intaride EVO

[nedflanders]

Yep emailed David as well, the thing with intaride is there customer service couldn't be better, a genuine couple of guys big

 

[Yellow Peril]

Ned I have a geniue intride filtered lead 2.5 to 3.5 which gives no problems at all but my 2.5 to 3.5 standard lead made up using a 2.5 to 3.5 adaptor bloody awful so I am keeping the filtered lead on.

Only reason was playing was the lack of volume but discovered that was down to the position of the earphones. Now all is great

 

[nedflanders]

Shaun I've actually got a lead marked up GPS somewhere, I'll give it a go, it's from intaride but didn't realise it was filtered , any problems with low speed vox triggering?

 

[Yellow Peril]

Nope everything else seems to be ok, just waiting to do a rain test which will probably be this weekend.

Have yet to test the mp3 player but in no rush to test this as we don't use it very often.

 

[nedflanders]

Latest is I found the problem to false triggering and interference, but solving it is another matter , as soon as I disconnected the power supply to the Quest the interference disappeared and a decent trip out with my son saw no false low speed triggering and the vox was spot on. The MP3 player was plenty loud enough and 3/4 volume was as loud as I could stand it , fade in and out was good when speaking and the GPS (running on internal battery) also was clear and good fade in and out. Phone seemed a little quite on bluetooth but that was me monging it not turning up headset volume on the phone itself . So all I have to do is sort out GPS power and alls good. Does anyone know if the QPAC power and audio lead from GPSW is suppressed or not, the bike doesn't have to be running for it to cut out the intercom, just connected to the battery ignition on or off will do it

 

[Yellow Peril]

Ned that sounds exactly like my previous problem with the Nav 2 which was solved by intrarides filtered lead but at £20 it is a pricy solution

 

[nedflanders]

Is it a 3.5mm filtered audio lead? £20 is expensive but if it it solves it then I'd be happy to pay it. I had to install mine in the tool tray as I'm on a low seat and wanted to put it in an enclosure of some sort to make it as neat as possible. The Centech fusebox sits underneath the intercom running of the aux socket. The box was from Maplin and took a 'little' modifying for it to fit.


Tools are now in the topbox as it goes everywhere with me anyway.

 

[jimswms]

Latest is I found the problem to false triggering and interference, but solving it is another matter , as soon as I disconnected the power supply to the Quest the interference disappeared and a decent trip out with my son saw no false low speed triggering and the vox was spot on. The MP3 player was plenty loud enough and 3/4 volume was as loud as I could stand it , fade in and out was good when speaking and the GPS (running on internal battery) also was clear and good fade in and out. Phone seemed a little quite on bluetooth but that was me monging it not turning up headset volume on the phone itself . So all I have to do is sort out GPS power and alls good. Does anyone know if the QPAC power and audio lead from GPSW is suppressed or not, the bike doesn't have to be running for it to cut out the intercom, just connected to the battery ignition on or off will do it

hmmmm. I've got a GPS lead hooked up, but, currently, my GPS isn't producing voice prompts, so, I haven't been using it. Are you saying the interference comes from the actual 12v power supply, or the lead going into EVO? My GPS is usually powered by the internal 276c battery, but, the lead, which is hooked up, comes from Garmins audio/power cable. I gotta try unhooking that lead, and see if it helps.

 

[jimswms]

Is it a 3.5mm filtered audio lead? £20 is expensive but if it it solves it then I'd be happy to pay it. I had to install mine in the tool tray as I'm on a low seat and wanted to put it in an enclosure of some sort to make it as neat as possible. The Centech fusebox sits underneath the intercom running of the aux socket. The box was from Maplin and took a 'little' modifying for it to fit.


Tools are now in the topbox as it goes everywhere with me anyway.

thats a clean install! looks great!!

 

[nedflanders]

hmmmm. I've got a GPS lead hooked up, but, currently, my GPS isn't producing voice prompts, so, I haven't been using it. Are you saying the interference comes from the actual 12v power supply, or the lead going into EVO? My GPS is usually powered by the internal 276c battery, but, the lead, which is hooked up, comes from Garmins audio/power cable. I gotta try unhooking that lead, and see if it helps.

