TomTom USB Car Charger

I have used a TomTom USB car charger for the TomTom GO 300, which was provided upon purchase of the TomTom device.

==Appearance==
As you can see from the picture, the charger is black and consists of a ~2m cable, with a cigarette lighter adaptor on one end, dimensions 2cmx3cm and a total length of ~10cm, which fits snugly in the palm of one's hand. When plugged in to the cigarette lighter in the car, a green indicator lights up ...
...into the TomTom itself is similar to a headphone jack.

==Performance==
When it comes to actually charging the TomTom, this charger does it in no time at all. I found that it probably takes around an hour from zero to full power. The run time of the TomTom after charging is around double that of the charge time. I often drove with the TomTom on charge during use and so my information on these kinds of times is perhaps not as accurate ... more

I have used a TomTom USB car charger for the TomTom GO 300, which was provided upon purchase of the TomTom device.

Appearance

As you can see from the picture, the charger is black and consists of a ~2m cable, with a cigarette lighter adaptor on one end, dimensions 2cmx3cm and a total length of ~10cm, which fits snugly in the palm of one's hand. When plugged in to the cigarette lighter in the car, a green indicator lights up showing that it is operational. The other end which plugs into the TomTom itself is similar to a headphone jack.

Performance

When it comes to actually charging the TomTom, this charger does it in no time at all. I found that it probably takes around an hour from zero to full power. The run time of the TomTom after charging is around double that of the charge time. I often drove with the TomTom on charge during use and so my information on these kinds of times is perhaps not as accurate as it could be.

Ease of use

The charger is easy to use, you simply just plug either end into the cigarette lighter or your car, and the TomTom. Because the cigarette lighter end of the adaptor is around 10cm long, it sticks out quite a fair bit, and can get in the way, I found it especially annoying when going into 5th gear as my hand kept hitting off the charger. However, charging the device on battery alone (ie. whilst not driving) would drain the car battery, so it is obviously supposed to be used whilst driving....but the size of the adaptor made this inconvienient. This will also depend on the type of car you have and the relation of the postion of the gearstick to the cigarette lighter.

Generally I've been happy with the charger, it does what it's supposed to, and fairly quickly too. The fact that it gets in the way whilst changing gear though, is a potential safety hazard. 

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