My TomTom battery will not hold a charge. Even after charging the battery all night with the AC Adapter, the unit indicates low power after about 30 minutes of use while the unit is connected to the car's battery power receptor. The only way I can make this unit work is to connect its USB connector to a power inverter and then connect the power inverter's connector to the car's battery outlet thereby acquiring 120 while motoring. It works but this solution is unsat, especially given my wife's wishes to use her laptop enroute (**bleep** internet)!! How can I get a new battery installed by a reputable TomTom dealer in the US or Canada without breaking the bank??

Jaymo is not a happy TomTom camper.

I'm a bit confused about a couple of things, so clarify if you can:

• You are based in Canada, but using a GO 1005, which is a European model, right?
• All recent TomTom navigation devices, and even many not so recent models, are powered either by USB (on a laptop, or tablet charger maybe), or by the power outlet in a vehicle. On the GO 1005 even the vehicle adapter would have a USB port adapter that gets inserted into the "cigarette lighter" power source. You mention something about an inverter, and "acquiring 120", but a GO 1005 should not require anything that matches "120", unless that's a typo. A link to the usual USB adapter accessory is provided below: " target="_blank

Otherwise, if your wife needs that power source for her laptop, and there are no other available in the vehicle, you may need a dual adapter, such as this one:

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