Gilsson Direct Wire Cable for Garmin Nuvi 205 255 265 550 660 755 760 765 775 885 Magellan 1412 4210 TomTom Go 720 OneXL

Manufacturer : Gilsson Technologies Model : GUSB5V-B ASIN : B001A4HAQ2 Price : 29.95$ See Special Offers Product Description DIRECT WIRE CABLE Most Helpful Customer Reviews 27 of 27 people found the following review helpful: Great Product (works on motorcycles too) This review is from: Gilsson Direct Wire Cable for Garmin Nuvi 205 255 265 550 660 755 760 765 775 885 Magellan 1412 4210 TomTom Go 720 OneXL (Electronics) I ordered two of these, one for myself and the other for my father. I also installed both of them an our bikes and they work perfectly. As far as installation goes, I would recommend using a fuse tap (such as an add-a-circuit) from and auto parts store so that the converter box in the line doesn't drain the battery if you don't ride for a while. You may find, however that your fuse circuit is still hot because you may have relays on your fuse box, in that case, I would recommend installing a switch with the hot wire running into the fuse tap so that all you need to do is flip the switch off and the converter box will not use up your battery. I don't think the converter box uses up that much power, but if it is directly connected to your battery (or you have the fuse tap in a hot circuit ((by hot circuit, I mean that it is getting power even with the ignition off)) ), the converter box IS using power constantly, so that is why i recommend using a switch or a fuse tap to a switched circuit (meaning a circuit that is not receiving power when the ignition is off). Make sure you ground everything you install, or it won't work, and make sure every new line has a fuse (why i recommend the fuse tap). You will have to ground the converter box or the setup will not work. If you use a switch with an LED indicator on it, you will also have to ground the switch if you want the LED to work, but not grounding the switch should not impact the setup's functionality as long as the converter box is grounded (speaking from logic, not experience). If you have any question for motorcycle install, feel free to ask... I know how difficult it can be to find answers to these questions, but fortunately i found a setup that worked for me and my dad. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful: Know issues with unit This review is from: Gilsson Direct Wire Cable for Garmin Nuvi 205 255 265 550 660 755 760 765 775 885 Magellan 1412 4210 TomTom Go 720 OneXL (Electronics) A note inside the packaging for this unit says the following: "Thank you for the purchase of the Gilsson Direct Wire Cable. Please be sure to test our Direct Wire Cable with your GPS to ensure it does not go into PC Charge Mode while connected to the power source. In certain ISOLATED cases of Garmin nuvi 205, 255W and 265W GPS receivers, customers have reported the PC Charge Mode issue.......". Well, my Garmin nuvi 205W displays a PC to GPS connection icon on the screen after about 30 seconds on this power converter, i.e. - the map can't be displayed, making it utterly useless. If the power unit has known issues with certain GPS models they should not list those models as compatible with their product. Back to Amazon it goes. 10 of 11 people found the following review helpful: Nice item    This review is from: Gilsson Direct Wire Cable for Garmin Nuvi 205 255 265 550 660 755 760 765 775 885 Magellan 1412 4210 TomTom Go 720 OneXL (Electronics) Nice cable for direct wire up of the Garmin Nuvi. The only awkward part is the fact that the step down transformer (black egg looking thing) is only 2 feet from the plug that goes into the Nuvi. That makes it hard to hide the cable from view. It has a small led to let you know that it is connected to power and that seems to draw a small amount of current even when not plugged into the Nuvi. Keep that in mind if current drain is a concern. Most Recent Customer Reviews Don't waste your money, will cost you in the end Used it to hard wire my GPS to my Harley. Had same problem several others report. My GPS intermittently switched from charge to battery mode to USB mode. by James D. Persinger Breaks right after 30 day return window This item will work for about a month. Which is how long the return window lasts. After that it quickly goes downhill, intermittently working then quitting altogether. by Marko Pollo Gilsson Direct Wire Cable for Garmin The metal connector (connecting the power source and the unit) has a tendency to pull out when disconnecting. by asnake77 Poor quality & incompatible Two main problems: 1) Poor quality -- The unit had a intermittent open circuit at the lower strain relief connector from the unit. by moto83 Does not work with Nuvi 255W Finally wired this to my motorcycle and it simply does not work. The screen acts like it is plugged into a computer; it doesn't even charge the Nuvi 255W and I cannot get the... by Blaze Perfect for the Garmin Nuvi 350! This worked perfectly for me. I purchased an add-a-fuse and used this to hardwire my Nuvi 350 to my 2010 Chevy Malibu. by B. Hare Gibson Direct Wire Cbl. This is the second unit in less than 1.5 yrs. The most recent unit was ordered from amazon in August 2010 and arrived nonoperational. by PA Consultant Good product Great product. When I was still using the unit it made road trips much better not having several wires running across my dashboard. by kevtekdotnet Decent product, short life span This works exactly as intended. On my 08 Yamaha Majesty it was kind a bugger to run the wire, but now that it's in place, it has worked perfect every time. by the1weasel Easy to install, works like a champ. Works great, easy to install. The black box is a little difficult to stash, I wrapped mine with electrical tape to keep it from causing rattles and stowed it pretty neatly. by Christopher Miller

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