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Re: A portable GPS should use standard mini-USB power (but which

Dale DePriest

2007-05-30, 10:33 am

Su Nombre wrote:
> <dold@68.usenet.us.com> escribió en el mensaje
> news:f3fv4v$r0s$1@bl
ue.rahul.net...
>
> Double checked: My Garmin GPSMap 60CSx does NOT charge NiMH batteries.
>
> Regards
>
> Vicente
>
>

This is generally true of all devices that permit Alkaline batteries. If
they allowed the charge circuit to work on the battery compartment and
you installed regular batteries you could cause serious problems. This
is why they don't do that.

Dale
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