Fitting garmin 590

[Animal]

Hi, i will be fitting my 590 when i get back from my holiday.  My question is,  can i wire the power lead straight to the battery.  I have the standard Trophy not the SE. I realise it will be live all the time, but when i get off the bike the sat nav will come off too. So there won't be any drain on the battery when the bike isn't used.  Thanks guys.

[johnbut]

Yes that's how I have done mine, no problems.

[Animal]

Excellent.  Thank you. There shouldn't be any problems as there is an in line fuse anyway isn't there x

[Coconut]

.... or you could splice into the wires feeding the Power socket in the Glove box -

They are easily accessible after removing the 2 screws holding the Glove box in place
( one outside and one inside ) and removng the glove box
( which is also held in at the front edge by two pegs pushed into rubber grommets,
so after removing the screws, pull the glove box up and backwards to disengage them ).

That power supply is live only when the Ignition is On,
so you're Garmin would Power Up and Down with the Ignition 

[Animal]

Didn't think of that. That's a better idea. Thanks x

[Animal]

If I'm using that socket to charge my phone etc, and running the sat nav off the same supply. Will it be ok. Or could it blow a  fuse.

[trophied]

Without looking up the amp draw on the 590 my guess would be there is no way the Garmin and Phone could possibly overload the 12V socket since a 12V plug to USB adapter generally only furnish a max of 2.1A to power a phone or other device.  According to the 3BR Powersports website their waterproof USB's can furnish 2.1A and will power most phones, tablets, mp3 players, and gps', with the exception of Samsung tablets and Blackberrys that need a special cable.  So a phone and a gps would likely only be a max draw of not more than 4.2A.  According to the the owner's manual the auxilliary power sockets are all rated at 10A.  I think you're safe.

[Animal]

Thats great. Thank you so much for your comprehensive answer.  I'll wire the 590 through the 12v socket.