Any recommendations for battery operated gps? Would like to avoid any electrical connections..
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Garmin Montana - mine lasts for about 12-14 hours on the road and is charged when I'm parked; moves easily between bikes. Internal lithium battery has NEVER let me down in over 3 years but if it ever does it will also run on AA's.Any recommendations for battery operated gps? Would like to avoid any electrical connections..
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There are many reasons a person might want to use a "handheld" GPS on a motorcycle. I have almost as many GPS's as I do vehicles, including Nuvi's and Zumo's, but the one I use on all my bikes almost all the time is the Montana, unwired. The Montana with City Nav NT card recalculates as quick or quicker than either my Nuvi's and Zumo. The non handhelds, as people have said, batteries are for backup or occasional use and die when you most want to use them - the handhelds are meant to run on their batteries all day (16-20 hours) not use the batteries as a backup. They slap in an easily moved cradle for use in any vehicle with no muss or fuss, or plugs; and can be relied upon for an all day hike, ATV ride, or hours of tent planning sessions .....( tho I dont see why u'd want to )
Tom.... No, I have no problem with a "handheld" unit...some are better and/or what you want with it off the bike , a handheld may be better suited. (btw the Montana is a nice unit )There are many reasons a person might want to use a "handheld" GPS on a motorcycle ...snip....
In my case it's a matter of keeping it simple. Nothing simpler than a Ram ball, nothing to fail.Tom.... No, I have no problem with a "handheld" unit...some are better and/or what you want with it off the bike , a handheld may be better suited. (btw the Montana is a nice unit )
The " I don't see why u'd want to" was in ref to running ONLY batteries and not running some sort of connection into a bike that has pleanty of juice to spare....
I went for the simplest option I could think of. I have a TomTom Rider on a RAM mount screwed on the clutch clamp. I power it from the running light in the left hand mirror housing. This light goes out when the left hand turn signal is operating - otherwise it is on and providing power. I set the TomTom to not switch off when not charging, otherwise left hand turns would be, umm, interesting. But this setup works a treat. No major plastic strip down to source 12V, it has a fused supply, the TomTom only needs milliamps to charge and run.
You're welcome! Key point is that this way of sourcing power should be limited to really low power consumption devices, GPS or phone charger etc.I'd like to thank you personally for this tremendous post. This made it so easy to do with a hardwire kit. Green is ground and orange stripe power. Even I got it done in 15 minutes. And it is a great circuit to run on. I highly recommend this method.
+1 on the 62I use a Garmin GPSMap62s in a Ram mount on the bike. I do have it wired for power but the unit does run for quite a while on a pair of easily replaced AA batteries for use off the bike.