Would you buy a third-party cable? Anyone have problems with them?

singleton · 03-02-2004

I never considered buying a third-party manufactured data cable for my Garmin GPS but the cost is so high and it is less than half the price to buy one off of eBay.

I'm a little apprehensive about the combo (data and cigarette lighter power adapter) cable. Is it weird that I'd worry about hooking my GPS up using unknown quality power source? :/

Has anyone ever had problems with them? Such as fried their GPS heh.

King_Ice_Flash · 03-02-2004

I bought a third party cable for my e-map for 13 bucks off of ebay. The Garmin OEM data and power cable was 50 bucks. Love it.

Madhadder · 03-03-2004

There's a fuse in the Cig. attachment to prevent your GPS from
getting fried. As for 3rd party cables, in the end it's only cable,

hell you can even may your own.

fordem · 03-03-2004

I built my own cable, and so far so good.

FWIW that fuse in the line isn't gonna stop your GPS from getting fried - it WILL stop your fried GPS from setting your car on fire though

EVH-rocks · 03-03-2004

I wouldnt worry about it, its only a simple interface, like the other guys say lots of people make their own, garmin even sell a cable with bare wires one end so you can hook it up to other devices, check out some ham radio, packet/aprs forums all those guys usually buy a cheap cable off ebay then add whatever plug they need to fit their TNC/radio (th-d7). most hams would be too tight to pay 50 bucks for a proprietry cable.

BTW did you guys know Joe walsh out the EAGLES and barnstormer is a radio ham, think he,s been known to show up at the dayton hamvention.

ciao......paul

Eyecannon · 03-03-2004

I get mine from the pfrancs... super cheap.

03-02-2004	#1 (permalink)
singleton Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 32	Would you buy a third-party cable? Anyone have problems with them? I never considered buying a third-party manufactured data cable for my Garmin GPS but the cost is so high and it is less than half the price to buy one off of eBay. I'm a little apprehensive about the combo (data and cigarette lighter power adapter) cable. Is it weird that I'd worry about hooking my GPS up using unknown quality power source? :/ Has anyone ever had problems with them? Such as fried their GPS heh.

03-02-2004	#2 (permalink)
King_Ice_Flash Alien Paranoid Stumbler Join Date: May 2003 Location: WI Posts: 2,688	I bought a third party cable for my e-map for 13 bucks off of ebay. The Garmin OEM data and power cable was 50 bucks. Love it. __________________ "Yeah," said a voice from under the table, "you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel."

03-03-2004	#3 (permalink)
Madhadder General "Noob Basher" Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 1,620	There's a fuse in the Cig. attachment to prevent your GPS from getting fried. As for 3rd party cables, in the end it's only cable, hell you can even may your own. __________________ Legends may sleep, but they never die!!!!

03-03-2004	#5 (permalink)
EVH-rocks Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: remote scottish highlands (after leaving therpalm trees of torquay in the english rivierra Brrr chilly man! Posts: 149	I wouldnt worry about it, its only a simple interface, like the other guys say lots of people make their own, garmin even sell a cable with bare wires one end so you can hook it up to other devices, check out some ham radio, packet/aprs forums all those guys usually buy a cheap cable off ebay then add whatever plug they need to fit their TNC/radio (th-d7). most hams would be too tight to pay 50 bucks for a proprietry cable. BTW did you guys know Joe walsh out the EAGLES and barnstormer is a radio ham, think he,s been known to show up at the dayton hamvention. ciao......paul __________________ 'We havent had that spirit here since 1969'

03-03-2004	#6 (permalink)
Eyecannon Ward River Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Santa Monix Posts: 679	I get mine from the pfrancs... super cheap. __________________ No, officer, YOU are under arrest! http://eyecannon.com/wardrive.html

03-03-2004	#4 (permalink)
fordem Tropical Stumbler Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 575	I built my own cable, and so far so good. FWIW that fuse in the line isn't gonna stop your GPS from getting fried - it WILL stop your fried GPS from setting your car on fire though

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