Garmin 205W unable to charge from car

olduser1 · Lifetime Member Joined: May 12, 2009 Posts: 12

My 205W is about 6 years old, last month I replace the battery, now I get low battery warning when driving and connected via the Garmin power cable with the traffic FM aerial. Its getting impossible to use the device with the bleeps low batt.
Any ideas?

sussamb · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 4:50 pm Post subject:

Well my suggestion would be check the power socket in your car is supplying power. If it is check the fuse in the Garmin cable. If that's okay the cable itself could be faulty.
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Kremmen · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2015 5:46 pm Post subject:

Yep, some modern cars have deep power sockets that some connectors don't reach to the bottom of. My Honda Civic is a prime example. My stock HTC USB adapters don't work so I had to get a third party one.
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olduser1 · Lifetime Member Joined: May 12, 2009 Posts: 12

thanks for the suggestions, I'll check the cable

PhilHornby

Assuming the previous thoughts haven't shed any light on the problem, I'd suggest it's the mini-USB socket on the device itself.

What happens if you plug it into your PC?

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