Frank Beevers Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 I want to leave my old mobile phone in my van as a gps tracking device. The phone will need a conection to the 12volt battery can anyone throw some light on what connection i will need to make as the phone is obviously lower voltage than 12volt. Thank's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 A car charger, although not sure if it is recommended to leave them on permanently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Beevers Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 Thank you for your help but I want to run straight from the battery as all my 12volt sockets including the cigar lighter only work when the ignition is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 We have installed a separate 12v socket at the rear of the drivers seat on the end of the side seat, this is connected to the leisure battery which is adjacent and is live all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Frank, Unless you have a more modern phone with a USB charging lead then a good old fashioned cigar lighter style charging lead may be your only solution. You would then need to add a fused, permanently live cigar lighter socket in a convenient place. But do remember this will run your battery down more quickly than you are probably used to so make sure you have the means to keep it charged up, ie solar or hook up. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartO Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 You may have to have a live SIM card in the phone fcable and or the GPS service to work? It is not difficult to install an extra cigar-type 12v socket in a convenient position but take care to use suitably rated cable and install it via a fused link from your leisure battery. There is always the possibility that someone will plug in a higher power device than your phone so use at leave a 10 amp fuse and cable rated at more than 10 amps. Being able to unplug from this cigar-type socket serves as a switch so installing a separate switch into the circuit may be desirable rather than essential. Leaving your phone connected all the time (i.e. even when you are parked up and asleep) might not be such a good idea but you can easily unplug it when it's out of use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerThat Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Frank Beevers - 2016-08-09 11:48 AM I want to leave my old mobile phone in my van as a gps tracking device. Hi there! I'm really curious now :-D How does this work? I mean, how will you track it? What's the accuracy like? Costs? More details please B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Look for the app "family locator" in play store or Apple store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Or 'Find my Friends' on Apple. And probably accurate to less than 50 metres! Certainly accurate enough to find a MH! Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Another App is 'Where's my Droid'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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