GPS Maintenance : A Short Guide

By: Mark Walters

By following the guidelines set out below then your GPS will stay in good condition for years to come.

Temperature : Never leave your GPS unit in your car when you are not in the car. During the summer months, the inside of your car can reach very high temperatures. During the winter months, if you live in the northern hemisphere, temperatures way well drop below the freezing point. Temperatures such as these cause all sorts of problems in a GPS.

Battery : The battery that a GPS unit runs off is normally not very robust. It will likely be very sensitive to any kind of power surge that it is exposed to. Therefore, you should not have your GPS unit plugged in to the power outlet when starting up your car. When you start your car, a small power surge goes through all of the outlets in your car. This surge is typically about 15% - 20% higher then your GPS needs to power up. These surges begin to slowly start wearing out the battery of the GPS.

Screen : Many people complain that the screen on their GPS no longer looks or works like it once did. People find this very frustrating, as it takes them longer to program in a new route, and makes it more difficult to see the directions whilst driving. A screen protector is all that is required. With a screen protector in place, there is no way that the dirt on your fingers can come into contact with either the screen itself or the sensitive touch receptors under it.

Processor : Your GPS processor works whenever the GPS is switched on, even if you are not actually using it. Most people think that leaving it on is no big deal, after all, the battery when will not run out as it is plugged in, but whenever it is on it is constantly in contact with the various GPS satellites.





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