Longterm REVIEW and INSTALL: Trailtech Voyager Pro GPS w/ BUDDY TRACKING
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And this one
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Any foreseen downside to that mounting location or system?
That is how I mounted mine.
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Do you get good signal/range with the buddy tracking antenna mounted there? They say to mount it on a plastic shroud with the ears vertical, but I don't see a good spot to do that that wouldn't also make hood removal more involved.
I only rode with one Polaris that had ride share, and we never did a distance test. This year will test more on its capabilities.
Picked up some supplies. I’m planning on keeping my 22 turbo for a second sled, and waiting on my 24 turbo to come in. I’m adding a battery that will handle leaving it on for the day. I want to be able to move it from sled to sled, so will be looking to pick up another install kit.
WHERE are you mounting the battery?
I am also installing this on a 22 Turbo and a 24 Turbo.
Not sure yet. I might put it in the front storage of the 22.
Rather than adding a battery, wouldn't a 12v regulator achieve the same goal.
Amazon product ASIN B08TQQHQPS
Amazon product ASIN B08TQQHQPS
What is that mount? Have a link?
That was just someone else's HOMEBREW solution that I came across.
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Thats the Trail Tech UTV kit RAM mount for mounting to a roll bar. I ordered the UTV kit instead of snow kit because I didn't plan to use any of the temperature sensors and the UTV kit comes with the roll bar/hose clamp mount for same price as snow kit.
I have the adjustable height riser so that location didn't work for me, but used the same mount and put the hose clamp through the hole in the T post; so similar location but a little lower. Appears to work well - we'll see when the snow flies this winter.
1st install should happen in the next 10 days
The battery in the TrailTec is pretty worthless, so if you want to look at anything and your sled is off you have very limited time.
eagerly awaiting YOUR solution.
A 12v Dewalt(or brand of your choice) power tap to cig plug should be light enough and more than enough capacity. Or 20v powerstack with regulator would work too but more weight and bulkier.
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I didn’t see anything in the manual that says 12.7 volts. I assume like any other vehicle up to about 14 is safe for it but it is designed for 12.7 optimum.
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If you look at the specs https://www.trailtech.net/en-us/voyager-pro/ It clearly states External Voltage Input 8-16V It will be fine at 14. They are designed to work with E start and vehicle charging systems. Which run 13.8-14.4v to keep battery charged. Only at engine off state does a battery measure 12.3-12.8v resting voltage. No fancy volt reg needed.
In theory, you shouldn't need a diode for this. There's a "when to charge" setting in the Voyager Pro, either "Charge Always" or "Charge when Engine is running", and the unit uses the RPM sensor to know if the engine's running. If you set it to "Charge when Engine is running", it should not draw down a battery with the engine off.
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