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Unless you catch it, I've unplugged the until from a rental car and not noticed the end screw holding the fuse has come off and I'm left with a worthless cable after I discover the situation when I get home. Yeah it's my fault but it's still poorly designed -- I've had two other units just stop working (after the warranty of course).
The speaker portion of the unit articulates so you can have the speaker pointing in any direction. This item really works well. It plugs into a 12v cigarette lighter and powers my 276c GPS and provides the speaker needed to get voice directions from the Garmin software. Volume is controlled on the GPS itself. It would have been really good to have a volume rheostat on the speaker unit.
Ese angulo de 90 grados del chupon es malisimo, aparte me costo un mundo poder enchufarlo, no queria entrar y tuve que forzarlo.
Like the previous reviewer- great product because it allows you to hear the directions from the 276c, but given the bend in the attachment point, it will break. I have one that's broken and after a call to garmin about warranty (they said one year, so i'll have to keep this receipt and send it back before the year is up if there's an issue), I'm having to buy another one. I've got a direct wiring kit for a motorcycle but in the car in unfamiliar places it's nice to have the voice tell you where to go without having to watch the screen.The garmin 276c is a great piece of equipment but the subpar accessories (garmin proprietary card and poor power cable) really make me want to look for another GPS.
I don't what the designers were thinking. THe connection to the Garmin 276C via this cable is at a 90 degree angle. This results in breakage of the wires at this point. I thought it was me at first so I replaced them. Despite the problems with the cable, I like the GPS very much. The rest of the cable is made well and voice clarity is pretty good.
It's moved around alot. It is not made well. The unit is designed to be used both on the boat and in the car. I have given up with the "pretty" "new" look. The cable is held together with electrical tape, gum, and duct tape. Even with the greatest care breakage is inevitable.
Unfortunately at a cost of $70.00 in stores (I've gone through 3 cables in a year), I will have to look to other products in future.
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