Registered: Jan 2001
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Ok ...

I've had my Magellan GPS for 3 days now, and I'm very happy with it. The color maps look great on my Prism, but now I've got a new problem...

Even with a full charge, my Prism batteries just don't last long when I'm driving around while watching my position on the Visor with GPS. Today I got the "low battery" warning after only about 2 hours of running errands (of course the screen was on the whole time, with the brightness set to high so that I could see the screen during daylight).

Why doesn't someone make a charger/adaptor for the Prism that runs from the car cigarette lighter? Anyone seen such a product?

I have the Prism travel-charge which uses 110V-240V input. The label indicates output of 5.9V. The label also shows the pin configuration for the connector (pin 4 negative, pin 7 positive).

It doesn't seem like this would be difficult...

Registered: Mar 2000
Location: Hacienda Heights, Ca
Posts: 302

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Originally posted by John Creighton
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Why doesn't someone make a charger/adaptor for the Prism that runs from the car cigarette lighter? Anyone seen such a product? ...

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Registered: Jan 2001
Location: USA
Posts: 54

You could also build one yourself if you're comfortable with a soldering iron. I posted instructions for a build-yourself travel charger that could easily be extended to a car charger. (see accessories, travel charger post)

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