🔌 Garmin Power and Data Cable for GPS and StreetPilot Series-010-10082-00, Black Review

Great price and great results. I hooked up my bike for an intercity trip and it worked flawlessly. I just wish it had a rubber cover for when you don't plug it in.

This is a great accessory for my portable GPS. I have power from my boat and location data is connected to my Cobra marine radio. This means I don't have to worry about a dead battery and my VHF radio can transmit my location in an emergency.

I needed a different cable to be able to switch the GPS between two apps. I previously ordered a cable on eBay. It was definitely not OEM quality. However, as far as I can tell, this was the same as what came with the GPS unit when I bought it.

The power supply wiring is pretty obvious. However, the two data cables give no idea where they go. There were no instructions on the packaging. At the same time I bought a mount for the same GPS and it came with a lot of instructions in different languages, instructions that were very basic and unnecessary. Not like Garmin with inconsistent packaging.

This product works exactly as it should. The only comment I have against it is the use of round (old) fuses. I think the block should be fused, but why not go for a regular blade style? It's getting harder and harder to find old glass fuses these days. I removed the fuse anyway because I connected it to a fuse box with its own fuse and powered it through the switch.

I used it to connect the GPS to my motorcycle. My only complaint is that the fuse holder is of poor construction/design. I opened the fuse holder to make sure the fuse was there. Closing the fuse holder was almost impossible as the fuse contact tab was soldered to the wire, with a spring behind it to make strong electrical contact with the fuse. Whenever an attempt was made to reassemble the fuse holder, the contact tab prevented the pivotal movement required to assemble the two parts of the…