Thank you for your kind words, I truly appreciate it!!

Thanks for your appreciation and your kind words!

They do now but the cable is a few inches long, way too short to reach most usb centres in the car.

@@raindancertheheartmindconn8523 how long is the cable - asking to see if it reaches my motorbike USB

Thank you for the compliments and the valuable info. I have tried the normal 2 conductor charging cable it works for some models but not all. Yes, the newer Garmin units are not as restrictive as the old ones when it comes to (Charge Only Cables), but the legacy devices still gave me a hard time.

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You're welcome!

This cable will allow you to charge as well. Also the charging depends on the Amperage ( current ) of the USB Port. You need it to be 2.0A or higher. Ideal is 2.5A USB port.

Hopefully the battery is still good, but if it isn't, no worries, checkout my battery replacement video for your specific Garmin.

Great to hear!

You are very welcome, and yes I agree with you. In addition to that the new VAT Taxes makes it impractical to buy something from the States.

the garmin Smartdrive 71 ex, model does not need this 3rd party usb cable, when powered on by its supplied USB it will ask you if you want to go into transfer mode or not. Not sure about other garmin models maybe just the newer models now, dunnno

Yes but you also have to have a USB Battery bank.

Thanks for sharing, I agree Garmin should ship every new GPS with the USB Power option.

You are very welcome!

Glad I could help

I am glad it helped you, thanks for your feedback.

You are very welcome!

What is the cord make model ?

You are very welcome!

On the XT (at least with the latest version 6.50) you will get a warning that it will switch to MTP ("Sync mode") once you plug it to a USB power bank and if you press the "Cancel" button, it will continue in navigation mode.

@@Quick_Fix I’ll have to check that out on my new zumo xt. Thanks

@@Buszzbait69 Did this power cable work on your Zumo XT after selecting "cancel"?

@@johnscott9829 yes it did work so I was able to download routes via usb.

You are very welcome, the cable has some type of a micro chip in it that makes the GPS Think it is connected to a original Garmin Power Cable.

It's plenty expensive, A USB cable should cost $2. The fact that Garmin designed this with the need for a proprietary cable absolutely pisses me off. Glad I've been stealing their maps for the last decade. Jerks.

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH What can I say, Garmin is a greedy compay I guess

Sorry but a 20$ cable is expensive. Old Garmin like Nuvie 40 and up models are worth 20$ in 2023 though they still do the work.

Glad it helped!

Glad I could help!

You are very welcome, and here are the answers to your questions. 1. The time required to fully charge the Garmin Battery depends on the USB Port current. Older PC's USB 1.0 provides only 500mA current which is not enough to power and charge the battery. So it took 24 hours because the USB port output power was barely enough to provide power to the GPS, a very small portion of power was being used to charge the battery. 2. The newer PC's with USB 2.0 Port can support between 1000mA to 2000mA. At 1000mA which is 1A the Garmin will charge in about 3 to 4 hours when it's also ON, and at 2000mA the Garmin will fully charge in 2 hours when it's ON. 3. With the Chip cable even an older computer with 1000mA USB Port will charge it faster because it will not trigger the PC Sync mode, and you can turn it OFF while charging. 4. The same goes with Car USB Ports, they are usually 2.0A which is 2000mA so it should charge a completely empty battery in 2 hours even if the GPS is ON. Turning the GPS OFF when using a 2A USB port will not expedite the charging process, because there are many other limitations inside the GPS which regulates charging current and duration.

The firmware fix may work for some models, but not for all. Yes without this proprietary cable you could still get it to load in normal GPS mode, but it's hit or miss. You have to turn it on and off multiple times to make boot normal.

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 What models does it work with?

@@kanisanvaseekaran4361 It works with any model which has a Mini USB Port, not a Micro USB Port. Examples are Nuvi 200, 265W etc.

You are very welcome, the answer to your question depends on the brightness behavior of your screen when you are using the original Garmin Cigarette Lighter charger. Does it dim with the car charger?

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 The cable fixes the problem with 70% screen brightness on Garmin Drive 52 models. I bought a cable and tried it.

@@andyw7978 If your USB socket or USB port supports 2.0A then it should support it even at 100% brightness. If it only works at 70% it means the USB port can't supply the required current by the GPS. On most vehicles, the USB Port is 2.0A or 2.5A.

Yes that is true for some older models of Garmin Nuvi and StreetPilot devices, however on the newer ones a normal USB Cable will activate PC Sync Mode.

Happy to help!

