+The Wildleys Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 First, I am truly sorry for the double-post (here and the UK forum). You see, I am wanting to place an order in the next hour, so that I may play with my Legend at the weekend. Perhaps I am being hopeful, but I hope you can forgive a newbie's enthusiasm! I'm looking at eTrex accessories at GPSW.co.uk. The Garmin cigarette lighter adapter is £30; but there is a GPSW "own brand" adapter available, too. Does anybody know if there is some reason why the Garmin cable is worth the extra £10, or should I just go with the GPSW cable? From what I can tell from the images, the only difference appears to be that the GPSW cable is coiled, whilst the Garmin is a straight cable design. Thank you! Quote Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 There is at least 1 third-party cable that does not have the polarity groove, which keeps you from plugging it in backwards. "Don't mess with a geocacher. We know all the best places to hide a body." Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 I bought mine from this seller: eBay Aftermarket Cable Seller 2501 positive feedback points at 100% Works fantastic! Has the polarity groove in the connector. Seller ships to Europe. Even if they charge a fortune to ship to Europe, you'll probably save money! It may take a while to arrive though. This is the version I bought: eTrex Geko 12V to 3V power cable Garmin GPS + [This message was edited by Neo_Geo on August 09, 2003 at 08:42 PM.] Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Neo_Geo:I bought mine from this seller: http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=rnrplace&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50 2501 Positive feedback points at 100% Works fantastic! Has the polarity groove in the connector. Seller ships to Europe. Even if they charge a fortune to ship to Europe, you'll probably save money! It may take a while to arrive though. This is the version I bought: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4668&item=3038407430 Quote Link to comment
mingho Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Dear Simon, The eTrex cables you cited on GPSW.co.uk use assembled connector and heak-shrink tubing. Their cables are not fully molded and do not include built-in stress relief. Non-molded eTrex cables are more likely to be damaged when pulled, as nothing is preventing the assertion of stress on the wires inside the assembled connector. In contrast, molded cables can endure larger stress on the wires and are less likely to be shorted, as plastic is injected after each wires are soldered to the individual spring pins, thereby keeping the wires separated. The outter connector shell is then molded onto the cable itself, shielding moister and increase durability. Molded eTrex and GPS cables are available from our website at Gilsson Technologies http://www.gilsson.com. There are larger connector pictures on our eBay ads at http://www.stores.ebay.com/id=32049213&ssPageName=L2 Please feel free to compare, we are confident you will find our cable construction to be very reliable. We have sold thousands of these molded eTrex GPS cables and we have yet to have one return due to lack-of-durability or shorting. Please check out our stellar eBay feedbacks from 12,000 customers with 99.92% satisfaction rate. Kindest regards, Ming Ho Gilsson Technologies - GPSgeek www.gilsson.com Quote Link to comment
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