I left my 12 volt outlet under my seat and I just run the auto cord that came with mine from under my seat up my tank to the gps mounted on my handlebars when batter starts getting low or it needs a recharge.I mounted a 12 volt weatherproof outlet on top of my triple tree and use the regular 12 volt car charger with my GPS. I got another charger off ebay that has a shorter coiled cord than the Garmin came with.
Be careful mixing chargers, get one specific for the unit. They aren't all the same voltage.
+1 :bigthumbsup:I mounted a 12 volt weatherproof outlet on top of my triple tree and use the regular 12 volt car charger with my GPS. I got another charger off ebay that has a shorter coiled cord than the Garmin came with.
Be careful mixing chargers, get one specific for the unit. They aren't all the same voltage.
I find the voltage difference negligible and the amps are close enough not to matter .( for what I have anyway ).. I use my cell phone car charger ( same one I used on the Razer , the crackberry Q and the pearl as well as my HTC diamond ) and in a pinch I use that connection to charge my MP3 player and my Garmin 785T GPS. As long as the terminal style is the same you should be close , careful when you use adapters as there is no voltage regulation in them and you could damage a device with too much juice.+1 :bigthumbsup:
Having a 12 volt cigarette lighter in the triple tree makes it seamless to charge cell phone, GPS, or iPod. I wasn't going to run multiple wires for all of the toys I'm packing on long rides.
Agree that you need to be careful about using the manufacturer-spec voltage. My Blackberry charges at a different voltage from my TomTom GPS, so I do need to pack different 12V cords.