Way of shielding Desire from sun in car??

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When using as a satnav, I find the Desire getting VERY hot in the summer weather we've been having, with the sun coming straight thru the window onto the device. I have had the battery app telling me it's overheating which isn't the case on cooler days or at night.

Anyone got any 'bright' ideas about how to shield the unit but still keeping the gps signal when sitting in the suction-mounted cradle?

this might sound stupid, but i think it will work. get some some thick black card. and make a boxed surrounding for the desire, then the card should adsorb the sun

I wouldn't bother making anything out of anything black considering it's the best colour for absorbing/re-emitting heat. Unless you want to bake your Desire.

I would suggest a box made of out Aluminium foil though that could interfere with signal. Your best bet might be a white box around your phone to try and reflect some of the heat/energy.

Re: Way of shielding Desire from sun in car??

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I suspect black on the inside of the box and white on the outside would be best. Maybe even a little fan too!

Glue up the box that desire comes inside on the dashboard, lol

Get one of those cocktail umbrella things and glue it to the side of your phone holder. Position it to block the sun, you might need 2 to stop it from both angles!

I just run my AC through the windscreen vent position so it blows cool air over my desire while it's running. I had the GPS running for 4 hours continually in the car without any battery or heating issues and the desire still felt only slightly warm.