Celestron Car Battery Adapter for All Nexstar Telescopes

by Celestron

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 2 x 2 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000665V1
• Item model number: 18769
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #5 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Telescope Accessories > Photo Adapters
  • #47 in Camera & Photo > Binoculars, Telescopes & Optics > Telescopes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

For use with CGE, CPCTM, Advanced GT, and NexStar® Series (all supplied standard), the Celestron® Car Battery Adaptor for NexStar® Series telescopes allows you to power your telescope directly via the car cigarette lighter, or Celestron®'s PowerTank receptacle.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No LED, but nice cable otherwise, August 29, 2009

By 

Harry Abramson (Chesapeake, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celestron Car Battery Adapter for All Nexstar Telescopes (Electronics)

I bought this cable to replace the one that came with our CPC 925, which we use with a 20AH field battery. The original power cord failed after two years, developing an intermittent connection where the wire enters the plug housing at the telescope end. This was especially annoying because I always loop the cable thru the fork arm handle to provide extra strain-relief, so the original cable was never yanked or stressed at the point where it failed.

This new cable is made a bit differently, so I won't know if it's better or worse until it's been through a couple of temperature extremes. One difference is the type of cable used. The new one uses something similar to zip cord or speaker wire, while the original had both conductors enclosed in a round outer jacket that was softer and more flexible. The new DC plug is a straight type, rather than the right-angle plug on the original, which I liked. However, the new plug seems beefier and appears to have a much better strain-relief, so we'll see how well it holds up. The cigarette lighter plug is identical on both cables, except the new one lacks the original's red LED power indicator. Unlike the molded plug on the other end, this one can be easily removed & replaced, so I might swap them. I'll plan on updating this review after the new cable completes its first winter of use.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars DC to Light, October 31, 2008

By 

Jim Powell (Bixby, OKlahoma United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celestron Car Battery Adapter for All Nexstar Telescopes (Electronics)

I have a 8 inch SC scope. The Celestron Car Battery Adapter allows me to view for many hours without worry about running out of my base batteries. Now I can take very long photos of the heavens.. This is one great extension for night viewing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Accessory, August 15, 2007

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Patrick "Patrick" (30 mi. east of the bay, S.F. Ca.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celestron Car Battery Adapter for All Nexstar Telescopes (Electronics)

This adapter along with the AC adapter gives Me the availability of House curent, and the use of a DC Power Supply for long night viewing.