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Hi Terrence-
                    Kensington makes a cigarette lighter charger with two 
USB outlets so that an Ipad and an Iphone (or Dual GPS?) can be charged 
simultaneously.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003PU01M4/ref=oh_o04_s00_i00_details .

The Navion has a 14V system so I got one but haven't used it yet. It 
requires 10-18V input, (2.1A?)- output is 5V, 3.1A .   -Bill Wade


-----Original Message----- 
From: Terrence O'Neill
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 1:36 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Digital nav charts for iPad

John, thanks for that.  I hand't thought about the external GPS plug-in 
limiting using the iPad for other stuff.
I also have a Garmin 396, and there's GPS in the Grand Rapids Tech EFIS... 
which is why I was uncertain about getting the G3.
What's your small cigarette lighter inverter?  And ... the USB charger to 
the Dual GPS? Do you use them now -- with the G3?
Complicated by also considering going soon to an iPhone.

Terrence


On Dec 13, 2011, at 2:59 PM, John Barrett wrote:

> Terrence,
>
> I can give you some advice based on experience with this. (which version 
> of
> iPad to buy).
>
> I had an iPad for about a year with no G3 so I had to buy a GPS - 
> considered
> Bad Elf and Dual.  Purchased Dual because it is Bluetooth - same price.
> $100 approx.  It sits on the glare shield so always gets a signal.  Also I
> use a small cigarette lighter inverter to allow a 110 V charger to the 
> iPad
> plus a USB charger to the Dual GPS.  That way I never have to worry about
> taking them home to recharge or running out of juice because I neglected
> this step.  Much easier to deal with.  I would not even consider the Bad 
> Elf
> since it has to plug into the iPad and keeps you from doing anything else
> with the iPad plug while you're navigating.
>
> I recently purchased iPad2 and got all the goodies with it.  Haven't
> purchased internet service with it yet, but I really like the GPS element 
> so
> that I don't have to worry about the Dual GPS.  The iPad gets a position
> solution in the car or anywhere else.  Easy to get spoiled.  Worth the 
> extra
> cash and I wouldn't go back.
>
> Noting that you don't have iPhone  is another reason to get the G3.  So 
> many
> things the G3 gives you - if you have iPhone then a lot of the benefit is
> redundant.  Without the iPhone, the iPad2 becomes even more useful I would
> think.
>
> JDB


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