California law and mounting a GPS on the inside of my windshield

[DevilsPGD]

In the last episode of <[email protected]>,

Fortunately smartphones are fairly resistant to heat. As long as
the phone can be touched without burning your fingers, it may
automatically take defensive measures against the heat, the
worst being an emergency shutdown, but it is unlikely to break.

However, heat will cost you battery life, especially if the phone is
charging at the same time (since this pushes the battery hotter, while
hot air blowing on it reduces the device's ability to dissipate heat.

How significant the effect is will depend on the battery's specific
chemistry.

 

[Brad Rogers]

On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 22:07:57 -0800

Hello DevilsPGD,

However, heat will cost you battery life, especially if the phone is
charging at the same time (since this pushes the battery hotter, while
hot air blowing on it reduces the device's ability to dissipate heat.

Do what I do; Close down the vent that the device is attached to. Not
a 100% fix, as there's a small amount of leakage from the vent still,
but it does reduce the airflow in that area greatly.

Of course, this is only necessary if the heater is actually on. In
summer when the aircon is on, I open the vent.

--
Regards _
/ ) "The blindingly obvious is
/ _)rad never immediately apparent"
I guess I shouldn't have strangled her to death
Ugly - The Stranglers

 

[DevilsPGD]

In the last episode of <[email protected]>,

On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 22:07:57 -0800

Hello DevilsPGD,


Do what I do; Close down the vent that the device is attached to. Not
a 100% fix, as there's a small amount of leakage from the vent still,
but it does reduce the airflow in that area greatly.

Whether you can do this or not depends on the design of your vent and
the phone clip you're using, some attach to the vent in such a way that
you can't close it.

 

[Brad Rogers]

On Sun, 02 Feb 2014 20:33:19 -0800

Hello DevilsPGD,

Whether you can do this or not depends on the design of your vent and
the phone clip you're using, some attach to the vent in such a way that
you can't close it.

There's always something, isn't there? :-(

I've never had problems, but then, my GPS only gets mounted in two or
three vehicles, and I've never checked out others for feasibility.

Still, if the possibility exists.....

--
Regards _
/ ) "The blindingly obvious is
/ _)rad never immediately apparent"
Black man got a lot of problems, but he don't mind throwing a brick
White Riot - The Clash

 

[liquidthex]

No one in his right mind trusts URL shorteners, no matter who sent them.

Incorrect.

 

[The Real Bev]

Doesn't mounting it on your air vent tend to break the air vent
eventually? I have an old Mercedes that I want to keep in pristine
shape, and I'm afraid to break a fin on the vent if I mount a phone
on it. If you know a mounting kit that seems like it would not hurt
the air vent, I'd love to know which brand, model, and where to buy
one. Thanks.

My grandson broke some of the fins on the air vent of my 1988 Eldorado
just re-aiming it. The plastic elements are becoming brittle, the cloth
of the headliner is no longer attached to the substrate, and I wouldn't
dream of trying to attach anything to the vents.

I inherited the car so it has great sentimental value. Otherwise it's a
POS.

I regard the GPS as a passenger-only device.

 

[Rod Speed]

wrote

My grandson broke some of the fins on the air vent of my 1988 Eldorado
just re-aiming it. The plastic elements are becoming brittle, the cloth
of the headliner is no longer attached to the substrate, and I wouldn't
dream of trying to attach anything to the vents.

I inherited the car so it has great sentimental value. Otherwise it's a
POS.

I regard the GPS as a passenger-only device.

Then you are a fool.