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Some industrial motherboards such as this DFI board can have a com port
configured through jumpers on the board to supply +5v or +12v to the
connected RS232 device. If you have such a board you can power your Garmin
GPS thru your computer power supply with this cable or make a custom cable
using the pfranc plug.
Bob Stewart
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From: "Alan Lewis" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: Garmin Cable
> The Garmin accepts anything anything from 4V to 12 V. I currently have it
> wired directly to the 12v boat supply through its cradle (connected by the
> same type of plug that's on the data cable). However, I will check the
> voltage and pin arrangement before I connect anything to the GPS via the
> new cable. Two of the six pins on the data cable are for power and
> ground.
>
> Interestly, the GPS in my car is powered from the serial port (a Delorme
> unit). Serial ports can put out 5V at 5 mA; while that might be adequate
> for the antenna, it probably is not sufficient to power the display on the
> Garmin unit.
>
> The Garmin AC adaptor is $41, not $14 (I must be dyslexic).
>
> Alan L. Lewis
> "Victoria"
> Gulfstar 41 #160
> Lying Kittery, ME
>
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