Is there another way to charge the transmitter? My cigarette lighter port doesn't work
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Any phone charger with a micro usb jack should work. That is what I use when I use the transmitter inside my house.
1941729
It's a micro USB connection, so I would assume a phone charger with the same shape should work (micro USB became a standard for a lot of cell phones a couple years ago). I haven't tried it (cuz I can't find my iPod right now) but that's my best guess.
1941730
This device is only powered by a cigarette lighter or 12 volt power outlet of similar nature
1709163
Yes. What's even better is you can get a $10 power converter that will convert that cigarette lighter into a usb power station, and you can now use this device in your car.
1533121
Hi Stephan. All you should really have to do is plug it into the cigarette lighter or electrical outlet of your vehicle. That's what I've been doing.
394815
A handy person could help you wire in a charging pigtail and most any small charger of the same voltage would work. If you have a radio shack nearby just take the whole thing down to them and see what they can do for you.
1522847
I'm no expert, but these battery chargers are designed to be connected to the battery directly. I would suspect the cigarette lighter has an in-line fuse somewhere between the lighter and the battery that may be below the amperage designed for charging.
1668481
Just charge the battery by plugging in the USB cable, and then plug in the mini-transmitter...and that is it. Marie-Madeleine
2110410
Mine just came with an adapter for the car. You should be able to charge through the USB port.
98779
You have to charge it using the remote transmitter it was designed for. It cannot be charge any other way.
2253221
There is a place on the transmitter for a 4.5vdc adapter. Maybe Radio shack has one.
674355
It doesn't have a cigarette lighter plug on it. But I have a 100w cigarette plugin inverter that I used and plugged the 120v plug from the radio into that so the radio would charge up. It charges when the radio is only in the off position FYI.
735682
Make sure you haven't blown the glass fuse in the cigarette lighter adaptor(little 1.5 amp fuse if I remember it correctly)That fuse is located just inside the plug that you'd insert into your lighter socket. Also make sure your cig lighter/accessory socket itself hasn't blown the fuse. If both of these are good, your unit is toast. You can get a remanufactured one from Magellan for about $80, but I have not had good luck with them (these things are notorious for going south every time you upgrade your maps).
1322735
No device works that way to my knowledge. The cigarette lighter/auxillary plug in your vehicle isn't wired in such a way that the battery can draw power from it.
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You can get of one of the following and make it working with AC outlet:http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001TY3Z3A/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition;=newGeneric B001TXWNLQ Universal AC to DC Car Cigarette Lighter Adapter
903544
Yes, you need to plug it in to an electrical outlet. OR you can also put batteries in it to make it portable. Either way, the transmitter needs a power source.
60151
The one I ordered has just a regular plug. You could always use an adapter that you plug into your lighter, then plug this in.
362219
I use one of those adapters for the cigar lighter which has 2 USB ports on it then I simply plug in a USB cable from that into the bottom of the Tom-Tom. It works fine. Jim
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I believe you can charge this through the cig. lighter as long as your vehicle is running, otherwise you wld charge through 110 wall socket.