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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:30 am Post subject: C340 Need longer battery life? External power
I'm a UPS driver and I'm interested in getting a Nav unit. I was looking at the C340 and the TomTomGo 700. I think I narrowed it down to the c340. Now my problem is that the battery ONLY lasts 4-5 hrs. I'll need around 10 hrs a day. We have no cigarette lighter plugs, and I jump from truck to truck so hard wiring is not an option.
Is there some type of external power source that I can put in my back pack and use when needed? A rechargeable power supply that I plug the cigarette lighter adapter in and then plug into the Nav unit???
Some type of unit like you would you laptop in but with a cigarette adapter????
Thanks in advance?
I need a Nav unit with Touchscreen, mininum buttons to push just to enter in an address. Nothing to fancy if you know of any more units with 12+ hrs of battery life. I have searched all over the net and ebay.
THe C340 also had better map coverage than the tom700.....
IF the unit only uses 10w, then this battery pack will last 9 hrs, with cigarette output.
This will work for me......
Thanks for anyone that tried to help me.
I'm going to order both of these units later today!
IF the unit only uses 10w, then this battery pack will last 9 hrs, with cigarette output.
This will work for me......
Thanks for anyone that tried to help me.
I'm going to order both of these units later today!
Hi
as a 'portable' gps system that I can use in friends cars or on coach outings etc, I use an ordinary rechargable sealed lead acid gell battery in a bum bag.(fannypack)
I have a nominal 12V at 2.2Ah that powers my PDA_Amplified GPS unit for several hours... I would say that a sealed lead acid battery of 7Ah may be the bees knees...
In my case, I use a ciggy lighter socket on the battery. For your application, you could use a much smaller polarised plug & socket... _________________ Axim X50 & TT5, Arkon CM820 powered mount with built in sirf2 gps
Axim 5 sans GPS Rx
Ford Focus 2L Ghia, Wife, kids, dog, cats, mortgage, bank manager & taxman to support, debts, windows need painting - (I cut the grass! - its rained - it needs
IF the unit only uses 10w, then this battery pack will last 9 hrs, with cigarette output.
This will work for me......
Thanks for anyone that tried to help me.
I'm going to order both of these units later today!
Hi
as a 'portable' gps system that I can use in friends cars or on coach outings etc, I use an ordinary rechargable sealed lead acid gell battery in a bum bag.(fannypack)
I have a nominal 12V at 2.2Ah that powers my PDA_Amplified GPS unit for several hours... I would say that a sealed lead acid battery of 7Ah may be the bees knees...
In my case, I use a ciggy lighter socket on the battery. For your application, you could use a much smaller polarised plug & socket...
I Hasten to add that the powered GPS mount converts the 12v (Nominal) to 5V that is required by the PDA - If you consider a PDA route, then you must never wire the PDA direct to 12v (Unless up want to send smoke signals instead!) _________________ Axim X50 & TT5, Arkon CM820 powered mount with built in sirf2 gps
Axim 5 sans GPS Rx
Ford Focus 2L Ghia, Wife, kids, dog, cats, mortgage, bank manager & taxman to support, debts, windows need painting - (I cut the grass! - its rained - it needs
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