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Garmin nuvi 265 wont turn on fully

  • 12-07-2010 08:19PM
    #1
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,336 ✭✭✭


    A friend borrowed this from his friend,all was working well, then the mini-usb connector of the car charger got accidentally shut in a door and the plug broken. It was apparently working for a while after, but now when you power on it lights up for about 1-2 seconds with a screen that just has the GARMIN logo and an arrow (up or down I think), then it shuts off.

    I bought him another car charger on ebay, no difference, except I noted that the original car charger is rated at 1 amp DC output, the ebay one is only 500mA. In case this was the problem (although the ebay charger was specifically sold as being suitable for the 265), I did a plug transplant of the ebay plug to the genuine charger. Still no joy. There does seem to be 5V coming out of both chargers, so is it perhaps a problem in the Garmin unit itself ?


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  • #2
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,530 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    Can't you power it up using any mini-USB connector into a laptop?


  • #3
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,336 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Thanks for the reply Krusty, I did suggest this to him, and will lend him a USB-A to mini-USB lead to try this.

    Does anybody think that although this device uses the mini-USB plug, it might possibly strictly adhere to the USB standard ? The replacement charger I got off ebay had a resistor between the -ve line and another pin on the mini-USB


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