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Can't say for others but for my Quest I just wired the black negative to an earth point (bolt fixing) and the positive red to a live wire like my rear light. Worked fine for me, the GPS then only gets power when the ignition is on.
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So did you cut the car cigarette lighter off and use the wiring from that, or does it come with loose wires? I'm concerned by wiring straight to the bike because of voltages etc..
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Thats pretty much what I did. Lasted fine from Argentina up to Alaska so I guess it worked!
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Don't wire the Hcx GPS straight into the battery they need a convertor in the line as the have a input into the Mini USB port on the GPS of i think 3.3v you could take the Cigarete plug apart pot the convertor in suitable material then hard wire in.
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Don't wire the Hcx GPS straight into the battery they need a convertor in the line as the have a input into the Mini USB port on the GPS of i think 3.3v you could take the Cigarete plug apart pot the convertor in suitable material then hard wire in.
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Oh, it sounds like you know what you are talking about.... hmmm... do you know what the converter in the adaptor looks like? will it be obvious?
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Cyco Activ also have a guide to hard wiring your GPS to the battery. This link may be of use.
GPS Power and Interface by CycoActive
I think Touratech may do a converter which does not require the cigarette lighter housing but still retains the converter. I will say from personal experience that the original garmin adaptor (unmodified) really is a piece of junk if you want to go offroad.
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It's pretty obvois when you look inside it's all the electronic components inside the plug.
Don't use the TouraTech GPS power lead for the Hcx unit it is not the right voltage there unit is designed for the older eTrex plug and supplies 5.5v
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The older Etrek Vista models are 3v and therefore cannot be hardwired to a 12V battery without retaining the cigarette lighter adaptor. I have not seen the new Hcx model but also assume it is 3V.
I previously wired my Etrek vista to a 12V motorcycle battery (retaining the cigarette lighter adapter). I found the adaptor to be very unreliable offroad. The unit would constantly turn off and the fuse blew very quickly.
I suggest if you are looking for an offroad unit to be hardwired, try for a different GPS, such as a 60Csx or similar, which doesn't need the adapter. If it is just for onroad usage, you may be able to brace the cigarette adapter sufficently so it works ok.
There are a few posts on this topic in Adventure Rider if you want more info.
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