Just remember that the Garmin runs off 5 volts.
The 12 volt cigar plug has 12 volt to 5 volt converter in it which is usually a cheap transistor with a zener and a few resistors.
You do not want to permanently connect the cigar plug to the battery as you will reduce the life of the converter.
Garmin Rugged powered mount with 12v cigar plug
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Re: Garmin Rugged powered mount with 12v cigar plug
Thanks Dark Knight, but I may have confused everybody! I took the cigar plug off and just connected the positive and negative wires from the mount direct to the battery, and just don't want to have a flat battery in a weeks time!Dark Knight wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2020 5:37 pm Just remember that the Garmin runs off 5 volts.
The 12 volt cigar plug has 12 volt to 5 volt converter in it which is usually a cheap transistor with a zener and a few resistors.
You do not want to permanently connect the cigar plug to the battery as you will reduce the life of the converter.
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Re: Garmin Rugged powered mount with 12v cigar plug
So your running 12v to a 5v garmin.... It'll be toasted soon.... That's why all garmin use a convertor in leads somewhere.
You must use a step down system of some sorts...
You must use a step down system of some sorts...
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Re: Garmin Rugged powered mount with 12v cigar plug
The Rugged mount doesn't seem to have a step down as far as I can see in this picture:byewayrider wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:12 am So your running 12v to a 5v garmin.... It'll be toasted soon.... That's why all garmin use a convertor in leads somewhere.
You must use a step down system of some sorts...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GARMIN-AMPS- ... 0005.m1851
Though it's not a rugged mount if it has a cigarette lighter plug on the end:
https://buy.garmin.com/en-GB/GB/p/89574 vs
https://buy.garmin.com/en-GB/GB/p/89575
Re: Garmin Rugged powered mount with 12v cigar plug
I’ve used a rugged mount with the wiring cut back and hard wired into the switched 12 volt system for years with no problem...if there is a step down somewhere maybe it’s in the mount, for reference it’s a Montana 680..byewayrider wrote:So your running 12v to a 5v garmin.... It'll be toasted soon.... That's why all garmin use a convertor in leads somewhere.
You must use a step down system of some sorts...
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Re: Garmin Rugged powered mount with 12v cigar plug
Hopefully there is a step down within the mount, as the battery voltage has stayed the same (12.85v) for the last 24hrs! so no noticable draw at the moment! I'm sure I'm not the only person that's wired the mount directly to the battery (am I!!!!) so hoping that with no unit (650t) on the bike it should be fine!
Re: Garmin Rugged powered mount with 12v cigar plug
Input can be between 10 -50 volts so obviously step down within mount. been running one for 4 years with power feed spliced into side light wiring so only live with ignition on.
This is a scan from instructions booklet
This is a scan from instructions booklet
Re: Garmin Rugged powered mount with 12v cigar plug
Nico-D wrote:Input can be between 10 -50 volts so obviously step down within mount. been running one for 4 years with power feed spliced into side light wiring so only live with ignition on.
This is a scan from instructions booklet
I cut mine at the point marked in red so all the additional connections and the big plastic joiner went in the bin...it makes for a tidier instal...so the step down must be inside the mount.
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Re: Garmin Rugged powered mount with 12v cigar plug
Ignore most of the above. It’s wrong.
The rugged mount DOES NOT consume any power. It simply passes through 12v into your unit. Your unit is designed to accept this voltage through the pins that connect to the Rugged Mount.
I have taken my rugged mount apart several times. The gold connectors you see on the inside face are the top end of the connectors the power wires connect to. There’s no electronics in there. Try putting a multi meter between pins 4&5 and you will see 12v.
If you put 5v into the rugged mount your device will not power from it. It is designed to receive between 10 and 50volts via the pins used to connect to the mount. I said all this a month or more ago.
The rugged mount DOES NOT consume any power. It simply passes through 12v into your unit. Your unit is designed to accept this voltage through the pins that connect to the Rugged Mount.
I have taken my rugged mount apart several times. The gold connectors you see on the inside face are the top end of the connectors the power wires connect to. There’s no electronics in there. Try putting a multi meter between pins 4&5 and you will see 12v.
If you put 5v into the rugged mount your device will not power from it. It is designed to receive between 10 and 50volts via the pins used to connect to the mount. I said all this a month or more ago.
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Re: Garmin Rugged powered mount with 12v cigar plug
Hahahahahaha that's the sort of thing I would have normally done!!!! but thought I should keep the fuse in place and coil all the other wires up just in case I needed them this time lol....prg4967 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:58 pmNico-D wrote:Input can be between 10 -50 volts so obviously step down within mount. been running one for 4 years with power feed spliced into side light wiring so only live with ignition on.
This is a scan from instructions booklet
Garmin rugged mount001.jpg
I cut mine at the point marked in red so all the additional connections and the big plastic joiner went in the bin...it makes for a tidier instal...so the step down must be inside the mount.
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