alternate ways to charge the 920/720/520/xl series w/o computer

[tharvey]

I have had this for a little over a month and thanks to others on the forum I have come across alternate means to charge the gps units w/o plugging them into our computers.

the cheapest and simpliest is the razr charger, this is readily available on ebay for about 7 bucks shipped. the tomtom uses a standard usb mini plug on these units which makes it extremely easy to find ac chargers. I like the motorola charger because it is a standard quality charger and the plug folds flat for travel purposes. It puts out about 550 milliamps thus a complete charge should be less then 2-3 hours plugged in. here is a standard link for an oem model and not a knock off which might affect the voltage output.

http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-Home-AC-Ada...117446QQihZ022QQcategoryZ108570QQcmdZViewItem

I also like the ipod universal charger from apple. This is a 1 amp charger with a usb output and with a cheap usb to mini usb cable you can charge the the gps in about 90 minutes. the plug also folds flat and with the universal unit you can get european plugs to use with the chargers in almost any country.

this unit ranges for about $15 shipped for an actual oem apple product and includes an apple ipod cable. here is the link for it

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...Sell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

you will need a standard usb to mini usb cable which are easily found on most equipment or you can get them for about 3 bucks on ebay with this link

http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-2-0-A-B-Min...ryZ88657QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

for car charging you can use the standard tomtom gps charger or as an alternate you can use this unit for the razr which cost a little under 10 bucks shipped.

http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-Motorola-Ca...248114QQihZ022QQcategoryZ108570QQcmdZViewItem

And last but not least when there is absolutely no power available there is this unique little device which will use one AA battery to charge your gps about 1/3 full or for a total of about 1 hours use, not bad for 4 bucks and will also work on various phone etc.

http://www.goldengadgets.com/product_info.php?cPath=18&products_id=396

I hope this gives you options for the gps units.

tim

 

[JSB]

Thanks for that info

Thanks tharvey, for providing that info. I was looking for just this very information for using with my new TT920.

With your information, I went out today bought the Wagan 2025 described here:

http://www.wagan.com/htmls/mobileelec-outputs.html

from my local Fry's store.

I also bought this Griffin PowerJolt for iPhone/iPod , which includes a separate mini-USB 5 pin to standard USB 48" cable, from my local Radio Shack store. Here is it's link: http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powerjoltiphone

and so, along with my Apple iPod USB power adapter

(http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP...op_ipod/ipod_accessories/power&nplm=MB051LL/A)

and the items above, I can charge my TT920 or my iPod with either the Griffin PowerJolt or with each devices original cigarette lighter receptacle charger cables. This will allow charging/powering in the car, at home, or while traveling, with a minimum of stuff to have to carry around. Cool stuff, and didn't cost much either.