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RiCo
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 7:58 pm    Post subject: help with power charger Reply with quote

Im new to all this GPS, recently purchased Globalsat Bluetooth GPS Receiver PDA - BT308.

it comes with A universal travel charger. - 2 pin plug - Issue is im in the UK, so need a 3pin power charger.

Does anyone know where I can purchase one from? as im assuming its not made to be charged in the UK Sad should I just use the car charger it comes with, or do I purchase a travel adaptor to make it work in the UK?

I dont want to blow any of the components by using the wrong power current.

Any help is appreciated..

Thanks In Advance..
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

asda do em in with there travel stuff of try your local camping shop
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RiCo
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

alix776 wrote:
asda do em in with there travel stuff of try your local camping shop


Thanks, ill do that, might be less hassle in the end...
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try this from Maplins:

http://maplin.co.uk/Products/Module.asp?CartID=040824131325171&ModuleNo=22928&MR=N
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 3:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

I have an imported BT-308 which has the mains charger with the twin bladed plug (US) and have found a nice cheap simple solution. Use the plug in mains shaver adaptor plug commonly available in the UK. They are currently £1.49 in my local Woolworths and have a 1amp fuse - perfect. The BT-308 supplied US spec. mains charger has a polarity protected circuit and works either way round.

If your charger has the European twin round pin plug, you will have to avoid the Maplin product described above (for schuko) as these are recessed to take a round schuko plug and the rectangular charger will not fit into the recess.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 4:59 pm    Post subject: Re: help with power charger Reply with quote

[quote="RiCo"]I dont want to blow any of the components by using the wrong power current.
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You need to look carefully on the plug, a lot are multi-voltage and will automatically take anything from 110V to 240V input, it should say so on the moulding or on the box somewhere.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

When I go my digital camera the power adapter only had a two-pin plug so I bought one of those shaver adapters from Tesco and plugged it into that which seems to work fine.

Toby.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 10:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Laughing

Thanks to all who have replied, as the IPAQ charger uses the same current as what the BT-308 does, I used that, all good so far.

GPS rules..dont know how i lived without it..
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