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Mod a TomTom One GPS to charge via USB

Step 3Bridging the Gap

Bridging the Gap
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Once the unit is open the modification is easy, you just need to solder a wire between the 5volt track from the USB connector and the 5volt track from the DC charging socket.

There is a large solder pad you can use for the DC charging side, but for the USB track you will have to scratch some of the green insulation coating off the track to expose the copper underneath to solder the wire to.

I have highlighted the 2 tracks you need to bridge in orange in the second picture.
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