GARMIN 010-10268-00 Cigarette Lighter/PC Cable Adapter

So Garmin has fixed this problem by making a Cigarette Adapter and PC Interface cord that attaches to your Garmin GPS.
Now you can cruise around all day with all of the features of your Garmin GPS turned on, and don't have to worry about the batteries dying. I think that is a big plus.

My only complaint is that I wish the cord was longer. It's good length, but some how I feel that I am going to need a longer cord one day and it's going to annony me that it is not.

So, if you drive alot with your Garmin GPS, get this and save money on batteries.


Nice product that should be included in the GPS unit.   October 2, 2001
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This is a nice product that can charge your GPS unit and connect to your laptop. The only question i have is why Garmin doesn't include it with the GPS unit. The emap unit comes with the serial cabel anyway, it shouldn't cost much more to upgrade it with this. Instead we need to buy it seperately and have one extra PC cable wasted....


Functional and Well-Built   September 30, 2001
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I regularly carry my eTrex GPS from vehicle to vehicle and connect it to my laptop everyday for downloading waypoints and track information. This cable makes it easy to utilize my etrex regardless of the environment. Best of all, the cable is sturdily made and looks like it will last for many more trips. This is also the only cable that will allow you to both power your GPS and connect it to a computer while in a vehicle, as must if you plan on using mapping software in the car.


Terminals subject to damage   July 30, 2001
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

It's a marvelous idea, but when you're using the plug-in adaptor in your car (particularly a small car like my Jeep), there's a really good chance the PC plug can be damaged by being stepped on or whatever. Perhaps a better idea would be to make each adaptor so that it could be plugged into a socket at the point where they join into the main cable going to the eTrex. That way, you could simply leave each plug inserted into or near its appropriate device. Despite this, potentially serious, flaw the device worked well and was, I feel, worth the money and then some. Batteries do get expensive.


A Must Have for Road Trips   March 1, 2001
 31 out of 32 found this review helpful

This cable combines the cigarette-lighter adapter and the pc-data cable into one harness. If you want to go on roadtrips, this accessory is a must have. There is only one cable connector on the Garmin eTrex GPS receivers - you can only connect one accessory. That means that if you want to have the cigarette-lighter adapter and the pc-data cable attached, this is the only way to do it! I also highly recommend DeLorme Map Pack 8.0 which includes Street Atlas USA 8.0 and AAA Map'n'Go 6.0.