Magellan GPS - Roadmate 2000 - AC Power Supply?

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Roadmate 2000 - AC Power Supply?

Charles Ilaria

2006-10-14, 3:33 pm

I just purchased a Roadmate 2000 GPS unit. There appears to be *no* AC
adapter/charger included with this unit. Which one would work?

Ron Hunter

2006-10-23, 7:33 am

Charles Ilaria wrote:
> I just purchased a Roadmate 2000 GPS unit. There appears to be *no* AC
> adapter/charger included with this unit. Which one would work?
>
>
Any that will provide 12v, nominal, with adequate current, and correct
polarity and matching plug.

Jack Erbes

2006-10-23, 12:33 pm

Charles Ilaria wrote:
> I just purchased a Roadmate 2000 GPS unit. There appears to be *no* AC
> adapter/charger included with this unit. Which one would work?
>

http://www.magellangps.com/products...asp?PRODID=1123

That looks like it has a barrel type tip on it, if the polarity markings
are visible on the receiver or can be determined from the DC power cord,
I would try any good quality 12 Volt (nominal) AC adapter that was
polarized right and fit.

The power specs say that has a 1200mA battery, so the AC adapter should
be rated for 1.5 or 2 Amps or so to allow for charging a low battery.

The internal Li-Ion battery is probably a 3.7V or 7.2V battery. So it
appears that the RoadMate will take power from a nominal 12 VDC source
(automobiles typically have up to 14V or so with the engine running or a
fully charged battery) and regulate it internally.

Jack

--
Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA (jackerbes at adelphia dot net)
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine dot com)

AL SILVERSTEIN

2006-11-02, 12:33 pm

I recently purchased a Roadmate 2200T, which is similar to the 2000 and also
does not come with an AC adapter. What I found was that the Magellan 12V
charger has an output of about 5 volts (I measured it), which is the same
figure Magellan tech support gave me. Unfortunately, when I tried using an
AC cell phone charger, it would not fit into the Roadmate socket. For
whatever reason Magellan's socket is smaller in diameter than a standard low
voltage minijack. I plan on looking into the possibility of a step down
adapter that will enable use of a charger with a standard size plug, but
don't know if it exists.

Al

"Jack Erbes" <jackerbes@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> Charles Ilaria wrote:
>
> http://www.magellangps.com/products...asp?PRODID=1123
>
> That looks like it has a barrel type tip on it, if the polarity markings
> are visible on the receiver or can be determined from the DC power cord, I
> would try any good quality 12 Volt (nominal) AC adapter that was polarized
> right and fit.
>
> The power specs say that has a 1200mA battery, so the AC adapter should be
> rated for 1.5 or 2 Amps or so to allow for charging a low battery.
>
> The internal Li-Ion battery is probably a 3.7V or 7.2V battery. So it
> appears that the RoadMate will take power from a nominal 12 VDC source
> (automobiles typically have up to 14V or so with the engine running or a
> fully charged battery) and regulate it internally.
>
> Jack
>
> --
> Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA (jackerbes at adelphia dot net)
> (also receiving email at jacker at midmaine dot com)

ka101

2006-11-04, 10:33 am

On 2006-11-02 13:24:25 -0500, "AL SILVERSTEIN" <alandrenee@verizon.net> said:
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> I recently purchased a Roadmate 2200T, which is similar to the 2000 and
> also does not come with an AC adapter. What I found was that the
> Magellan 12V charger has an output of about 5 volts (I measured it),
> which is the same figure Magellan tech support gave me. Unfortunately,
> when I tried using an AC cell phone charger, it would not fit into the
> Roadmate socket. For whatever reason Magellan's socket is smaller in
> diameter than a standard low voltage minijack. I plan on looking into
> the possibility of a step down adapter that will enable use of a
> charger with a standard size plug, but don't know if it exists.
>
> Al
>
>
>
> "Jack Erbes" <jackerbes@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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You might try "Radio Shack" They have AC Adaptors and plugs for pretty
much everything....

Bill.....

Earl F. Parrish

2006-11-26, 10:33 am

"Charles Ilaria" <charlie dot .ilaria at comcast dot net> wrote in message
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>I just purchased a Roadmate 2000 GPS unit. There appears to be *no* AC
>adapter/charger included with this unit. Which one would work?
>

Try this link:
http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?...id=8769&cat=539

They offer free shipping in the United States. I bought one to use with my
Lowrance IWAY 100M so that I could enter waypoints I found on my computer.

--
Earl F. Parrish

fura-2

2006-11-29, 12:33 pm

Charles Ilaria wrote:
> I just purchased a Roadmate 2000 GPS unit. There appears to be *no* AC
> adapter/charger included with this unit. Which one would work?

Magellan mistakenly included an AC/DC power supply in my Roadmate 2000
package. Its output is 5V, 2 amps. If I'm reading the Roadmate legend
correctly the tip of the charger plug should be positive with the
outside of the "barrel" negative.

Porgy Tirebiter

2007-01-15, 10:33 pm

>
I just *LOVE* when people pretend to know something and spread that around.
I know you *MEAN* well there Jack, but your off target by a mile.
First off, the 1200MA rating is NOT the current drain..but the amp-hour
rating of the battery.
1200MA/HR means just that..1200MA for 1 hour,600MA for 2 hours,300MA for 4
hours..understand?
battery voltage....You will NEVER charge a 7.2 volt battery from a 5 volt
source. The car adaptor puts out
5 VOLTS, the 12-24 volts NEVER gets to the Roadmate case.
3.7 volts IS a common battery voltage for portable devices, and do charge
very well from 5 volts. 3.7volts is common for cellular
telephones.

This means a power supply that put out 5 Volts....that means *FIVE* not 4.5V
not 6.0V....*FIVE* volts at better than 500MA
will do the job nicely.Where do you get one? Good question!
You will find that a 5 volt supply is NOT as common as you would think, but
not to worry....
WAL*MART!!! yep..thats right! You will find it among the CAMERA goodies.
Seems digital cameras like 5 volts.
WAL*MART has them, about $14 and they are rated at 5.0 volts and will do
1000MA, run cool and come with assorted
tips.Just make ***DAMN** sure you position the plug so the tip is POSITIVE.
Mark it, glue it,wrap it in tape. Do not ever
connect it backwards.
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