Yep the only interference I get is when the power is hooked up, once the quest is running off it's own battery it's a great system, voice prompts are clear, no false triggering and no interference. I currently have a Centech fuse box http://www.nippynormans.com/prodinfo.asp?number=CEN-AF1&variation=&aitem=8&mitem=23 supplying power which is located under the Evo box so I've just removed the fuse to stop power getting to the Quest, (I've tried all sorts of combinations of taking the power straight from the battery for the Quest or/and Evo but nothing works), thinking it may well be a problem with the QPAC causing the interference. Going to call GPSW tomorrow and see if they've seen the problem before.
Cheers for the clean install comment, wanted to make it as weather resistant as possible, will only stop riding when there's snow on the gound this year

 

[Yellow Peril]

Mines a 3.5mm to 2.5mm but i am sure they do a 3.5 to 3.5mm

 

[nedflanders]

Mines a 3.5mm to 2.5mm but i am sure they do a 3.5 to 3.5mm

Well after much searching on the 'net I've come to the conclusion I need the isolated lead, is it mono at the GPS end and stereo at the other? The GPS lead I've got just looks like a normal stereo lead so it can't be suppressed. I'll give em a bell tomorrow.

 

[jimswms]

How many have used the EVO for phone? My wife says I sound "metallic". really rough. Like a very bad cell phone. she sounds fine, as does everyone else I've spoken to, on my end. I just wonder how bad it sounds on the other end, and, if anyone has noticed the same?

 

[nedflanders]

How many have used the EVO for phone? My wife says I sound "metallic". really rough. Like a very bad cell phone. she sounds fine, as does everyone else I've spoken to, on my end. I just wonder how bad it sounds on the other end, and, if anyone has noticed the same?

spoke to the wife a few times on the phone and asked her if I sounded 'metallic', she said I sounded fine.

 

[Yellow Peril]

Yes ned at the GPS end its mono and at the EVO end its stereo. Supplied by Intraride

 

[nedflanders]

Yes ned at the GPS end its mono and at the EVO end its stereo. Supplied by Intraride

Thanks for that Shaun Intaride are getting a Quest early next week to try and replicate the fault as they say I'm not the first to report the fault and the Evo should suppress the GPS internally without the need for a special lead, not bothered if I have to get a lead as long as it sorts the problem, I'll see what they say first. They did say the problem seemed Quest specific. I pointed them in the direction of your post as I explained how you'd sorted it.

 

[jimswms]

Thanks for that Shaun Intaride are getting a Quest early next week to try and replicate the fault as they say I'm not the first to report the fault and the Evo should suppress the GPS internally without the need for a special lead, not bothered if I have to get a lead as long as it sorts the problem, I'll see what they say first. They did say the problem seemed Quest specific. I pointed them in the direction of your post as I explained how you'd sorted it.

hmmm. mines a 276c....

 

[Yellow Peril]

Begining to think maybe they have not sorted all the problems with Garmin units as mines a BMW Nav 3

 

[Yellow Peril]

Well this weekend the unit had is wet test, the unit itself proformed well although at low speed and stopped getting quite a few false voxs, also on over ride get a certain amount of feedback though the unit. GPS to unit excellent very clear etc etc., Pro Jacks same opinion as before they just don't like the rain... roll on the liberty set up. Thinking about putting a surpressor in th epower circuit to get rid of any feedback from the ignition circuit.

Will advise any updates idc.,

 

[nedflanders]

Just a quick update with the problem I had with powering a Garmin Quest as well as the Evo. If both were powered off the bike no music could be heard and there was alot of interence through the speakers. David at intaride was kind enough to send me a couple of different suppressed lead, wait for it- one with an isolating transformer and the other with an in-line decoupling capicitor . Both cut out the interference and everything worked spot on, music cut in and out great, Vox was good and the GPS was clear. The only difference was one (not sure which as they weren't labelled) cut the GPS volume by 50% ish. The other was spot on though. Speak to David at Intaride, I'm sure he knows which is which. Once again faultless customer service and they seem genuinely interested in ironing out these faults