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  1. 04-18-2002, 12:01 PM #1
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    Question Power Supply for my GPS unit

    Is there another way to power this thing besides the PS2 port? My PS2 port is in use and I know all it uses that port is for power. Here's a link to the GPS reciever I have.

    LINK TO MY GPS RECIEVER
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  2. 04-18-2002, 12:23 PM #2
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    So why don't you just feed it +5V from your power supply ? Or hell, I think those can run even up to 16V, so give it +12V from your car battery.
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    I just cut off the PS2 plug and put on a 4 pin molex that connects to my PS +5v & gnd.

    works fine
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    Depending on how much current it needs, you could just use a 5V linear regulator connected to the car power.
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  5. 04-19-2002, 08:58 AM #5
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    I am using the same GPS receiver and just went with a PS2 "splitter" for lack of a better name. Buy it at any computer store. It plugs into the PS-2 port and has two connectors, one with both data and power and the other with just power.

    I think they are used for Laptops where you want to hook up a keyboard and mouse.

    They are kinda pricey, $20.
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  6. 04-19-2002, 09:53 PM #6
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    Or you could get the 6 foot ps2 extender cable ($6),
    carefully slice it open away from the connectors,
    carefully scrape some insulation away from the wires within,
    (probably the red and black ones to begin with)
    hook a voltmeter to one end and probe the wires to find the ones connected to the + and - pins.

    (probably have to look up a ps2 pinout diagram.)

    I wrote down the colors and pins of the belkin cable I did...but don't know where exactly I put it...

    I made 2 cables this way.
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