specific, let me know, i'll try to get some better pics.

upon opening..

outside of the enclosure..

flip it over

"Quality over quantity" uh ?

Cris · 01-05-2005, 11:37 AM

Nice...but could I ask, what can you do with it opened...?

fantomas · 01-05-2005, 11:47 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by DeltaFX

"Quality over quantity" uh ?

lol..i guess i havent mastered the digital camera i got for christmas. i'll try and take some outside during the day when it stops snowing...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cris

Nice...but could I ask, what can you do with it opened...?

just for general reference. i've heard of some people having external gps antennas. so if they need more info or pictures, they can come to me

leemik · 01-07-2005, 05:37 PM

Doesn't anyone know if removing the case will affect the satellites it's able to pick up?

Specifically, my BU-303 is on my roof but it's is rather ugly.. so I want to take the guts out and put it inside a painted sharkfin style antenna.. However, I don't know if the signal strength will be the same with a new case and no magnet on bottom..

--mike

fantomas · 01-07-2005, 06:10 PM

the magnet is a completely seperate part from the gps receiver. i'm not sure if its essential. i'm assuming it's just there to keep it on the roof or trunk lids of cars. if mine still worked i would test it out, but as far as i know, it doesn't work.

btw, i will eventually be takign better pictures of the unit

Quattro · 01-07-2005, 06:16 PM

I think you should keep the magnet, it helps to get a better singal. Look at this

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...0&page=1&pp=15

leemik · 01-07-2005, 10:59 PM

Well, it looks like I definately can't include the magnet (or any of the shell) in the little enclosure I'm trying to modify for the BU-303.. it's just way too small..

So after a few hours of cutting, I manage to get it all stuffed in and miraculosly it all works fine without the magnet!!! I guess I got lucky..

FYI, this is where I stuffed the antenna:

--mike

Cris · 06-03-2005, 12:32 PM

Fantomas, I now see your point abour posting these pics?

I'm opening mine up, and do sometihng like Mike did, and now I know what to expect. (that screw for example

). Thanks!

forevertheuni · 06-13-2005, 07:31 PM

aaa...is there any screw to openit or u just used a screw driver to force it?

fantomas · 06-13-2005, 07:36 PM

i dont remember 100% how to get to the screw, but on the back where the s/n is, you pull that back to get to the magnet an di think its under the magnet....

Wiredwrx · 06-13-2005, 08:24 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Quattro

I think you should keep the magnet, it helps to get a better singal. Look at this

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...0&page=1&pp=15

I don't think it is the magnet. It is the metal "groundplane" created by the metal of the magnet, and the metal of the car.

You can get away with out a magnet, but make sure you mount on on something metallic, like the roof of a car (Unless the car is FG)

Michael

fantomas · 06-13-2005, 08:26 PM

a guy on the boards has a fiberglass trunk on his mustang and said that the gps and xm receiver attatched to the bottom of the lid work fine.

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