This unique hardwire power cable allows you to hardwire your receivers (with MiniUSB connector) to your car, boat, airplane, RV or ATV's power source or battery. Never worry about carrying batteries to power and charge your device again! This cable includes an inline fuse and voltage converter circuit board to convert input voltage of 10/12 to 30 volt DC down to the 5Vdc for your Phone/GPS/PDA.Customer Review: Nice item
Nice cable for direct wire up of the Garmin Nuvi. The only awkward part is the fact that the step down transformer (black egg looking thing) is only 2 feet from the plug that goes into the Nuvi. That makes it hard to hide the cable from view. It has a small led to let you know that it is connected to power and that seems to draw a small amount of current even when not plugged into the Nuvi. Keep that in mind if current drain is a concern.
Customer Review: Does exactly what it's supposed to!
Not too much to say, other than this works perfectly. I wired it to a switched fuse in my car so that the Nuvi turns on and off when I start the car and stop it. You may have a problem if you mount this far from a fuse panel, as the large box is a little hard to tuck away.