Do not hard wire that, because the voltage after the Cigarette Lighter adapter drops to 5V, not 12V. You need to watch the following video linked below to the end, to fully understand how it works kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j7OGm82jr5vGgqM.html

The DC power output of any USB Port is 5V DC and sometimes it can go as high as 5.5V DC, so 6V might be a little too much for the electronics inside the GPS. Although it seems like 1V shouldn't matter, however the microchips inside the GPS is extremely sensitive and it might damage it. So I don't recommend using a 6V power source.

Yes that is possible with the Rino 755 series but with most other Garmin units it will go with PC Sync mode without the special cable.

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Hi, in that case there could be loose connections in your GPS USB Port. Watch this video to see what I mean kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbeiiLBjzrvej2w.html

Thanks for your kind words, I truly appreciate it.

That's good to know, thanks for sharing.

Finally! It works for me as well. Thanks Mike, not easy to find this info surfing on the web. Great Man!

I need to know the exact model of the GPS that you have.

No problem

You will need to use the USB Port on the ATV but you also need to get the Micro to Mini USB adapter with the BGI-USB1 Cable. Here is the link www.mcssl.com/store/buy-green-inc/bgi-usb1-cable-with-mini-to-micro-usb-adapter-cable

Yes that trick works on some models, but not all. This cable will work for all Garmin Units which uses a Mini USB port for power.

Yes I have, you can power it and charge the battery while using it. However you will not get traffic info with this cable because your Garmin's model number does not end with LMT. Hypothetically speaking if you had a Garmin Zumo XTLMT then you would also get traffic condition updates with this cable.

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 Awesome! Thank you! 👍

Yes this cable will sort it out and you will never see the PC SYNC ever again. See the customer feedback on this cable. www.ebay.com/itm/333716621477

You are very welcome, and my kind regards to you and your sweetie 😃

You can't do that because Garmin uses all 5 pins of the USB Port, but all the extension cables have 4 wires not 5. So the only way you can do that is to custom make an extension cable and connect wire to wire from the Garmin PCB to the Extension connector.

Yes it is a little bit too expensive but I am sure the prices will come down like anything else.

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 I found a seller on Ebay that does them for £10 posted :-)

@@phil955i That's great hopefully it works for you.

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 ha ha yes, fingers crossed

Hi, no the cord is not bad, the USB port on the GPS is bad and needs to be repaired. I have a guidance video on that too if you are interested.

Thanks for your input, that method works with very few models of Garmin. Also some people have reported that in the middle of a rout the PC Sync could be re-triggered.

Hi, in your case the problem is not only in with your USB cable type, but also the USB Port that you are using. In order to get full functionality your USB port must be at least 2.5A, but 3.0 Amps recommended. Also I need to know the exact model number of your Garmin GPS, to give you a more targeted answer.

No problem!

Hi, this usually happens when the battery inside the GPS is either defective or not fully charged at the time of updating procedure. On some computer the USB port doesn't have enough current to support both powering the GPS and updating it at the same time. So you must fully charge the battery before updating it. If the battery is defective and can't be charged try using a USB 3.0 port which has more DC power to accomplish the map updating task with a dead battery.

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 Many thanks for taking the time to respond! I will give it a try!

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 Again, thanks for your reply. This is feedback to your possible solution. I run a Win/10 Dell desktop PC (model: xps 8700). I reviewed the original Dell specs (PDF), verified which USB ports were 3.0, and plugged my 2639 cable directly into a 3.0 port. The 2639 behaved exactly as described in my original post. When I disconnected my 2639 from the PC and powered it up stand-alone, the battery icon shows all green. I appreciate your attempt to diagnose my 2639 connectivity issue. Have a great day.

@@ChuckTremain@ChuckTremain You are welcome; try updating it with a Mac Computer if you have one; if that also fails, there could be a hardware issue with your device. Here is how you do it on a Mac www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/nuvi2509-2609/EN-US/GUID-AB01F4C7-F1B1-4169-BC92-A222FF8344EC.html

Good for you, but the two wire solutions don't work on all Garmin units, it only works for like a dozen or so different models.

The battery will not overcharge and once the battery is full the current flow to the battery will drop to zero. To confirm this you can fully charge it, then run it from the battery, then press and hold the battery icon for 30 seconds. It takes you to the Diagnostic page. On this page look at the charging current it should be zero since the battery is discharging, now plug in the external power and you will see the current flow charging the battery and it drops to zero when the battery is at 100%

You're welcome!

Happy to help!

No problem!

I have tried larger battery packs and as long as they physically fit and the plug is the same they work just fine. I have switched batteries between similar Garmin devices without any issues. The have to be similar series, for example Garmin Drive 60/61/65 or Nuvi 200/205/255/265

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 ok, if I need one I will get a Garmin battery for it. I got it and it works fine, so far. I have it updated on my router and set up. I have not tied into my iPhone, yet. Will do tomorrow. I am letting it charge up, now. It is a nice unit. It does not like a regular power cord but does like my TA-20.

