Does the car usb power charge the Magellan or only supply power? Thx

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> Does the car usb power charge the Magellan or only supply power? Thx

Mine does.

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> "Ron" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Does the car usb power charge the Magellan or only supply power? Thx
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> Mine does.
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Thanks. I just bought a used one without the wall plug. I remember reading
somewhere about a unit not charging from the cig lighter hook-up, only
running from the power. Maybe it was the tomtom.

Thx agn

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>>> Does the car usb power charge the Magellan or only supply power? Thx
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>> Mine does.
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>Thanks. I just bought a used one without the wall plug. I remember reading
>somewhere about a unit not charging from the cig lighter hook-up, only
>running from the power. Maybe it was the tomtom.
>
>Thx agn

Might be the TomTom, but my Magellen does also charge from both
cables. Keep in mind that charging is best done with the unit off, I'm
not sure it charges at all (or perhaps very slowly) when it is in use.

Ron wrote:

> Thanks. I just bought a used one without the wall plug. I remember
> reading somewhere about a unit not charging from the cig lighter hook-up,
> only
> running from the power. Maybe it was the tomtom.
>
> Thx agn

Yep.. The only way to charge the internal battery is to plug in the
USB cord.

FWIW, you can get a cheap wall plug with a cigarette lighter socket
built in. These are -much- cheaper than the original Magellan wall
plugs. You can use it to charge your unit at home, and as a bonus
you can use it to power any other 12V accessories you might own.

The link below shows what they look like.. I've seen them priced as
low as $6.00

http://www.semsons.com/acwaplto12vd.html

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> Ron wrote:
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>> Thanks. I just bought a used one without the wall plug. I remember
>> reading somewhere about a unit not charging from the cig lighter hook-up,
>> only
>> running from the power. Maybe it was the tomtom.
>>
>> Thx agn
>
> Yep.. The only way to charge the internal battery is to plug in the
> USB cord.
>
> FWIW, you can get a cheap wall plug with a cigarette lighter socket
> built in. These are -much- cheaper than the original Magellan wall
> plugs. You can use it to charge your unit at home, and as a bonus
> you can use it to power any other 12V accessories you might own.
>
> The link below shows what they look like.. I've seen them priced as
> low as $6.00
>
> http://www.semsons.com/acwaplto12vd.html
>
The manual for the 4250 says, in part, "use only the car charger approved
for /supplied with your Magellan..."

So, yes, the car charger will charge it. Probably slower than the AC but it
will do it. And under "user options" select "system settings" to see the
battery status.

Charlie

"Ron" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Does the car usb power charge the Magellan or only supply power? Thx

Looks like you've got the answers you need, I will add I always left my 1412
plugged into the cig plug when I was using it in the car. It kept the
battery fresh and fully charged. Its now in the owner ship of my son in law
and I use a crossover.

Charlie wrote:

> The manual for the 4250 says, in part, "use only the car charger
> approved for /supplied with your Magellan..."
>

Not sure what THAT means......but with the adapter mentioned supplying 12
VDC, then you WOULD be using the car charger that came from Magellan along
with it. Makes no difference where THAT cord gets it's 12V from.

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> "Ron" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Does the car usb power charge the Magellan or only supply power? Thx
>
> Looks like you've got the answers you need, I will add I always left my
> 1412 plugged into the cig plug when I was using it in the car. It kept the
> battery fresh and fully charged. Its now in the owner ship of my son in
> law and I use a crossover.
>

All, thank you very much!

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> Charlie wrote:
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>> The manual for the 4250 says, in part, "use only the car charger
>> approved for /supplied with your Magellan..."
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>
> Not sure what THAT means......but with the adapter mentioned supplying 12
> VDC, then you WOULD be using the car charger that came from Magellan along
> with it. Makes no difference where THAT cord gets it's 12V from.
>

Yes, and no it can make a difference.

I'm saying that because my 1412 came only with a car charger. I got a AC
charger on ebay and it locked my GPS up some times. I contacted the seller
and he never answered. So I bought another one, this time the sellers add
said don't be fooled by other chargers that can lock your GPS up in the PC
mode. I got his and it works fine every time. After I gave my son in law my
1412 he tried to use his Motorola Crazer charger in it,,,locked it
up!!!!!!!! So, yes,,,,and no to what your saying, I'm saying good luck if
you do not buy one from Magellan.