Battery Backup/Extender for Garmin and other GPS
16 years
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I recently found a site that sells Battery Charger/Extenders (uses 4 AA Batts)for many GPSs:
Garmin - Mio - Magellan - Navman - Tom Tom
They also sell many other accessories for GPSs, Cell Phones, MP3 Players etc….
I purchased a "AA Battery Charge Extender for the Garmin Nuvi 750" and it was supplied with the proper tip so the Nuvi boots up in the NAVIGATION mode.
I tried it out with these results:
1. With the GPS on and in the Navigation Mode and screen backlight set to 20% and the Battery Backup Plugged in. I got 14 Hours and 22 Min. Before it went off due to low batteries.
2.With the GPS on and the GPS Simulator on and the Screen Backlight set to 20% with Battery Backup plugged in. I simulated following a route from my home in KY to NY City. I got 12 Hours and 5 min before it shut down.
The web site for this item and similar items is: http://www.gomadic.com
Hope you find this useful
I used another Battery Backup on my IQUE3600 over the last 4 years. It was used for my trips aboard the Amtrak where power outlets are sometimes not available. I track all my train trips on Amtrak and VIA in Canada so I can download the Tracks Log into MapSource on my PC. I can then view them either in MapSource or Google Earth. Now I will be able to do the same with mt NUVI750
H Hannah
Nuvi750 and IQUE3600
Thanks
Thanks for the info. I was thinking about using my Nuvi 360 during some bicycle excursions but was apprehensive about the 4 hour limit of the unit. This will do the trick!
My Toys: MacBook Pro Unibody, Nuvi 2589
Battery back up
Thank you for this information. I just started a google search for this.
Thanks
This has potential.
When you are dead, you don’t know that you are dead. It is only difficult for the others. It is the same when you are stupid.
Nice
Thanks for the info.
Battery Extender
I had purchased a similar device on ebay many years ago.... but now I can't even find it in the house.