docdigit Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 While doing research on my upcoming Christmas present I ran across a reference to a clip-on AAA battery backup for the eXplorist 400/500/600. Has anyone else heard of or seen one of these? It would seem to be a handy thing to have. Thanks, Doc Quote Link to comment
+Fathergoose Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 (edited) While doing research on my upcoming Christmas present I ran across a reference to a clip-on AAA battery backup for the eXplorist 400/500/600. Has anyone else heard of or seen one of these? It would seem to be a handy thing to have. Thanks, Doc It's called the Battery Adapter for miniSync by BoxWave. They work well, great for travel and overnight hiking trips. Edited December 23, 2005 by Fathergoose Quote Link to comment
docdigit Posted December 23, 2005 Author Share Posted December 23, 2005 THANKS! I will have to look at getting one after I figure out what cable to get to go with it (the picture I have of the 600 doesn't look like a standard USB connect.) Doc Quote Link to comment
+Fathergoose Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 The cable that comes with the ex series GPS will plug directly into it, as will any standard USB port. I have charged my GPS, PPC and blackberry with it, by just plugging in each ones respective USB plug. Quote Link to comment
docdigit Posted December 23, 2005 Author Share Posted December 23, 2005 GREAT! I'm ordering NOW! Thanks, Doc Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Doc, The clip-on battery pack of which you speak does not seem to be the one linked in this thread. When the Explorists first came out, there was talk of a small adapter that allowed you to put three AAA batteries inside the battery compartment to power the GPS. So far as I know, this has not been made. I've used a device similar to the charging box shown by Fathergoose. It works, but it's sort of a pain. Don't forget to keep fresh batteries in it and plug your GPS in at night. Jamie Quote Link to comment
docdigit Posted December 23, 2005 Author Share Posted December 23, 2005 Thanks Jamie, I'm just thinking that if I'm out for an extended period or use the backlight too long, I might be able to pull it out of my backpack and re-charge. I usually have plenty of spare batteries for the other electronics that I need to carry with me. Doc Quote Link to comment
+Fathergoose Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 (edited) One thing to note is that to charge, the GPS needs to be turned off. It will not power and charge at the same time. If your GPS is turned on and hooked up to the charger it will pull power and run from that but will not recharge. I have mostly used it to charge at the end of day. Edited December 23, 2005 by Fathergoose Quote Link to comment
docdigit Posted December 23, 2005 Author Share Posted December 23, 2005 That's good to know (also sounds like it could double for a quick backup in an emergency then!) Doc Quote Link to comment
loso Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 My local gps dealer said that there would be coming a AA battery back that you can use instead of the lit ion that you mount on the back of the unit, for the explorist series sometime this spring, didn't find any info on the magellan site so could be bs. Quote Link to comment
docdigit Posted December 23, 2005 Author Share Posted December 23, 2005 At the price these guys are asking for their unit, it doesn't make sense for me NOT to buy one (already ordered it!) If, in the future, a pack comes out specifically for the ex then GREAT, I'll use this thing for my PDA Doc Quote Link to comment
+BadAndy Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 You can also find a spare battery and desktop charger on ebay very cheap. It's the same battery as a motorola t730 cellphone. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=5843607890 more battery info here http://mtgc.org/wiki/index.php?BatteriesAndPower Quote Link to comment
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