3500xlt in-car

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Has any one found a sutible incar charger/power source for the 3500xlt?

Subject: Re: 3500xlt in-car 2009-04-07, 04:54

A good set of batteries normally lasts most of a day. How long do you want to keep it in the car for?

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Try maplins for some of the 12v power supplies with interchangeable ends. One is bound to fit the scanner!

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well i had charged my scanner the on saturday all day and it only lasted better part of 5 hours on sunday at the hall.

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I've had my 3500xlt (using the batteries came with it) on for a good 10hrs before...

Subject: Re: 3500xlt in-car 2009-04-07, 05:24

ringo747 wrote:: Try maplins for some of the 12v power supplies with interchangeable ends. One is bound to fit the scanner!

12V is too high. The 3500XLT's PS requirements are 6V @800mA+

Aileron, why not try some higher capacity batteries and keep a spare set in the glove box. If the ones in the scanner do run out and you rely solely on a charger, you'll be tied to the car.
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MikeB wrote:: I've had my 3500xlt (using the batteries came with it) on for a good 10hrs before...

mine are the orginal ones there only one month old. thanks hillwalker for the advice

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Hillwalker wrote:

ringo747 wrote:: Try maplins for some of the 12v power supplies with interchangeable ends. One is bound to fit the scanner!

12V is too high. The 3500XLT's PS requirements are 6V @800mA+

Aileron, why not try some higher capacity batteries and keep a spare set in the glove box. If the ones in the scanner do run out and you rely solely on a charger, you'll be tied to the car.
.

What I really meant was the 12V connection to the cigarette lighter and then use some of the swtiched mode units for different output voltages. Thanks for clearing that up though!

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ringo747 wrote:: What I really meant was the 12V connection to the cigarette lighter and then use some of the swtiched mode units for different output voltages. Thanks for clearing that up though!

Some confusion creeping in here - switched mode power supplies are rarely used as simple DC voltage converters in cars

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dervish wrote:

ringo747 wrote:: What I really meant was the 12V connection to the cigarette lighter and then use some of the swtiched mode units for different output voltages. Thanks for clearing that up though!

Some confusion creeping in here - switched mode power supplies are rarely used as simple DC voltage converters in cars

I have a unit here where I can flick a switch to select different output voltages. Is this not a switched mode unit?

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ringo747 wrote:

dervish wrote:

ringo747 wrote:: What I really meant was the 12V connection to the cigarette lighter and then use some of the swtiched mode units for different output voltages. Thanks for clearing that up though!

Some confusion creeping in here - switched mode power supplies are rarely used as simple DC voltage converters in cars

I have a unit here where I can flick a switch to select different output voltages. Is this not a switched mode unit?

As I can't see it I can't say...but almost certainly not ;)

Switched mode refers to the design of the power supply (it uses a switched regulator rather than a linear regulator) NOT the ability to flick a switch to change the nominal voltage output

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dervish wrote:

ringo747 wrote:

dervish wrote:

ringo747 wrote:: What I really meant was the 12V connection to the cigarette lighter and then use some of the swtiched mode units for different output voltages. Thanks for clearing that up though!

Some confusion creeping in here - switched mode power supplies are rarely used as simple DC voltage converters in cars

I have a unit here where I can flick a switch to select different output voltages. Is this not a switched mode unit?

As I can't see it I can't say...but almost certainly not ;)

Switched mode refers to the design of the power supply (it uses a switched regulator rather than a linear regulator) NOT the ability to flick a switch to change the nominal voltage output

Opps! My bad then!

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This is the one that I use which I bought from Maplins, previous to powering my XLT3500 I used it on my Yupi 7100. The only thing to check is that you use the right voltage and that you get the polarity right. It is marked on the side of the 3500 and it should be the tip is positive (+). If you happen to use the wrong voltage as I have done several times, I have incurred no damage to the 3500 but a display will inform you of "illegal voltage".

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=37423

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zacklaws wrote:: This is the one that I use which I bought from Maplins, previous to powering my XLT3500 I used it on my Yupi 7100. The only thing to check is that you use the right voltage and that you get the polarity right. It is marked on the side of the 3500 and it should be the tip is positive (+). If you happen to use the wrong voltage as I have done several times, I have incurred no damage to the 3500 but a display will inform you of "illegal voltage".

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=37423

thats perfect thank you

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zacklaws wrote:: This is the one that I use which I bought from Maplins, previous to powering my XLT3500 I used it on my Yupi 7100. The only thing to check is that you use the right voltage and that you get the polarity right. It is marked on the side of the 3500 and it should be the tip is positive (+). If you happen to use the wrong voltage as I have done several times, I have incurred no damage to the 3500 but a display will inform you of "illegal voltage".

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I also use that one with my 3500. Works great. ;)