Auxilliary Battery Power

Is there an auxilliary battery unit available that can plug into a Garmin
2610 when the lighter is non usuable?
Garmin does not make one but they said that there may be one available from
another manufacturer.
Thanks.....

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Just wire a socket to a 12 v battery, like a gel-cell. Or go to an
electronics store and spend more for a fancy packaged unit. Wal-mart
sells a "starter power pack" for about $60 that should power a 2610
for about 3 years.

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Charlie Hoffpauir
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On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:58:14 +0100, Charlie Hoffpauir wrote


That sounds an absolute bargain!

My 2610 uses about 0.5 A at 12 volts. So my car battery of 60 AH would power
it for 60/0.5 = 120 hours, or 5 days.

The Wal-mart battery must be truly enormous, and you say it costs just $60.


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Of course, you recharge the car battery occasionally don't you? It
comes with a recharger. A 5-yr life is rather typical, so I went for
three. The unit weighs about 30 lbs, so yes, it is rather enormous.
The one we have (not for powering a GPSR) has lasted about 4 so far,
and still seems to have plenty of life left.

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On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 22:25:44 +0100, Charlie Hoffpauir wrote


Oh I See. You mean the pack will power it for a few hours and then can be
recharged. OK.

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