+thumbs1 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I am trying to find an external battery charger for my Garmin Nuvi 500. I want to be able to charge the battery out of the GPS. Does anyone know of a source for this device? thanks for the help Quote Link to comment
+ecanderson Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I understand that it uses what appears to be a lithium ion camera battery or something similar. Can you identify a marking on the outside of the case that would indicate the battery type? I ask because if Garmin doesn't sell them, I'd bet you can find one for a camera that uses the same battery. In particular, look about for something with the letters "LI" in it. Quote Link to comment
+W7WT Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I use a small 12 volt Radio Shack pwr supply to charge my Nuvi 550. Quote Link to comment
+ecanderson Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I use a small 12 volt Radio Shack pwr supply to charge my Nuvi 550. Could be the OP is trying to charge a 2nd battery external to the unit for "hot swaps". Do you know the specific label information from the battery that might give us the pack type? Odds are that there's a camera out there using the same pack for which an additional external charger is available. Quote Link to comment
+thumbs1 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Thanks guys I didn't think of the same battery being used in a camera but then again why not? Here is the problem. I'm kina a pitb when it comes to stuff. Some stuff I use hard but try to take care of it and get as many "miles" out of it as I can. I"m an ole guy but still ride a bit of dirt on the ole dual sport. With all the bouncin around I don't want to connect a power cord to the GPS for fear of it wearin. What I want to do is carry two batteries with me. (hot swap as you refered to it) On in the unit and one in my pocket to change out along the ride. Or if out for only a couple of hours have one charging at home ready when I get back. It's a Li-ion battery Rateing 3.7V 1800mAH 6.7Wh. thanks Quote Link to comment
+ecanderson Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 It's a Li-ion battery Rateing 3.7V 1800mAH 6.7Wh. thanks OK with the ratings, but similar specs come in different package size and pin configurations. Is there anything at all on the pack that indicates a "model" of sorts? These often start with the letters LI, D-LI, NP, or KLIC, but could be anything. Quote Link to comment
+ecanderson Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 For the moment, let's assume that it's a normal pack for the 500, and that it is therefore a PDA-262-LI. I'm off looking to see what else uses that and where chargers might be found. The prefix makes it sound like a PDA battery. HP? Quote Link to comment
+ecanderson Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 No luck at all finding a charger specific to the Nuvi 500 pack. A good quality universal isn't cheap, either. Here's one to look at: http://www.promaster.com/products/products.asp?product=7011 Quote Link to comment
+thumbs1 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 The only thing I see on the battery is the bar code and a DD48EE and then a bunch of numbers. I did find this thought but again pretty steep. http://www.tigergps.com/garminbattnuvi5pk.html Considering I just bought two Li-ion 3.7V 1450mAh batteries, a wall and cigerette lighter charger shipped for 11 bucks! Quote Link to comment
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