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phillo79
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 Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 8:17 pm Post subject: streetpilot i3 car lead |
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| hi all just thought i would post this message as i wanted another cig lighter adapter for my i3 had trouble getting one read the forum and found that the blackberry mobile phone charger works but couldn't get one from any local shops but did manage to get a motorola v3 charger which has the same voltage as the blackberry charger and plug etc. have used it all day with no probs and you can get them at all mobile phone shops unlike the blackberry hope this helps all of you |
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pauljmuk
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Thought they were a different voltage - Garmin is 5v?
I could be wrong though
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casablanca
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:34 am Post subject: |
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| pauljmuk wrote: | Thought they were a different voltage - Garmin is 5v?
I could be wrong though |
The i3 operates at 4.75 - 5.25Vdc from the cigar socket on the provided lead with a stepdown transformer. The batteries, in series, output 3Vdc. The unit will run on 12v but will sooner rather than later die. Personally I wouldn't risk it. I bought that lead as well from another source, but when I realised it was a 12Vdc feed, I put it up for sale on eBay. As a Blackberry lead by the way not for the i3. |
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APF
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| My Blackberry charger operates at 5v (says so on it), through the same connection and lead that also connects to USB (its a charger plus USB lead). Also I think USB power is 5v. So the Blackberry lead would be stepped down to 5v. Also I saw a 5v mini USB car charger cable by oakley in the Cotswold shop which would do it. |
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nickatina
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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I bought a blackberry car charger as well for my i3 and it works fine.
Surely if the voltage was incorrect this would result in a pretty immediate knackering of your i3 or erratic operating of the unit. |
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