Thanks.

Unfortunately no, this is only a power cable it will not allow any video transfer.

The Garmin DashCam 20 has two wires going to it when using Mini USB Car Charger, and Five Wires when using USB PC Sync Cable. I don't know of any way to modify standard cable to prevent it from going to PC Sync mode. The BGI-USB1 is the only one that I know of that works. Thank you

Great Tip, however instead of using a tape which works on and off, you would be better off to cut the cable and only connect the two power wires and not the rest. Although this trick will only work on some models of Garmin not on all, it is still cheaper than buying a twenty dollar cable. FYI, the power wires inside the cable are the " Black and Red" where the Data wires are white and green.

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 not true, I carefully sliced the outter cover on the wire and inside was only two wires: black and white...the wire that attaches to the accessory output in a car - which my nuvi 1300 thinks is a computer sync cable. ( The reason I'm here looking for a solution).

​@@downtownlife This cable will fix your Garmin's PC Sync issue www.mcssl.com/store/buy-green-inc/garmin-mini-usb-power-and-charge-cable-

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 You missed the whole point of his post.

@@jeffconnors4631 Thank You

Hello, If your Garmin Mini 2 uses Mini USB Port for power then yes you can use this cable with a battery bank. Most USB Ports put out 5V DC so the USB 1, USB 2.0, and USB 3.0 Battery banks also put out 5V DC at different currents. A good Battery bank would be a Name Brand battery bank and not a no-name generic brand. The reason is that the generic ones overstate their battery capacity and you usually get much less than what is advertised. For example, a good brand would be ANKER, or Belkin. Thank you

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 thanks so much

These are the symptoms of a bad USB Port on the GPS watch this video to fix it kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbeiiLBjzrvej2w.html

Thanks for the update, and how much does the Data Blocker cost. Also please let me know the real life test, as to how it works in a long journey.

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 Sorry, I meant to include the price. It was £4.50 ($6.39) from Amazon UK. I will let you know next time I use it on a long journey to see if it holds a charge throughout. I also forgot to mention that my Garmin is a 1490.

@@henrybyrd5402 Great! Thank you

I have a Nuvi 50lm. I cut the green wire and white wire of the usb to mini cable. It went into PC mode then after 1 minute worked as normal with map showing etc and was charging (lightning ⚡ through green battery bars) Very Happy! Garmin should address this issue.

Yes that is correct, and any battery bank will work as long as the battery bank USB port has at least 1.5A current, 2A recommended.

Hi, first you need to use Garmin WebUpdater.exe and fully update the firmware, once the firmware is fully updated, use GarminMapUpdater to update the maps and it should work fine.

That means your GPS is not set to Mass Storage. Here is what your need to do. On you GPS you need to go to the volume screen, and then click on the upper right corner of the Garmin screen for 15 seconds. Now you will have a advanced diagnostic screen, from this screen choose scroll down and choose MTP Settings, then Chose Mass Storage and click Save. Now your computer should see it.

My pleasure!

Thanks for the info, I wish Garmin had that option on all of them.

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 It's an evolutionary process. It'll never be as good as it will get (in this case anyway) 😉

@@N269 Well Said!

I haven't had any success with cable modifications, but it's worth a try since the cables are so cheap you can sacrifice a cable to find out if it works for your Garmin Dash Cam.

The USB cable is not your problem, and this will make no difference in your situation. What you need to do is plug in your USB cable to a USB Power Outlet with a 2.5A Current Rating. Anything lower than 2.0A will cause screen darkness on some models of Garmin GPS.

This works as Power / Change / and Traffic Antenna For the Following Garmin Models 55LMT 56LMT 65LMT 66LMT 2457LMT 2497LMT 2557LMT 2577LT 2597LMT DriveSmart 50LMTHD

That is good to know, thanks for sharing. Unfortunately not all models of Garmin will offer that option.

Yes when you place the order you can leave a note and tell us exactly what length you need it to be

Unfortunately, this is not for data transfer, this will only work for charging and for powering up the GPS.

Hi, yes you can charge it through a computer USB Port but it will charge much slower than it would with the Garmin's original Car Charger.

Unfortunately they don't have Traffic Receiver, but they do make one with Traffic Antenna for those Garmin models that have an internal Traffic Receiver and only need an Antenna. So basically that would mean it will replace Garmin TA10 and Garmin TA20 cables.

