How do you charge a car gps system if you don’t have a cigarette lighter or power outlet?

by admin on November 22, 2009

bob w asked:

I’m thinking of buying a gps navigator and my car doesn’t have a way to charge it. I don’t see AC chargers on the advertisements.

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Bhrigu S November 25, 2009 at 4:03 pm: you can go to radioshack and get a cigarette lighter outlet and wire it in to you fuse box. or buy an AC/ DC converter and charge it in you house using the AC outlet
Kraal November 26, 2009 at 7:31 am: There are AC chargers for most GPS units. Search online for one for the GPS you’re thinking of buying, or choose a GPS you can find an AC charger for. For example you can find a variety of AC chargers for Magellan units:

You could also look into adding a lighter power outlet to your car, a very simple modification.
Gary November 29, 2009 at 7:06 pm: You could try buying the RightWay 430, I have it cause I have no cigarette lighter in my car, it comes with an ac adapter and has a battery life of around 4 hours in full use. Predictive text and all that, pretty high specs all round.

Hope this helps