REFLECTOR: Garmin 296

[Scott Derrick]

What kind of GPS you using???

Scott

> In a message dated 11/23/2004 1:26:06 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> CBarber at texasattorney.net writes:
> I too love my Control Vision Anywhere Map. I have been using it for a
> couple
> of years and it is great.  The ONLY drawback as far as I am concerned is
> that
> you do need to maintain some "wire management".
> What is "wire management"?  If you mean the leeds in/out, there is only
> one
> connector on the bottom of the iPAC 5550.  I ran the cord from the plug
> under
> the panel, then cut off the "cigar" lighter plug, and hard wired
> everything in
> via a breaker for +.  The harness provided by Control Vision for this will
> only be used in the aircraft anyway as it has the leed out for the AP.  I
> have
> one coiled wire that plugs in the bottom of the iPAC then it's Velcrod to
> an
> angled aluminum bracket mounted on the counsel in front of the stick.
> Very clean
> setup.  You could keep the aircraft harness in tact for other aircraft use
> by
> installing a female power port plug behind the panel out of sight, and run
> to
> that.  I also purchased an additional DC plug for the auto.
>
> Of course if you rent, it's a different story, but still, not much
> different
> from a portable GPS as you still have to relocate the antenna (more wire)
> for
> good signal, and run the "cigar" lighter plug (more wire again) to a power
> port.
>
> TEC
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