making a toggle switch for a garmin gps??

knifedag007 · Dec 10, 2008

Sorry for the pictures being so dark, ill take some tomorrow during the day and post them up.

Sorry this first one is blurry(at night, no flash)

GPS turned to the side so you can see the bracket and power wire

GPS removed

When the ignition is turned off the screen prompts you to turn off or say on running on its own battery power...if left alone it will auto turn off in 30 sec. so it doesnt run down your battery

YoungxNutkase · Dec 11, 2008

knifedag007 said:
No i leave the mount in the car but take the GPS out nightly

Yes you can connect it to any 12v source as long as you do it through the circuit board as i said in the first post i did, it steps down the 12v to the proper voltage that the gps runs off of, if u were to cut the cord frm the cig lighter and just attach the 2 wire to a 12v source it would fry it...

which circuit board are u talking about?? is it safe to connect it to the 12v source that goes into the radio?? anyone got a diagram for the wires around the center consoles???

knifedag007 · Dec 12, 2008

I don't have a diagram, mine is spliced into the aux power of the cig. lighter...but any 12v source will work. the circuit board i am talking about is the one in the charger for the gps, if u take it apart there is a board inside of the part u plug into the cig. lighter