powering a tomtom xl live from in car usb socket

[tonygold]

basically my proposed new car only has a 12v cigarette lighter socket in the ashtray area which has to be open to access the socket. i want to run a tomtom power lead hidden as much as possible.
the best power outlet for this is from a usb socket inside the centre armrest.

is this outlet ok to power the tomtom from as opposed to the more usual cigarette lighter style outlet?

many thanks.

[justbrowsing]

[M8TJT]

My Honda has 5v out from the usb socket. I've not heard of them NOT having a 5v output.

[tonygold]

i wonder, could some kind soul check this out for me as to whether an in-car usb outlet (in my case in a soon to acquire 3 series bmw) will power a tomtom xl unit.

many thanks.

[furryfred]

My XL works OK from a USB adaptor and lead - and also using the USB socket.

Only problem I have found was that one of my USB / cig lighter adaptor was the wrong power rating

Ford S Max
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[Kremmen]

Both TT and Garmin need a 5v connection.

The only snag with using a fag lighter USB adapter is that some units can go into computer mode instead of navigation mode.
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[DennisN]

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