Understand, but the GPS is hand held, we use for hiking, driving, it has=20
find an address, topographic, and much more on a color display. It has 2=20
AA batteries for portable use, but they last a few hours with the=20
display on which for driving isn't convenient. We have 2 vehicles, and=20
this would mean installing a separate plug with power supply in both,=20
plus that would limit us to those vehicles or battery life. :(  The info=20
out there is, DO NOT supply 5 volts to the unit.

Here's a link to a review of the GPS:=20
http://www.gpsinformation.org/Lowrance/Expedition/Expedition.html
On 12/25/13 11:58 AM, John Ferrell wrote:
> I ran a small Sony TV in the instrument cluster of my car for many years
> with just a 7805 mounted on a piece of scrap sheet aluminum. I picked up
> the +12v at the fuse panel. Crude but very effective. Temperature of
> heat sink was monitored by an occasional finger touch...
>

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