So I've had my Tom tom rider for a while now but recently one of the little pins on the bike mount have broken and now it won't charge on the bike and as you can't charge it through the usb makes it quite useless now..... Has anyone else had this same problem and fixed it? A new mount is between £60-£80.... Do you have Tom tom in the us? I assume you do? If so are the mounts cheaper? Or does anyone have an unused charging mount? I have a second Tom tom rider that I would happily swap for a fully working charging mount?
You don't say which version Rider - but if its any of the v1 thru v4, then I encountered something similar with the charging dock on my Rider 2. Once I had fixed it, I added a how-to on my website here which may be of interest - http://www.lifford-cooke.com/motorbiking/documents/TomTom%20Rider%20active%20dock%20repair.pdf PS Sorry I was off sliding down mountains and missed your arrival here - so welcome to the MadHouse! SkiMad
Interestingly enough I have seen your how to before, however the problem itself lies with a broken pin.... I've included a picture of the mount and the Tom Tom so everyone knows which model it is I Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Hey Fella, That's a Rider 1, you say mounts are available for £60-£80 ? TomTom don't make mounts for these Rider 1's any more, in fact they haven't made them for years. Nobody makes them. If you want to stick with that mount, your best and probably only option is to cruise ebay looking for a complete Rider 1, or one where the sat nav is not working but all the other bits are. One option you have is to get a car charger cable for it, trim off the plug that would go into the bottom of the Rider, take the Rider case apart, its held together by security screws ( 6 in number), two of which are hidden under small silver round sticky covers either side of the hinged cover on the rear of the unit. When you have the rear cover loose, you will see where the pins on the mount make contact with the cover there are wires soldered on the inside with a plug on the other end going to the units board. Cut the wires where they are soldered to the rear cover, leaving them attached to the plug. Make a hole in a suitable position in the rear cover and feed the power cable through. Bare the wires and solder them to the wires attached to the plug making sure of correct polarity. Use some heat shrink to make sure they don't short on anything. Make sure that your car power lead is giving you about 5 volts so you don't cook anything. Fit the plug back into the board. and, when you have the cover near to in place, silicone the power lead to ensure it is water tight. Let the silicone dry before refitting the rear cover, do up the screws and put some more silicone on the outside where the cable exits. Fit a cigarette lighter socket to your bike , plug in the power lead and bobs your uncle. When you have the back off, you might as well change the battery in it as well. I was lucky enough to buy a dead Rider 1 with all the bits off ebay so I have my spare charging bracket tucked away just in case. I also bought a TOURATECH mounting bracket which utilises the charging cradle, minus the crappy bit of rubber which is supposed to keep your unit attached to the cradle (but they were so bad they sent out a lanyard to attach to something substantial to stop your Rider 1 from hitting the deck after bouncing out of its mount). It wasn't cheap but its a well made, aluminium assembly which really hold the Rider 1 securely. I bought the lockable version so I can go for a coffee, pay for fuel etc without worrying that some toe rag is going to unclip my sat nav and waltz off with it. I wouldn't leave it on there overnight, but short stops it is fine. Good Luck D.E.D.
Awesome, thanks, sounds like a job for the old man (electronics engineer) Or like you say an ebay jobby....