Thank you, so the issue that you are having is most likely due to a bad ( defective ) battery pack inside the GPS. However before we jump to that conclusion I recommend that you do a battery diagnostic on it. Here is how you do that kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJ57fLN_z6mWaGg.html

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 thanks, I'll check it out

@@bcasey101 You are very welcome

Yes it will charge the battery just like you would expect from the normal Garmin car charger.

Thanks for your feedback.

No problem, and the answer is "Yes" it will work with the Garmin Nuvi 1390, however it will not provide Traffic Data, for the traffic info you must use the original thick cable which is GT25 or GT26.

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 Then as far as I am concerned, the new cable is useless. When I have it in my car I want to be able to have LIVE TRAFFIC updates. So I will just continue to use the large cable that plugs into a normal power outlet.

@@patrickoneil6304 Yes this will only provide traffic data for Garmin GPS units with model numbers ending with the letter T. For example Garmin Nuvi 2350LMT

Hi, Yes it will on both Garmin Drive 51, and 51LMT

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Because the original Garmin Car charger has that chip inside which prevents it from going to PC Sync mode. If you use a generic car charger it will most likely go to PC Sync Mode.

I haven't tried that, but it is worth a try.

Thank you for your business

The battery should last more than 90 minutes, so it probably needs to be replaced. Most Garmin Applications are designed for PC, but some that are made for both Mac and PC, the PC version is much more stable and reliable. So I recommend using your old Asus laptop to get all the updates.

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 Thanks sir. Yep, battery is probably dead.

You can use any standard USB C to USB A Cable, you don't need a special cable.

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 do I understand you correctly, that: USB-A (power supply) -> Mini-USB (Garmin) requires your special modified cable to prevent sync mode while USB-C (power supply) -> Mini-USB (Garmin) does not require any modification ?

​@@SuspiriaX No matter the source of the power if it's a USB-C port, a USB-A port, or a 5V Battery in any case if the connector that goes inside the GPS is a Mini USB port it must have the modification. Some exceptions include Garmin StreetPilot C330 which doesn't need any special USB cable. Also, those models on which the power goes to the cradle, and not the GPS itself, will work on normal unmodified cables. For example Garmin Nuvi 2360

There is a $2 Mini to Micro USB adapter that can be included free of charge if you mention it at the time of purchase.

Yes they do, for example Garmin DriveSmart 66

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 I have always wondered if garmin did or not because all the garmin devices i have ever used had mini usb but then again i have only used garmin nüvi devices

Indeed that is true, but the newer cars don't come with the cigarette Lighter port anymore.

www.mcssl.com/store/buy-green-inc/garmin-mini-usb-power-and-charge-cable-

That happens when the GPS looses satellite signals. So make sure the satellite settings are correct for your region.

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 thanks big help

Both brands have some good and some bad things about them. Garmin's annual research and development funds alone are more than TomTom's total annual sales. Garmin makes GPS devices not only for cars, but for Water Navigation, Underwater Diving, Air Navigation, Hiking, Land Navigation, and Street Navigation. In addition to that, they also have an advanced line of navigation devices for the military.

If you lost your charge it is cheaper to get the charger from eBay than it is to get this BGI-USB1 Cable.

The Garmin Nuvi 50LM does not have a Micro USB port, you need to buy the Mini USB cable.

Great tip, thank you

Greetings, for the Garmin DriveSmart 66 you can only use the live traffic using the Garmin App on a Paired Smartphone. This is what it says on Garmin's website "Avoid delays with access to live traffic and weather using the Garmin Drive app on your paired smartphone." www.garmin.com/en-US/p/721098/pn/010-02469-00

Thanks for quick response Khalid. I’m hoping they come out with a compatible traffic cable at some point.

You will need to replace the battery on it. You can get the battery from ebay for reasonable prices.

Yes it does with both Garmin Drive 52 and 52LM

Hi, yes it will, as a matter of fact, I personally tried it on that model and it worked great.

Hi, the charger is 5V DC 2A or 2000mA

@@TECHNOLOGYTIPS101 Thank you very much how can factory reset this device please

@@nour_electro9252 What you need to do is first fully charge the battery, then do the following. 1. Turn the unit completely OFF and unplug the power cord. Completely off not just standby 2. Putt your finger at the bottom right corner of the screen and keep your finger there as you turn it back ON 3. Continue to keep your finger in there for about 30 seconds or more until you get Clear All User Data message 4. Remove your finger from the bottom right corner and press YES , the unit restarts and you will have all the settings and data back to factory default

No problem!

Very good point, thanks

The Garmin GPSMaps 66i takes a Micro USB Cable, not a mini USB Cable. So this cable works on it nly if you use a Mini, to Micro USB Adapter with it. The adapter is provided free of charge with the purchase of the cable, but you have to ask for it at the time of purchase since it is not normally included.

That's a great idea!