c510 Traffic receiver - compatible with nuvi 215?

kentzer · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 12, 2007 Posts: 4

Morning All

Will the traffic "dongle" which I got with my (now outdated and damaged) c510 work with a Nuvi 215 or 1210?
Argos have got them very cheaply at the moment, and so I wondered about whether it was worth paying £100-£150 for a new unit (with Bluetooth and new maps) instead of getting the c510 fixed.
Everywhere I've looked is asking a minimum fee of £40 for fixing it, and then if I wanted to update the maps, I'm looking at another £60...

Cheers

Ben

PhilHornby · Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:59 pm Post subject:

The Traffic receiver for the C510 is the GTM-21, which has the wide (JAE?) connector. There's nowhere to connect that on a Nüvi 2xx, which only has a mini-USB "B" socket. I'm reasonably certain the 1210 is the same arrangement.

It appears the proper traffic receiver for both units is the GTM-25 ... which is a combined cigarette-lighter plug and receiver, like the GTM-21 ... but with a mini-USB plug.

(Not to be confused with the GTM-12, which is also mini-USB but requires external power from another source. (Used on the Nüvi 3xx series and Zümo?)).

Nothing like a bit of standardisation, is there? Laughing

kentzer · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 12, 2007 Posts: 4

Hmm. Exactly as I feared.

Thanks very much for the response. I think I'll get the new unit anyway (prob go for the 1210 as it looks nicer) and then get the traffic "bit" later on.

It's a shame that the c510's broken as it has - it's perfectly serviceable still, but it just keeps dropping off the mount as the socket on the unit itself has self-destructed due to (I assume) plastic fatique due to the abnormal sunshine we've had in the UK this year...

Perhaps a call to Garmin is in order...

Cheers

Ben

BigPerk · Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:11 pm Post subject:

How self-destructed? - I'm a true believer in the powers of a good super-glue if there's anything left to super-glue (providing you don't want the c510 any other way - eg in your pocket).
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David
(Navigon 70 Live, Nuvi 360)

PhilHornby · Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:38 pm Post subject:

Also, don't forget that your GTM-21 still has value - since it's used by current units (Nüvi 6xx, 7xx and 8xx? ranges).

Should fetch at least £25 on eBay...

kentzer · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 12, 2007 Posts: 4

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