External emegency power source for sat-nav

Hi
At work we have 7 trucks and 3 do not have a cigarette lighter point,
(got kicked out by an agressive smoker)
So there is a lottrery in the morning to see who
gets the sat nav and who gets the maps.

I do upto 30 drops a day so having no sat nav is a killer,
it works for 2 hrs then dies :imp:

Is there and external battery i can buy to power it ?
i looked on ebay and only found lightweight versions
and obviously i could do with up to 12hr charge time.

There must be something out there surely ?

p.s. they are contract hire lorry,s and due to go back in June,
thats why nobody is
interested in fixing them

How times change, I used to deliver loads in London which were trunked down overnight from Long Eaton for a parcel company called Placketts of Long Eaton. My journey was the west end and west London and always about 120 drops.

You could use one of those battery booster’s, they have a 12v socket on them and should easily last the day

heres what I am on about
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAR-BOAT-BATTERY-BOOSTER-PORTABLE-JUMP-STARTER-CHARGER_W0QQitemZ380115847202QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Recovery_Tools?hash=item380115847202&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1689|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318

Colonel:
How times change, I used to deliver loads in London which were trunked down overnight from Long Eaton for a parcel company called Placketts of Long Eaton. My journey was the west end and west London and always about 120 drops.

My area is anywhere North of Birmingham ,
so obviously you had to get to know london ,
whilst i have to get to know any town from Blackburn to Glasgow ,

Anyway :unamused:

That charger looks ideal
gonna get a set up like that ,
not bothered if its big and bulky ,
lots of room in the cab :laughing:

powersuppliesonline.co.uk/ra … efault.htm
How about either of these. The powe supplies online one is about eleven items down the page.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/12v-Power-Cigar-Cigarette-lighter-charger-socket-NEW_W0QQitemZ220391515639QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item220391515639&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
and a bit of diy :unamused:

Macka Packa:
Hi
At work we have 7 trucks and 3 do not have a cigarette lighter point

Do they have a 12v Hella socket?

I use one of these

Mike_:

Macka Packa:
Hi
At work we have 7 trucks and 3 do not have a cigarette lighter point
(got kicked out by an agressive smoker)

Do they have a 12v Hella socket?

I use one of these

After that, give the aggressive smoker a kick where it hurts most, to remind him not to be such an idiot in the future.