Garmin power

Nuvi 260

By the looks of it, the Nuvi 260 uses a miniUSB lead, so it will require 5vDC to power/charge the unit. The issue to wathc if you are using a non-genuine miniUSB lead plugged into 12v is that it can handle 1A, as the unit draws 5 watts maximum.

See here for a direct wire setup ==> http://www.gilsson.com/garmin_gps/cables/GUSB5V-B.htm

The answer is that the plug is needed to reduce the voltage down to 5vDC :-)

Hope that helps Axel.

Andrew

Thats the answer needed , thank u.

That defeats the purpose of the exercise , would only create more clutter , the whole point is to hide /eliminate from view wiring.

Wrong , cradle has nothing to do with charging in the 260.

Axel, it is something worth exploring. It may not be the cradle per se, rather the type of USB lead that Garmin use for some of the Nuvi's and other types including my Oregon.

If a "normal" miniUSB lead is used on my Oregon, the device will ask if it wants to go into mass storage device mode every time it is plugged in, which get rather annoying after a while. The proper leads have pins 4 and 5 bridged together to allow the GPSr to recognise this and go straight to normal mode.

Gilsson leads, a non genuine lead, usually take this into account, however i cannot be sure i they all do. Brian from GPSOZ might be able to help more. I bought a Gilsson plug-in lead from JA-GPS which is setup to act like a Garmin version.

With a full battery, you could try another non-garmin miniUSB lead on the device, if you have access to one, to see what the effects are. I'm not sure how the Nuvi 260 handles the situation, and what display mode will be shown.

Pulling the Garmin plug apart, soldering on some leads, sealing the regulator setup in a small box, may be the easiest and cheapest way of accomplanishing a permanent setup in your vehicle.

Andrew

Andrew, I have the Nuvi 250W and I use a 240V 150mAcharger which breaks it down to 5.2VDC. and 500mA
Have used a usb cable that came with a walkman with no problems and the cigarette lighter connection which came with the unit so it is pretty obvious that the car lead is knocked back to 5.2V.

Old Greasy

Thanks for that Old Greasy :-)

Andrew