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Ifinder H2O Adaptor when not in your truck

Debert

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I'm looking for any ideas on how to set up an adaptor I can use in the house for my H20 to save on battery use. Can you wire a regular AC adaptor to a female cig lighter plugin and then plug the H2O cable into that? Anyone have any success with something like this I'd love to hear about it.

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i was thinking about that too..... why not have a cig. addapter on the vexlar so when your in the portable you can use it. we have addapters in perminet fish houses, on snowmobiles, in the truck, but why not in the portable.

it seems like every time i turn it on to mark a spot i see a fish comming through and i end up setting it down and it doesent get picked up for a hour. that seems like a good way to run your batteries down.

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it seems like every time i turn it on to mark a spot i see a fish comming through and i end up setting it down and it doesent get picked up for a hour. that seems like a good way to run your batteries down.

A time out would be a good add on for those units, I do that at least once a week. confused.gif

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Thanks for the tip. I got the lighter plug in and attached alligator clips....works with the vex battery like a charm....will also be able to hook it to my trolling battery in the boat....great idea...thanks.

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I'm going to try to pick up on Derbert's original question, and ask it again in a very specific (maybe odd-ball) way:

I see that Fleet Farm has the Rapala ProGuide Deluxe electric fillet knife set on "sale." Now, I'm probably more interested in a cordless knife, but I'm curious -- could I (safely) use the alligator clip adaptor and/or 110V female adaptor with my Expedition C gps to run it in the house or off of my Marcum battery? (The Expedition C is basically the same as the H2O C with a few add'l bells and whistles) In other words, should I worry about improper voltage being supplied and frying my unit? Here's a pic to make my question a little clearer:

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could I (safely) use the alligator clip adaptor and/or 110V female adaptor with my Expedition C gps to run it in the house or off of my Marcum battery?

Yes, you can use the aligator clip and any 12v DC battery/source.

If the AC Plug in converts the AC to DC you could use it I beleive.

It's a great knife you'll like it, I use the aligator clip all the time.

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Thanks for the quick reply, pierbridge.

Now, it's not like I have any reason to question your warning about 110V: 1) it seemed pretty emphatic, 2) I'm no electrician, and 3) I have no interest in frying my gps... but wouldn't you think that's what that big doohickey is for on the AC plug unit -- to step down the 110V to 12V?

I'm just surprised nothing like what I'm looking for is being sold by lei.

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I have no interest in frying my gps... but wouldn't you think that's what that big doohickey is for on the AC plug unit -- to step down the 110V to 12V?

My bad if the AC pluggin adapter converts it to DC then you should be good to go.

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There should be input and output ratings on the box part of the AC adaptor. I don’t know about your unit, but the cig. Lighter adaptor for the H2O regulates the out put voltage to the unit down to 3 volts. As long as the output of your adaptor (Rectifier) is DC voltage above 3 volts, I would think it would work.

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I bought a 11o volt plug in w/the cigarette lighter hole already in it for my cell phone when in a hotel. I use the same unit when I want to run my H20 in the house. I just plug in the cable and plug the unit into the wall outlet. Bought it at one of the Radio Shacks.

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Well, this post was from more than a month ago, but I thought I'd follow up: I did wind up getting that Rapala ProGuide Deluxe electric fillet knife set at Cabelas a couple of weeks ago, and tried my ExpeditionC in its cigarette lighter socket. Worked like a charm. The big block on the socket cord was clearly labeled "110v in" and "6v out" so I felt safe trying it out. Turned on the backlight and spent an evening happily entering a bunch of waypoints from my old gps, traveling around the Boundary Waters in a little virtual tour, and looking up some hotels and restaurants for a future trip to the big city without having to sit out in the car (or burn up a package of batteries). This thing is nothing short of amazing! cool.gif

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I bought a 11o volt plug in w/the cigarette lighter hole already in it for my cell phone when in a hotel. I use the same unit when I want to run my H20 in the house. I just plug in the cable and plug the unit into the wall outlet. Bought it at one of the Radio Shacks.

I was thinking the same thing.

For those using the vex battery and the plug in, how many hours are you getting before you have to recharge?

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