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GPS City Q&A » Mounts » How to connect the wiring?

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How to connect the wiring?

› Garmin Montana 6xx AMPS Rugged Mount with Audio Power Cable

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William
San Antonio, Tx

Original question asked on Aug 7, 2011, 8:57am

On the red and black wires, are they both going to the positive on the battery or is the red positive and the black negative like normal? This a bit confusing in the directions.

William
San Antonio, Tx

Reply #1 on Aug 7, 2011, 9:30am

What is the voltage going to the unit, is it 12 volts or does it need to be reduced?

GPS City
Calgary, AB

Reply #2 on Aug 8, 2011, 7:24am

Red wire for 12V power and Black for Ground.

William
San Antonio, Tx

Reply #3 on Aug 12, 2011, 5:48am

thank you

Dan
Anchorage

Reply #4 on Aug 28, 2011, 11:02pm

Installed and pin in mount shows a 12volt supply going into the mount, but when the 650 is attached it does not charge or see the power? Is there a ground wire required as the instructions do not indicate one or is a setting in the unit needed to be set?

GPS City
Calgary, AB

Reply #5 on Aug 29, 2011, 9:33am

Yes, you must always attach a Ground wire. Normally it is a black wire. Please check the wiring sheet that comes with the cable to verify before attaching.

Dan
Anchorage

Reply #6 on Aug 29, 2011, 11:34am

The only black wire in the bundle connects together with with the red power wire, as per the kit instructions (the black wire it says is a power wire in addition to the red wire?). The other 3 very thin wires are serial data in/out and a green color serial ground. Grounding the green serial wire has no effect - still no charging with the AMPS mount, though 12 volts is registering at the pin.

Dan
Anchorage

Reply #7 on Aug 29, 2011, 11:41am

I'm assuming the manual is incorrectly written, so I'll try grounding the black wire, and let you know if it fixes the charging issue.

GPS City
Calgary, AB

Reply #8 on Aug 29, 2011, 11:56am

They mention hooking the red and black to the vehicles power source. That does not mean both to Power. Red to 12V and Black to Ground. I can see how it can be confusing if you have not done an install like this before. Good luck.

richard allen
williamsport pa

Reply #9 on Jan 15, 2012, 1:57pm

Will 5v at the mount charge the Montana 600. I am using a verzion plug-in connector so I can move it between my bike and snowmobile. thanks.

Jordan
GPS City

Reply #10 on Jan 16, 2012, 8:48am

The Garmin mount will charge the lithium battery that comes with the Montana if you use the Garmin power cable. I can not verify if a Verizon cable will work

Dirtstar1
San Diego

Reply #11 on Jul 2, 2012, 6:34pm

What do you do use the serial wires for? Can I hook a USB to it somehow?

Jordan
GPS City

Reply #12 on Jul 3, 2012, 7:05am

Serial wires are for sending NMEA serial data to a device like a HAM radio or Autohelm. You can hook the wires up to a RS232 to USB converter to hook it up to a USB port.

Murray, Muzza
Melbourne, Australia

Reply #13 on Jul 28, 2012, 10:44pm

I want to find/build a caddy for my desk where I can charge the GPS and upload/download data to my PC.

Can this be done using the data wires connected to a RS232 to USB converter? (My guess is no, and that the only way to do this is via the USB connector).

Jordan
GPS City

Reply #14 on Jul 30, 2012, 1:23pm

The Garmin rep I spoke with said no you will not be able to transfer data via the serial connections

Muzza
Melbourne, Australia

Reply #15 on Jul 31, 2012, 6:59am

Thanks Jordan

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