Bhavpreet
New Member
Hi all,
Planning on picking up a Garmin 55 tomorrow. I just have a few questions about powering the device.
I've browsed around the forum and it's clear that the device cannot be powered without an official Garmin cable. I plan on hardwiring the dashcam to either my rearview mirror power supply or alternatively the fusebox. Problem is, I can't seem to find a hardwire kit anywhere and frankly the kit won't work if I'm trying to hardwire to my rearview mirror.
So my question is: can I take apart the included cigarette lighter charger and use that to power the dashcam from my rearview mirror? Since it's an official Garmin cable shouldn't it work? (it'll have the resistor between pins 4 and 5 as mentioned elsewhere on this forum).
Also, the rearview power supplies 12v. Will I need a transformer or will the dashcam be able to regulate the power by itself?
TIA, and please let me know if I'm missing something or way off the mark here. Excited for some responses.
Planning on picking up a Garmin 55 tomorrow. I just have a few questions about powering the device.
I've browsed around the forum and it's clear that the device cannot be powered without an official Garmin cable. I plan on hardwiring the dashcam to either my rearview mirror power supply or alternatively the fusebox. Problem is, I can't seem to find a hardwire kit anywhere and frankly the kit won't work if I'm trying to hardwire to my rearview mirror.
So my question is: can I take apart the included cigarette lighter charger and use that to power the dashcam from my rearview mirror? Since it's an official Garmin cable shouldn't it work? (it'll have the resistor between pins 4 and 5 as mentioned elsewhere on this forum).
Also, the rearview power supplies 12v. Will I need a transformer or will the dashcam be able to regulate the power by itself?
TIA, and please let me know if I'm missing something or way off the mark here. Excited for some responses.