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superfly previously said:

here is what i mean: I would like to take the below plug, either the regular or bare wire cable and connect to my Garmin and then to the fuse box. any steps or guidance to doing this?

Bare Wire: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=519

Regular power cable: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=527

How do the above items connect to this? Parts Express:Littelfuse Add-A-Circuit Fuseholder for ATO/ATC Fuses

If you are using the Bare Wire: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=519 option you would just connect the red wire to the tap-a-ciruit and the back wire to a convenient grounding point. It can be any bolt in the metal of the body or the frame. I would recommend verifying you have good ground by checking with a multi-meter. The hard part will be finding a 2 amp ATO/ATC fuse. otherwise keep the glass fuse that comes with the bare wire lead and put the smallest fuse you can find in the tap-a-circuit.

Note: you need to make sure there is a fuse in both positions in the tap-a-circuit. Here is a pic showing the two fuse box positions you will be interested in.



Obviously if you want to be able to run your GPS with the key off you would use the 12v+ constant other wise the keyed fuse position.

If you are using the other plug then you can just plug it into the power port. If you really want to clip of the 12v plug and hard wire it to the tap-a-circuit then you will need to make sure to get the right fuse.