Re: Cable for GPS

Gil Baron wrote:
Can anyone tell of a good cable to connect my Palm TX to a Garmin GPS12-XL which uses the round connector? I got one from PC-Mobile but
it does not work, It forces a Hot Sync attemt when plugged to TX and
there is no way to stop that, They said it might be shorted and would
send another. It has been 15 days and no cable so would not buy from
these guys again as they will not compensate until SIX weeks with no
delivery! HELP , I badly need a cable. I hope they are not a monopoly
on this.1



Only a guess, but I wonder if you need some sort of null modem adapter (a device which will cross connect certain lines)?

Some of the newer Garmin units use the same style of serial cable for RS-232 (e.g., the 60Cx). So the age of your 12XL should not prevent you from finding a suitable cable.

From the gpsinformation site, here are a couple of sources:

http://gpsinformation.net/main/josecabl.htm

http://www.blue-hills-innovations.com/blmstr.htm

http://pfranc.com/

http://www.wolfesgps.com/store/

Phil
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