USB data transfer cable for a Nuvi

Chippychap

Hi Guys, are these USB cables all the same?
I've got one for my phone, one for my S30 3D and yadda yadda yadda.
Even my Digital cameras have one each.
Is it mix and match?
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PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 7:30 am Post subject:

I believe the Garmin USB cable has a resistor in it so it can be recognised by the unit and it'll switch into data transfer mode. Other leads and the power don't have this.

TerryWalsh · Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 7:52 am Post subject: USB Cable

Not true or if it is the resistor is not required for my Nuvi 205 which functions in all respects with any standard USB cable.

TerryWalsh

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 8:06 am Post subject:

Fair enough. But somehow my 765 knows not to go into data transfer mode when i use the mains USB charger.

Andy_P · Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 9:08 pm Post subject:

I think it may be the other way round and it is the CHARGER that is non-standard for the Nuvi (or some of them).

A friend bought a "generic" USB charger for his Nuvi and it kept going into PC mode, but when he bought a Garmin one it worked fine..

Chippychap · Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 11:11 pm Post subject:

So, if I get a Nuvi 1310 I have to get a USB charger lead and a data lead?
Cheeky sods.
Thanks for your help guys
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PaulB2005 · Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 7:38 am Post subject:

No. You normally get the data lead (which also charges the unit - although slower than the main charger). The mains charger was an extra i bought.

The unit isn't designed to be used in car on the battery and should be plugged into the car charger (also supplied) when in use.

Chippychap · Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 9:07 am Post subject:

Hi Paul,

I don't think that ANY out of car cables are included.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_728769_langId_-1_categoryId_165685

Unless it's a Halfords "Special" box set.

Hopefully a USB data transfer cable would also charge it, I don't want to drive round for an hour to charge it. Shocked

Then again Halfords 'll sell me a cable for a fiver.
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PaulB2005 · Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 9:34 am Post subject:

Every Garmin i've had (3 - StreetPilot i3, 760T, 765T) came with a USB data cable which also charges the unit from the PC. The only thing is it doesn't charge as fast as the in car / mains cable.

Chippychap · Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 10:29 am Post subject:

I'm still using a S30 3D which, like yours, came with car and USB cable.
Thanks mate.
Enjoy your weekend.
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Chippychap · Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 4:05 pm Post subject:

Look, I am NOT the brightest bulb on anyones Christmas tree but I've just been to Halfords. They made me feel like Stephen Hawking
I was after the Nuvi 1310 and a headlamp bulb which had just blown on the car.
Despite the "We fit" badge he was wearing he told me they didn't fit stuff.....really. Talk of the sat nav perked him up a bit until I told him I'd decided on one, obviously one he didn't like as his mood dropped again.
He said I had to charge it for 6 hours first, which made it a long wait in the store.
We went through the fact that there was NO charger included, "you'll have to charge it in your car" FOR SIX HOURS?
I asked could I charge it via the USB and he fell into a deeper sulk as he wanted me to buy the mains charger
I had the picture in my head of the monkeys at the safari parks, the ones who lie on your bonnet and pull your wipers off.
NOW I know what they do during the week.
I'll try another branch.
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PaulB2005 · Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 4:27 pm Post subject:

Chippychap · Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 4:50 pm Post subject:

I knew most of the story because of your help in this thread but I was hoping I was dealing with a skilled spannerist as he was going to fit me bulb.
I'd rather just go out in daylight. Very Happy

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BigPerk · Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 6:18 pm Post subject:

A skilled spannerist in ..... HALFRAUDS??? Joker

- that's the same as a vegetarian bull! Twisted Evil

But have you tried any of your USB cables yet? If it IS charging correctly then I guess there will be a battery icon which shows that (eg a 'lightning flash' symbol rather than a 'how much power left' one)?

If you haven't I don't know if PaulB has any cautionary advice? My worry (in my ignorance) in trying other cables is that the pin settings set up in the mini-end may not be standard, like the normal sized USB connector and might make a damaging connection.

My unit goes into PC mode on my wall charger, the opposite of PaulB's - I assumed it was down to one of the pin connections in the mini-end of the USB cable that goes into the unit getting (wall charger) or not getting (car charger) a voltage from the power supply telling it which cable was connected (I once connected an incorrect car charger to a Nuvi and it thought I was connecting to the PC!).
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MaFt · Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 6:27 pm Post subject:

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