Leonard_Smith_nz
Active Member
All,
I've panel mounted my Airmap 1000. As one would 'reasonably' expect I cut off the cigarette lighter connector and plumbed the power straight into the 12V supply (with a breaker for protection).
This morning I read that the unit requires 6 Volts DC and that my (by now long since) discarded cigarette lighter unit actually contains an internal voltage regulator. This has come as a bit of a surprise to me as the Garmin units that I've worked with in the past accepts 12-32 VDC (from memory).
Anyone here tried the Airmap 1000 directly off 12V? Does it have internal protection?
Bugger.....
Regards,
Leonard
RV6 in New Zealand
I've panel mounted my Airmap 1000. As one would 'reasonably' expect I cut off the cigarette lighter connector and plumbed the power straight into the 12V supply (with a breaker for protection).
This morning I read that the unit requires 6 Volts DC and that my (by now long since) discarded cigarette lighter unit actually contains an internal voltage regulator. This has come as a bit of a surprise to me as the Garmin units that I've worked with in the past accepts 12-32 VDC (from memory).
Anyone here tried the Airmap 1000 directly off 12V? Does it have internal protection?
Bugger.....
Regards,
Leonard
RV6 in New Zealand