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Thread: GPS Left On Dashboard In The Sun - WOW!

  1. 05-14-2014, 03:25 PM #1
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    Looks like a good lesson to learn. I would bet this also applies to
    Cell phones, tablets, digital cameras, and other devices that use lithium
    batteries. You think this may be a reason why the US Postal Service will not ship
    electronic devices that contain lithium batteries any longer?
    GPS was placed in its bracket in the windshield and left in the sun.
    The battery overheated and exploded!

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    This could be the Day....
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    Wow
    I have spent most my life fishing........the rest I wasted.
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    x2 the wow. My iphone overheated the other day, beeped once or twice and I saw the high temp noticed on the screen and then it shut down. Would not activate until I put in the cooler for a few minutes. LOL.
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    I've heard numerous causes of this fire from GPS to phone charger. The vehicle looks to have an in dash GPS, but you never know. However, it is never good to leave anything like that plugged in. My wife is terrible about it and she frequently purchases those cheap made chargers, that I won't even use.
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    Dang, I hope that wasn't yours.
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    Dang it man
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    Yea Dell computers use to be famous for that too. It was inked to a bad batch of batteries that had a defect. I just got rid of a galaxy 2 cell phone it was getting hot and turning off all the time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs Tracker123 View Post
    Dang, I hope that wasn't yours.
    Oh no....not mine.....sent to me via an email today......
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    Thanks for forwarding me that email today while I was at work. Shared it with many others, a lesson to learn. Good to see it's posted here as well.
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    I have been leaving mine on my dash for years and not had that problem but I think I will start taking it down now! I do take it down when I know I am going to be fishing all day and it would be in direct sunlight. Thanks for the information.
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