Garmin Constant power Cable….. (1 Viewer)

[AndyPK]

……anyone tried one of these?

Constant Power Cable | Garmin

Provide constant power to your compatible dash cam

www.garmin.com

 

[Larrynwin]

Just saw it earlier when looking for a replacement Dashcam , could well be handy.

 

[Gellyneck]

Never heard of it before but note in the description "not compatible with commercial vehicles with a J1939 connector".
Are Ducato's et al "commercial vehicles"?

 

[Revolvor]

What's the advantage over this?

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[AndyPK]

Never heard of it before but note in the description "not compatible with commercial vehicles with a J1939 connector".
Are Ducato's et al "commercial vehicles"?

Don’t Fiat vans, etc, use the J1850 protocol/connector……?

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[Riverbankannie]

Wouldn’t it drain the cab battery though, rather like leaving the radio on ?

 

[Lenny HB]

The last Garmin we had you had to use a genuine Garmin lead as the aerial for the traffic was in it.

 

[Gellyneck]

Don’t Fiat vans, etc, use the J1850 protocol/connector……?

No idea so you could be (probably are) right but thought it was worthwhile just pointing out the comment on Garmin website.

 

[Toxkid]

……anyone tried one of these?

Constant Power Cable | Garmin

Provide constant power to your compatible dash cam

www.garmin.com

Yes, put one on a Fiat Ducato (2022) for use with the dash cam, seems to work fine, cable was long enough to route above the cab blinds.

 

[Gellyneck]

The last Garmin we had you had to use a genuine Garmin lead as the aerial for the traffic was in it.

They're doing away with "RF" traffic updates and replacing it with mobile phone app \ data now.

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[AndyPK]

Wouldn’t it drain the cab battery though, rather like leaving the radio on ?

Another good reason to have solar then….!