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Thanks, Dan,

I thought about that a bit, and figured I would just carry a charged Makita battery from my shop, along with the charged back-up batteries I carry for my two hand-held Lowrance GPS we use.

Your explanation confirms my first inclination would be the best way to go.

The use of the battery sleeve from the handle of the screwdriver would be used only in the event of failure of the main battery.

Now, for a further question:

I hard wired a +14 v. charging flexible coiled wire from the panel  to supply the NiMH rechargeable Lowrance battery, thinking it would keep the portable GPS battery at full charge while we fly on long trips.  Such is not the case. The battery drains to nothing as if the +14 v. is not there.  At full charge via the home charger (+18 v) the NiNH assumes about 8.6 volts or so.   I have checked the connector, and it is live.  It does this with two different batteries, so it is not the battery.  Any ideas?

Thanks, David Jones

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