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Title: tomtom and vauxhall vivaro van
Post by: ANDY8 on 08 July 2007, 20:02:37

Hi guys,
 
I have a question about a tomtom one and a vauxhall vivaro van,   Can you cut the end of the tomtom charger off and hardwire it into the van or has the charger got a voltage stepper built into the end????
 
 
Any help would be great cos i dont want to blow my gps up  

Title: Re: tomtom and vauxhall vivaro van
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 08 July 2007, 21:50:08

I seem to recall that there is a voltage reg in the cig plug.

Title: Re: tomtom and vauxhall vivaro van
Post by: wastedperfection on 08 July 2007, 22:55:17

Hi ,

There is definitely a voltage reg in the wiring.

I can do it for you to wire direct to the battery.

If your interested , then as long as you send me the parts (i will give you a list) , and send em to me , i will do it and then send it back

Matt  ;)

Title: Re: tomtom and vauxhall vivaro van
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 08 July 2007, 23:15:53

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I seem to recall that there is a voltage reg in the cig plug.

Oh yes....as Mark says......was a problem on some early tomtoms......reg used to fail....and blow the tomtoms up.....iirc tomtoms use 5v.......they dont like 12v  :(

Title: Re: tomtom and vauxhall vivaro van
Post by: spookyman60 on 08 July 2007, 23:18:40

deffinetly there is a voltage regulator in them ofc just get wastedperfection to do it for you

Title: Re: tomtom and vauxhall vivaro van
Post by: Lordmpl on 09 July 2007, 09:52:44

I bought a car charger from ebay (£1.99) for mine, then wired to wires to the from of it where it plugs in the ciggy lighter, then wired these to the battery with a fuse in line, took an hour in total, and cost a total of £3.00, Works a treat, did the same with my mobile and PDA.

 :y

Title: Re: tomtom and vauxhall vivaro van
Post by: wastedperfection on 09 July 2007, 15:33:01

or you could do it that way i suppose