Customer Reviews

Garmin Compatible GPSMap 60SCx 60Cx 76CS 76CSx; GPS V; StreetPilot III Combo PC Data & 12V DC Power Cable (Comparable to 010-10165-00)

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the cable is great and works perfectly. i paid for 3 day shipping and it took over a week to get here from the shipping notice i was emailed

Product works as advertised, build quality seems good. This cable set allows use of 12 volt DC power with any Garmin GPS that has the round 4-pin DIN connector. I purchased this cable for use with a 60CX. The 9-pin Serial connector provides RS-232 connectivity of the GPSr to other devices, typically a laptop computer. On my 60CX, the RS-232 connection is used only for NMEA-0183 communications, all other I/O is via the USB connection.
NOTE: NMEA-0183 allows your GPS to send navigation position data to devices like a Marine autopilot or chartplotting software. This cable would be a good choice for using a 60C series or similar Garmin GPSr on a boat or RV where the owner is running real-time navigation software on a PC, or wants to connect a 60C to a marine autohelm or tiller autopilot device.
This cable can also be used in a automobile or RV to provide 12 volt power only to the GPSr, without using the RS-232 connector, although there are other low-priced power-only cables available for this purpose are are less bulky.

The 12v adapter works ok with my Pilot 3, once I'd pushed the plug right in, but the PC interface cable doesn't.
The PC will neither recognise nor power the GPS. So there's a thick cable and plug which is absolutely useless. Pity.
Especially as shipping to the UK doubled the price.

worked fine so far, downloaded software for my gps, have not used powercord feature yet
seems to be well constructed

This is fairly bulky, but it works great. I wish it had a USB instead of serial port. The connections fit securely which is appreciated since the last one I purchased for a diff't model had very loose connections.

The cable works flawlessly. I used the cable on a long trip (14+ hours) with no problems. I have also used the data adapter to provide data to an APRS beacon radio and that worked fine.