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Car charging without cigarette lighter?

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  • 26-12-2007 10:57pm
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    figs86
    Registered Users Posts: 334 ✭✭


    Hi folks,

    looking to go buy a satnav tomorrow - prob garmin 200/250

    i dont have a cigarette lighter in my car, what alternative power source is there?

    besides buying extra charger for home use that is - some other way to power it in car?

    thanks in advance for any replies


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    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,068 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Maplins had a solar trickle charger, but I think that goes directly into car battery throught the missing cigarette lighter socket! There must be something along those lines on ebay though!

    Something like this maybe...

    Clicky


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    rrpc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭rrpc


    Alternatively you could get one of those portable power packs that you can jump start your car with. Most of them have a cigarette lighter socket that you can use to charge your sat nav.

    Then you have to charge the power pack when it's battery is depleted. :)

    The other option is to install a cigarette lighter socket in your car. Tap into a fuse in your fuse box, drill a neat hole in your dashboard and away you go!


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