Do magnetic car holders damage your XDA/2?

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I'm about to buy a GPS receiver from eBay (new), but I'm not too sure on the "magnetic windscreen mount" that comes with it.

Most of the time, you should keep magnets away from electronic devices due to the damage they can cause, but in this scenario should I be concerned?

I had a magnetic holder for my old MP3 player and it caused one of the components to lift far enough off the PCB for it to lose contact. I will admit though, the magnet I had was obviously too powerful - the casing on the back of the MP3 player used to bend outwards. I just can't afford any damage to happen to my XDA 2.

I got a TomTom kit from ebay arrived today (purchased from Uncle_sam) the holder is very flimsy, it broke in my hand and is now useless. I was also supposed to receive a leather case, clip and speed camera detector BUT NOTHING.

Beware this seller!!!!

Having said that the TomTom is pure excellence.

Matt

I have ysed the magnetic holders with xda1 and xda2, works perfectly, just a small very thin plate of metal sticks to te back of the xda and it holds firmly to the magnetic mount on the windscreen, I have had no adverse effects and in my view this is one of the best ways of mounting a pda, the bonus with the xda2 is that you can film stuff from the car as you go along.

Where did you get the magnetic holder from?

Hi,

I brought a magnetic holder at the same time i brought my GPS mouse and chargeing lead from PDAMODS.COM

The magnetic holder is excelent. I have been using it for a long time. As metoined above you get a little metal plate to stick to the back of your device so it has something for the magnet to stick to. However i thought sticking it on the back may make it look a bit ugly. I instead removed the sticky coating and put it under the battery cover. I had to just make it a bit narrower by rubbing it on a knife sharpening stone. This let it fit perfectly and the XDA II looks no different.

The good thing about the mag mount is it is very small and compact, and very quick and easy to place and remove the XDA II.

Thanks for the info - I think I'll treat myself to one of those.

pasive magnets dont kill eletronics like eletro magnets does
because of 2 things
they are in general not as strong
and their field dont variate like electromagnets does

links about magnets
http://www.dansdata.com/gz009.htm
http://www.dansdata.com/magnets.htm

I use this mount ......


http://www.gpsw.co.uk/details/prod1313.html


It's absolutely excellent !! and at £10 who can grumble!! I bought two, one for my wifes car as well!

Thats the one i have to and its cheaper than pdamods.com.

Another thing i forgot to mention in my earlier post is the suction is really good. I know a lot of suction mounts can have problems with falling off but this one has never done that yet to me

Wow, thanks for that. I might just do the same.