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Photo by Ulrike Hahnel, Rock Formations on the Lagune Route, Bolivia

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Photo by Ulrike Hahnel,
Rock Formations on the
Lagune Route, Bolivia




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Battery power for GPs

Hi I have a Garmin 2610 The 2610 has to be plugged into the mains or a cigarette lighter to work.
Is it possible to rig up some AA battries and a cigarette socket so that GPS can be plugged in and used while away from the bike and any mains supply.
My street pilot 3 used 6 AA battries and will last about 2 hours.
Or any other ideas how to power 2610 GPS while away from the bike
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Here in the US I was able to find a battery based phone charger from Energizer. It comes with different connectors for different types of phones. Don't know if you can rig it up to work with a GPS. Here's the link Energizer - Energi To Go Cell Phone Charger for Most Nokia Phones - CEL2NOK

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I don't know how big a gadget you're looking for but Click this link Pro Starter 2 The ONLY power pack of its kind in the world it might be of interest to you.
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Hi I have a Garmin 2610 The 2610 has to be plugged into the mains or a cigarette lighter to work.
Is it possible to rig up some AA battries and a cigarette socket so that GPS can be plugged in and used while away from the bike and any mains supply.
My street pilot 3 used 6 AA battries and will last about 2 hours.
Or any other ideas how to power 2610 GPS while away from the bike
Thanks
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Thanks for replys guys
I found and ordered a 12 volt battery pack from Touratech
It is a box with 8 or 10 AA size batterys inside it has a socket to plug in GPS (need adaptor for cigarette lighter socket) and a mount on the top to attach GPS unit.
I will post a pic when it arrives
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