|
|
|
Jul 13, 2016 16:02:15 GMT
|
|
I wonder if anyone can help me with this problem, its new car related but hope admin don't mind.
I've been given a brand new vw caddy from work, it has dab radio which is awesome. I have a small Panasonic tough book tablet that I use for work and the van has a 12v charging system for it. As soon as I plug my charging wire into the tough book, the dab goes off, it flashes up a little picture of an antenna with a cross though it. This symbol usually comes up when I'm in the middle of nowhere and dab fails. Normal radio still works, like radio 2 etc, but just dab loses its signal.
Does anyone know why charging my tablet would cause me to loose my dab?
|
| |
|
|
|
|
sb
Part of things
Posts: 725 
|
|
Jul 13, 2016 16:18:04 GMT
|
|
Does it happen with any 12v load or just the tough book?
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 13, 2016 16:22:23 GMT
|
|
Mostly happens with the tough book sometimes with the sat nav too. Sometimes it'll come back on for 5 minutes here and there. It's been puzzling me for a while, but I was stuck in a traffic jam today and noticed the tough book wasn't on charge so I popped the cable in and the dab went off. Pulled the cable back out and the dab worked again. Tried this back and forth a few times and every time the dab went off when cable was plugged in.
|
| |
|
|
oldisbetter
Part of things
If it has a ECU it's complicated :)
Posts: 478
|
|
Jul 13, 2016 16:58:48 GMT
|
|
I have a DAB work radio made by Pure, if its on charge and i plug in anything near it with a transformer such as a laptop or poaer adapeter it kills the signal, now maybe your van is not the same but i am guessing DAB is affected by local frequency, Dooes the panasonic tough book have 12v power or some kind of inverter? hope you sort it out as i hate things like this.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 13, 2016 17:17:19 GMT
|
|
Hi, Is it sensing and thinking a nearby transmission like hands free phone is in use and turning the radio off for it's non distracting use? It could be getting all confused.
Colin
|
| |
Last Edit: Jul 13, 2016 17:18:49 GMT by colnerov
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 13, 2016 17:49:00 GMT
|
|
There's a black box behind the passenger seat, not sure if it's a power inverter or some kind of transformer. It's 6 X 2 inch, a cable goes into that, then another runs out and into the tough book. I don't think it's turning the radio off as all the normal non dab stations work fine.
It is doing my head in as I love dab, I don't like chart music so the rock stations are perfect for me. The only option at the moment is to charge my tough book at home on a night or put up with it constantly going on and off.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 13, 2016 22:15:28 GMT
|
|
Try putting a ferrite ring on the power cable for the tough book. The lead is acting like an antenna and creating interference.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 16, 2016 15:37:54 GMT
|
Try putting a ferrite ring on the power cable for the tough book. The lead is acting like an antenna and creating interference. I've no idea what a ferrite ring is, but I'll do a Google and see if I can find one. |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 16, 2016 18:31:52 GMT
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 18, 2016 20:39:41 GMT
|
|
Cheers there's a Maplin near me, I'll call and get one.
***edit***
Got one today, £3.50
Seems to have cured the problem. Cheers for the tip.
|
| |
|
|
Tepper
Part of things
Posts: 381
|
|
Jul 22, 2016 17:04:00 GMT
|
|
I've experienced the same problem when charging my phone in the works van, will have to pick up a ferrite ring. Cheers!
|
| |
1989 Peugeot 205 GTi - stolen!
1983 Mazda RX7
1968 Rover P6 - also stolen.
|
|
