Slightly OT - looking for power adapter info for Palm III GPS

[David H. Barr]

http://mightygps.com/pseries.htm seems to indicate (if this is indeed
the right model) that yes, it does take 12v.

-dhbarr.

On 5/14/05, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote:
> The Palm isn't quite 10 years old yet, but at least this is cool
> hand-held tech...
> 
> I have this Rand McNally Navman/Streetfinder GPS that wraps around a
> Palm III, and I have lost track of which wall wart charges it up.
> There is, of course, no power information molded into the case, and as
> of yet, I have been unable to google any specs.  Does anyone on the
> list happen to have one of these, or even just know what the input
> voltage is?  I suspect it might be 12V, so that a simple lead can
> charge it in the car, but even an examination of the innards hasn't
> been revealing.  I did run across a variable voltage car adapter with
> the right tip set to 9V.  Since I don't have many devices with that
> particular tip (it's the smallest female coax connector in the
> standard Radio Shack kit), I have reason to suspect that I may have
> rigged this up some years ago, but I have no direct proof.
> 
> I realize I should have scrawled the power info on the back with a
> Sharpie, something I will now do, once I put this thing back in
> service.
> 
> Thanks for any tips,
> 
> -ethan
> 
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