Magellan 315 Home made Data cable anyone?

[DieselNut]

Hi folks, Ive done some searches to find out of date urls back from july......Im trying to do the homemade cable ......Ive searched yahoo and only found one link which isnt that clear

http://www.ifrance.com/rlevass47/ anyone have any other info?.....Basically what is the 4th spring for and are the wires being soldered directly to the springs?? thanks folks ..

[+Rusty O Junk]

12V pos for Power supply like the cigarette lighter cord maybe?

[+BigNick]

http://www.geocities.com/gormikk/conexione.htm

 

P.S - The "GPS Units and Software" would be a better place for this request

 

Cheers

Nick.

[+BigNick]

Doh, I did not notice that the two pages are the same

Looks like the 4th connection is for a 3.8v regulated power connection and yes, for the best electrical connection the wires are soldered to the springs, then for extra strength epoxy or hot glued into place.

Cheers

Nick.

[DieselNut]

Thanks for the replies......I got almost done!.....my hang up now is finding the Center screw to hold it attached to the 315, cant seem to find the exact thread/screw I need....anyone know? thanks.......

 

One other question, where do I get the firmware update, This has 3.07 on it!! way old.....but its brand new .....Got it for $40bux at sears brand spankin new heh...... :0

what should be turned on as far as the GPS end goes in the NMEA option?......seems like my cable not working, doesnt see it .....any ideas?

 

[This message was edited by DieselNut on December 13, 2002 at 07:30 PM.]

[+PDOP's]

You can download the firmware update here.

 

I believe the screw is the same as used to install expansion cards in a PC.

[Eeyore and Shadow]

The screw appears to be an M3 avaliable at any hardware store.

 

Eeyore

 

It took a GPS to get me away from technology.