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by DougJustDoug
Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:17 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What bike(s) do you ride?
Replies: 43
Views: 53500
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Re: What bike(s) do you ride?

Riding 40+ years; this was me last year out on tour in the Adirondaks in NY.

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by DougJustDoug
Sat Aug 06, 2022 4:43 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: XT charging & 40% brightness issues
Replies: 21
Views: 5708
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Re: XT charging & 40% brightness issues

I'm probably not the best person to answer since I'm not using the Garmin mount or wiring, but if there's a fuse in the wiring, perhaps it's blown? Was it charging and then stopped, or has it never charged?
by DougJustDoug
Tue Jun 21, 2022 2:02 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: XT charging & 40% brightness issues
Replies: 21
Views: 5708
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Re: XT charging & 40% brightness issues

For historical purposes, I've since installed an OEM-optional 12V outlet in my bike's dashboard, switched by the ignition thru a relay. I've since been using that outlet to power my XT via a flush-mount dual USB adapter plug, using a coiled USB power cord with 90-degree plugs on each end. I've ridde...
by DougJustDoug
Sun May 01, 2022 12:59 am
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: XT charging & 40% brightness issues
Replies: 21
Views: 5708
United States of America

Re: XT charging & 40% brightness issues

My power bank has 2.4 amp output. It appears on the face of things that the XT isn't pulling from the power bank (even though the battery icon shows it's charging). I assumed that as the XT's internal battery discharged, it would draw power from the power bank. I'm no electrician, so perhaps that's ...
by DougJustDoug
Tue Apr 26, 2022 11:01 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: XT charging & 40% brightness issues
Replies: 21
Views: 5708
United States of America

XT charging & 40% brightness issues

Warning: XT newbie question ahead. I haven't yet had the opportunity to wire it up to the bike, so I've been powering my XT thru its USB port with an Anker brand power bank and Garmin's provided USB cable. With screen on 100% brightness with no timeout set, WiFi and BT off, and no navigation running...
by DougJustDoug
Fri Apr 22, 2022 3:37 pm
Forum: Newbies
Topic: Hello from the Delaware colony!
Replies: 1
Views: 816
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Hello from the Delaware colony!

Rode for 40+ years with Analog Positioning System (maps), then tried cell phone with off-line mapping for a few years, but now decided to try my first stand-alone m/c GPS. The XT may have more capability than I need, but I got a good deal on one. I hope the XT brain trust will forgive any stupid que...