I am a newbie to the group, so ask your indulgence if I offend any protocols
here.
I have a Magellan 5000 GPS unit given to me. I think it is about ten years
old but it works very well. It requires either 6 dry alkaline AA batteries
or 9v dc through a dc/dc converter from 12v which was once available from
Magellan
dealers. I have tried the internet through many sources to find one of these
converters as the machine goes through alkaline cells at a great rate, but
with no success. My query to the group is- the handbook shows a small 5 pin
plug into which you plug the converter. Is this a standard plug that I
could buy somewhere and if so which of the pins carries the 9v dc?
Finally, will the machine blow up if I feed it 12v dc?

David Brister
Bruno Abbatte Primatiste.