AmazonBasics Vehicle Power Cable with Mini-USB Connector for GPS and Other Mini-USB Devices

• Compatible with nüvi series GPS navigators
• Powers your GPS from vehicle cigarette lighter outlet
• Replaceable Fuse
• Voltage: 5VDC; Amperage:1A
• Works in US, CN, JP, DE, UK, FR
• Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging

I've had my Garmin nuvi for a couple of years now. I do not use it on a daily basis but use it on longer trips or in unfamiliar cities. The problem I had in the past was that it would work great for about two hours. Then the battery would run down, I would plug in the Garmin cable I got with the unit but the screen was dim. It worked but you really couldn't read it if you were driving (fine if I had a second person along to read and navigate). I know, I know I should have called tech support long before now. I even bought an extended warranty on it but never called them. I just didn't use it very often and just kept forgetting.

All that written I LOVE this new power cable. I don't know if the other was defective but this one works like its supposed to. The screen on the Garmin stays bright all the time it is plugged in. We took an extended trip to Portland this past week, used it the whole time up there, and it worked perfectly. I'll be using it much more now.

1. I liked the packaging. Extremely easy to get into and cable was packed well.

2. I like the right angle USB mini plug and that the cable goes BEHIND the Garmin when plugged in, out of the way.

3. Cable is plenty long for my use. It reaches mid-dash from the cigarette lighter plug and also reaches passenger seat easily if using navigator.

4. Cable is very sturdily built with nice bright blue light showing that it is charging. The light is easy to see even in strong daylight. The cord is sturdy. The USB plug fits snugly into my Garmin and charging end fits snugly but not too tight into the cigarette lighter. It is sturdy but still coils fairly easily to stow in glove box when not in use.

In my case, I would buy this over a Garmin power cord any time.

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I purchased this to power my newly-purchased Garmin 62s, but it turns out the plastic head around the mini USB connector is too large to fit into the port on the back of the 62 series. I did read the description here, and I'm aware it isn't specifically listed to support the 62 series, but it was linked as something people bought who also bought the 62s, so I figured I'd give it a shot.

Amazon was great about their return policy on this, as they just replied "keep it it's on us" due to the return shipping costs. I found another adapter that is listed to specifically fit the 62 series on Amazon here: Vehicle Power Adapter Cable for Garmin Oregon 200 300 400 450 550 Approach G3 G5 Colorado 400 300 Dokata 10 20 GPS Series GPSMAP 62 78 I C T S PN010-10851-11 the key is to search on Garmin's part number 010-10851-11

I would have rated it 5 stars if the AmazonBasics adapter had just been a little bit smaller on the plug end so it would fit the 62 series, although the right-angle would put the cable coming off the top of the radio rather than down the back it still would have been usable without needing to trim the plastic surrounding the mini USB plug.

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I've had a Garmin nüvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator since December 2008, and it's served me well. However, the power cable that came with the unit from the factory in the last few weeks before I got this AmazonBasics model has been acting weird. The old power supply didn't work right 100% of the time, that could be from a couple of years of in/out in/out in the power adapter slot. Anyways, the timing of this AmazonBasics unit was fortuitous.

I picked one of these AmazonBasics power cords up, and it works perfectly. This is one of those devices where it's hard to do a "big" review, because it either works or it does not. This works. A few cosmetic differences between this and the factory model are all I can talk about, really.

1) The AmazonBasics unit has a smaller cord than the factory unit. Inside a car, this should be a non issue, but it does have a somewhat smaller cord.

2) The blue power light on the AmazonBasics unit is MUCH brighter than the red light that was on my factory unit.

These are both very minor nits, the thing works great, and if you need one of these for your Nuvi, I'd say go for it.

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You never know with these cables. Corners are often cut, leaving something that easily falls out of the cigarette lighter or that makes a faulty mini-USB connection, etc. But none of that here: this does what you need and it is surprisingly well put together. Recommended, and solid for the price: beating out many of the OEM equivalents that come from device manufacturers for half the price.

It's nice to have an option to replace a Garmin car power cord with something other than Garmin's own. While this generally isn't a place to rate a product based on its price, I will at least mention that I would hope Amazon would make this a hefty amount lower than Garmin's own (Garmin nüvi Vehicle Power Cable).

As for the cord, it is sturdy and seems to be of good quality and it worked just fine with my Garmin nuvi 1690 4.3-Inch Portable Bluetooth Navigator with Google Local Search & Real-Time Traffic Alerts. The only difference is the length. Both my nuvi 205w and 1690 have a power cord that is 14 inches longer than this Amazon Basics cord. The way that I have my GPS mounted, this cord is not long enough. For many people, this 14 inch length difference may be a welcome feature because of too much slack.

As long as you verify that you don't need those extra 14 inches, this cord is perfectly fine.