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kk99ll
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 Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:54 pm Post subject: Home Chargers for the nuvi 200 |
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Hi Guys.
I,v seen some home chargers for sale on ebaY for £5, are these worth buying  , and more importantly would they harm the unit
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sperroid
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Hi kk99ll,
I bought one on Ebay for my nuvi 200W from First2Save. Cost was £4.90 including postage.
It seems well-made and certainly does the job OK.
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sperroid
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| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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Hi kk99ll,
I bought one on Ebay for my nuvi 200W from First2Save. Cost was £4.90 including postage.
It seems well-made and certainly does the job OK.
Regards,
Alec. |
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burtonian
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| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Just charge it from the usb port on your pc. |
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paulyoung666
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| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| burtonian wrote: | | Just charge it from the usb port on your pc. |
does it charge it though , i get a computer connected symbol , but if i do it in the car i get a different screen , it says something along the lines af chaging blah blah blah !!!! |
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:38 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | does it charge it though , i get a computer connected symbol |
It do charge off the USB but very slowly i find. Mains chargers seem to be 3-4 times quicker. I have asked Garmin to add a charging symbol to the screen. We'll see if they do it.
Another reason i don't like charging off the PC USB is it leaves the Mass Storage Drive open and any old Windows problem could wipe / crash it. |
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burtonian
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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| It usually charges sufficiently for me from the usb for my normal journeys - if I'm driving for a longer time then I connect it to the cig socket in the car. Connecting power in the car gives a brighter screen anyway, I find with battery only power it's very difficult to read the screen in bright sunlight - and we might be getting some soon!. |
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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| It's horses for courses i suppose. I like to use the battery becuase i make many short journeys a day and can't be bothered with the cable unless i want to use the TMC. |
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kk99ll
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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So to get back on topic  , are these cheap chargers any good , or shall I splash out and buy the Garmin charger for £25.
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | So to get back on topic , are these cheap chargers any good , or shall I splash out and buy the Garmin charger for £25. |
Well i bought the Garmin one cos i got 10% and it comes with European adapters. I'm also a electrically challenged. I can wire a plug and replace a fuse, but ask me if an adapter is safe to use with my Sat Nav.....??? I'd rather spend the extra money than blow a £250 Sat Nav for the sake of a tenner.... |
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