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tizzyfit Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 158	12 volt auxiliary power supply question 08/16/12 at 08:50:15 Currently, I've wired the 12 volt pigtail for the trickle charger directly to the (+/-) battery terminals. Recently, I purchased a Garmin GPS which has approximately 5 hrs. of battery life. My question is, can I use the same 12v pigtail to power the GPS or do I need to add something additional in order to charge the GPS battery?
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18105 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: 12 volt auxiliary power supply question Reply #1 - 08/16/12 at 08:57:08 You can use this pigtail. It should have an inline fuse installed, and the pigtail will not be controlled by the ignition switch - so you have to remember to unplug it or shut off the device when you park the bike.
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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: 12 volt auxiliary power supply question Reply #2 - 08/16/12 at 09:15:34 Something like this should work... http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-081-0069-8-Cigarette-Disconnect/dp/B0041...
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Re: 12 volt auxiliary power supply question
Reply #3 - 08/17/12 at 08:55:46

Dave wrote on 08/16/12 at 08:57:08:

You can use this pigtail. It should have an inline fuse installed, and the pigtail will not be controlled by the ignition switch - so you have to remember to unplug it or shut off the device when you park the bike.

THANKS Dave! I thought it would work BUT I've been wrong about 12v issues in the past and didn't want to fry any portion of the electrical system.

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Re: 12 volt auxiliary power supply question
Reply #4 - 08/17/12 at 08:59:16

EJID wrote on 08/16/12 at 09:15:34:

Something like this should work...

http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-081-0069-8-Cigarette-Disconnect/dp/B0041...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41gNXOCZUZL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

THANKS EJID! That's exactly what I need! Between the Garmin charger cable and this cigarette plug-in, I'm going to have about 8 feet of excess wire to deal with.

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Re: 12 volt auxiliary power supply question
Reply #5 - 08/17/12 at 09:08:40

tizzy,
I don't know which Garmin you have but mine came with a USB connector so you can hook it up to a pc for updates. The USB connector also works as a charger. I have a 2 port USB adapter that plugs into the cigarette lighter socket. I go from there to the Garmin with the USB cable which seems about 2 feet long.

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rfw2003 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1108 Yantis, TX	Re: 12 volt auxiliary power supply question Reply #6 - 08/17/12 at 09:09:01 I know it's not as cheap as what was suggested so far, I use the micro usb version of this for my cell phone. http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOTORCYCLE-CELL-PHONE-CHARGER-MINI-USB-/270772918846?...
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