<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi,<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>today I have read about the car charger compatibility List that TomTom car charger (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; ">4N00.007) will just</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; ">work.</span></font></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><a href="http://www.1a-handyshop.de/kfzladekabel-miniusb-1224v-tomtom-live-live-live-4n00007-original-tomtom-p-89928.html">http://www.1a-handyshop.de/kfzladekabel-miniusb-1224v-tomtom-live-live-live-4n00007-original-tomtom-p-89928.html</a></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><a href="http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/USB_charger">http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/USB_charger</a></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>So I wonder, that tomtom includes a car charger in the package as other do and openmoko didn't do so.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Why does openmoko did not sell one after it has proven to work to give a warranty ?</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Wouldn't that stop all these car charger postings ?</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Another option would be universal car to USB (A) charger like this:</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><a href="http://www.handhirn.de/kfz-ladeadapter-fuer-usb-kabel-2-ampere-a1106.html?ref=shopinfo">http://www.handhirn.de/kfz-ladeadapter-fuer-usb-kabel-2-ampere-a1106.html?ref=shopinfo</a></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Another idea would be an adapter (USB (A) female to USB (A) male) that contains a switch to activate</div><div>the ID resistor or simply with that resistor.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>I think, this adapter will be very cheap and could be packaged with the FR using such an 2A Kfz USB adapter.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Another adapter seems to not fit into my cigarette jack (Hama USB-Kfz-Ladegerät 'Pico'). At least not in my Volvo V40 :-)</div><div><a href="http://www.hama.de/portal/searchSelectedProduct*NO/articleId*166923/action*2563/searchMode*1/bySearch*00014094">http://www.hama.de/portal/searchSelectedProduct*NO/articleId*166923/action*2563/searchMode*1/bySearch*00014094</a></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>It may fit in other cars, but the adapter form doesn't look like a cigarette plug.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>There may be similar in other countries.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Lothar</div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; 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