Riptyd

After reading many reviews about the poor design of garmins auto plug, I stumbled upon a thread about using a generic power cord. After some more thread surfing. I decided to try this. I am using the same power cable that I use to charge my motorola hands free device. But before you try this you must first tell the 62S how to respond when you plug a generic power cord in.The default setting is to go into mass storage mode. follow these steps and you will have no problem. The 62S will ask if you want USB or power mode. Setup>System>Interface setting configured to Garmin Spanner. it also works with my belkin phone charger with the correct mini USB tip.

I am using the same power cable that I use to charge my motorola hands free device. But before you try this you must first tell the 62S how to respond when you plug a generic power cord in. follow these steps and you will have know problem. The 62S will ask if you want USB or power mode. Setup>System>Interface setting configured to Garmin Spanner.

Hey All, My Dakota 20 would not power up today. I tried suggestions made earlier. No joy. The difference in my problem seem the only way to power down is to pull the batteries out and unplug. I have tried all of the listed ways to try and fix but all I gett is the Garmin screen and nothing else. Seems that once it has power it is locked up. any other ideas? Thanks, Riptyd

Found these great little containers at Walmart in the camping section. Protective case for Iphone sized phones. Gasket sealed and only $5.00. Little camo tape and your good to go.