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Tinkhamtown

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Ralph Wiggum Grand Master

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Do you have a cigarette lighter plug for it? You can buy a cigarette lighter receptacle with clips on it (try Fleet Farm) that you can then clamp to a Vex-type battery and power it that way.

Otherwise, I've heard that Energizer Lithium batteries last a lot longer than traditional alkalines in a GPS.

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Tinkhamtown Proficient

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Yes I have a cigarette power cord. A cigarette lighter receptacle with clips, I haven't seen or heard of this but now that I know about them I will be getting several. What battery works best for you? I have FL18, Scout II, Honda and Polaris ATV, deep cycle for fish house lighting, and truck with cigarette lighter receptacle.

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Yes I have a cigarette power cord. A cigarette lighter receptacle with clips, I haven't seen or heard of this but now that I know about them I will be getting several. What battery works best for you? I have FL18, Scout II, Honda and Polaris ATV, deep cycle for fish house lighting, and truck with cigarette lighter receptacle.

You can plug your GPS right into your truck cigarette lighter receptacle with the cord that came with your GPS.

To run it directly off of a battery, you'll need a cigarette lighter adapter with alligator clips on it. Connect the clips to the battery terminals and plug your cigarette lighter cord that came with the GPS into the adapter. You now have almost unlimited power.

I'll run mine off my deep cycle marine battery in my permanent ice shack and then use a vexilar style battery on my snowmobile. Works slick!

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One of the benefits of my Garmin is its light drain on batteries. Mine is a Rino120 so it also includes a 2-way radio. Every year we go to Canada fishing and I use the same set of batteries over three and a half days of fishing or about 35+ hours of running time. Of course, if I use the radio too much that will definitely reduce battery life. The unit has a battery saver feature that slows the update rate for the GPS. I believe it is rated to run for over 40 hours on one set of three AA batteries using the GPS in battery saver mode and turning off the radio.

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I found a little gadget at Walmart that converts AC to 12 volt DC, so all i do is plug this thing into the wall and attahc my H2O's cigarette lighter into it. otherwise download the emulator from the HSOforum, it allows you to play with the GPS on your comp screen so that you dont have to use up batteries or sit in your truck.

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I have a handheld Garmin Vista. If you use the light on it or have the compass feature turned on it greatly effects the battery life. Under normal conditions I get about 10-12 hrs of operation on 2 AA's.

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DEADhead,

Are those powerpoints just connected with alligator clips, or did you find a better solution? Also, can you pick those 12V cigerette lighter adapters at the local hardware shop or did you find them somewhere else. I have been looking, but failing miserably.

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Purchased two cigarette lighter receptacle with clips for $3.89 each and boy do they work slick. Found they in the automotive dept. Found a special $9.99 for a spair battery 12 volt 7 amp and charger for scout camera and I'll be running the GSP off that battery.What store? MFF

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"I found a little gadget at Walmart that converts AC to 12 volt DC, so all i do is plug this thing into the wall and attahc my H2O's cigarette lighter into it. otherwise download the emulator from the HSOforum, it allows you to play with the GPS on your comp screen so that you dont have to use up batteries or sit in your truck."

That set off a flicker of thought, (a rare thing for me)......it finally came to me....got out my Rapala fillet knife, and sure enough..it has a 110 volt ac to 12 volt dc converter with a cigarette lighter receptacle. Plugged my H2O in and now sit in my chair with laptop and Lake Master program running.

Thanks for giving me idea!

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BobT Grand Master

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A thing about batteries is that different types may perform better under various circumstances. If memory serves me correctly, lithium batteries perform much better in lower temperatures than most.

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I would recommend rechargeable. The 2500am AA will last quite a long time. I have a case for my GPS and keep an extra set in it, but have never been out that long to wear them out. I did hear that one manufacturer does not recommend them because they are 1.2v and not 1.5 like other batteries. So you may want to check that out. But, the rechargeable have many uses and you can charge them in your truck as well.

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