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These devices work very well, although I dont know exactly how long a
charge would last. I dont think a hand held GPS takes too much power,
though, so it should last a good long time.

I have one that is also an air compressor, which is very nice to have at the
hangar. I only have to charge it back up every few months.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Warrior N33431

Win Heagy wrote in message
news:39D87271.A7E4A97C@mitre.org...
> I was at Target the other day and saw a rechargeable battery
> setup that was made for camping. It was in some kind of
> bag with a shoulder strap, had plugins for cigarette lighter
> plugs, etc. It seemed to weigh about 8-10 lbs and was $30.
>
> Win
>
>
> MACKLIN wrote:
> >
> > Get a gel cell motorcycle or lawn mower battery, build a secure box or
> > strong bag so it can be secured with a seat belt or tied to a tie-down
in
> > the baggage area. It will be much lighter and wont leak even if
> > up-side-down.
> >
> > Putting a 30 pound lead/acid battery, which is defined as "hazardous"
under
> > HMR and FAR except when dry or installed per TC or STC could void your
> > insurance, get your ticket suspended. Another option is to get some
> > rechargeable "C" or "D" batteries and connect them instead of the "AA",
the
> > voltage is the same for 8 batteries.
> >
> > --
> > Jim Macklin
> > ATP, CFI-ASMEI, A&P
> > "Silver Back" wrote in message
> > news:8r3alu$5f1g$1@newssvr05-en0.news.prodigy.com...
> > >
> > > Lets just hope for your sake that you are never involved in even a
minor
> > > mishap. That 30 pound battery will quickly become an acid filled
> > > projectile. For safety sake you might want to rethink your current
setup.
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > > Chuck Odom wrote in message
> > > news:39d499d4.327128145@news3.newscene.com...
> > > > I love my Garmin 295
> > > > Mine does not have rechargeable batteries in it, just 8 AAs.
> > > > The plane I rent, the cigarette lighter has been disconected.
> > > >
> > > > So I have bought a car battery, set it in the back floorboard,
> > > > attached a lighter adapter to the battery, then plug the 295 to the
> > > > adapter.
> > > >
> > > > No more buying batterys
> > > > No worrying if the AAs will quit during flight.
> > > > No extra load on the planes elec. system.
> > > > If the plane has elec. failure,(it has happened to me... at
night...)
> > > > the 295 still works.
> > > > Ive got 12 hours uptime between rechargeing the battery ( I take it
> > > > home and hook it to a battery charger).
> > > >
> > > > I love it...
> > > > The biggest problem is carrying the battery around (30 lbs).
> > > >
> > > > Chuck Odom
> > > > PP-ASEL
> > > > Nashville, TN
> > > > >Can the newer Garmin GPSMAP 195 or 295 batteries be charged while
the
> > GPS
> > > > >unit is in use? I.e. while using the cigarette lighter adapter,
and
> > the
> > > GPS
> > > > >unit is powered on, will the rechargeable batteries be recharged?
(I
> > > know
> > > > >the Lowrance AirMap 300 can.)
> > > > >
> > > > >Thank you.
> > > > >
> > > > >Cameron Ninham
> > > > >cpn66 at hotmail dot com
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

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