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[Closed] DIY External power source for Garmin Edge 205. Possible???

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Any electronically gifted STWer out there that can help me with this one? I am doing a looong marathon next year and would like to use my Edge 205. Now the race is up to 10 hours and I am concerned that the internal battery might die on me before I finish the race.
The external power input must be light, a couple of AA batteries would do I guess. So how do I go about bodging the batteries onto a mini USB cable.
The internal battery is a 910mAh rechargeable li-ion.


 
Posted : 26/11/2010 1:56 pm
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you can get mini-usb charge packs for the edge 800:

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Or get a mini-usb phone charger?


 
Posted : 26/11/2010 1:58 pm
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Thanks guys, that looks like just the solution! The cheapy £7.98 battery pack ticks the box. 🙂


 
Posted : 26/11/2010 2:20 pm
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Another option from Gomadic - they have a AA one as well I think.

[url= http://www.gomadic.com/garmin-edge-205-lithium-portable-battery-charger.html ]Gomadic ext battery[/url]


 
Posted : 26/11/2010 2:43 pm