mgabel Posted April 25, 2004 Posted April 25, 2004 (edited) FIXED IT - but read on for you may need the same fix!! I've been using the AC adaptor regularly (in my car) with my 60CS. This evening, it was working. I stopped the car for dinner. Unplugged everything to take it into the restaurant. Went back to the car and plugged in the AC adaptor, but the GPSr just stayed on battery power. The car jack works - my cell phone still charges. I'm VERY careful with the plug that goes into the 60 CS. I'm VERY careful not to bend the cord. I tried wiggling the cord and the connector (there are no loose pins). No change. I did not get AC power even for an instant. I suppose I could have shorted out something. But I sure try to remember not to put a "live" jack into the GPSr, even it if is off. I'm not sure just what order I did things before dinner. I think I first turned off the car, but I'm not sure. Is there some sort of reset I could try? I "know" Garmin support is good, but I'd like to trouble-shoot (and then fix this). I don't have another cable to try. I supposed I could buy one and test it. That would make sense, but if it does not work I'm not sure if I could return the cable. Also, I might have to order the cable on-line. My cable does not say Garmin on it. It says it's made in Taiwan. There is no brand name. I forget where I got it. It also says that the replacement fuse is AGC/3AG-1.5 amp. But, I don't see where that fuse even is. The female end looks like a hollow tube that is quite firmly attached to the cord. I bet the problem is the fuse, but I don't see how to find/change it. If it is the fuse, I'm not sure what I did to blow it. Any ideas? Thanks. EDIT: just to be clear, this is a CAR adaptor. FIXED IT - The whole innards of the adaptor had come apart and fallen on the floor of the car. So, the pointy-thing and the washer that holds it in and the fuse and the spring had all popped out. I never looked carefully at what was supposed to be there. I have no idea how I found all the pieces!! SO, what YOU can learn from my silliness is to TIGHTEN that washer on the end that goes into the car. Edited April 25, 2004 by mgabel Quote
+StormCrow42 Posted April 25, 2004 Posted April 25, 2004 The fuse in DC cigarette lighter plugs is usually right under the tip of the plug. There should be a ring at the tip you can unscrew to get a look at the fuse. Quote
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