Garmin 396 24-volt power?

Is the 24Volt system stepped down to 12Volt for the Cig lighter?
Check the auto/aircraft manual for that one.

There are not too many appliances that are ready to plug into 24Volt
systems.

Could always "smoke check" with a cheaper appliance.

BT

"Dan" wrote in message
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Does anyone know if the cigarette lighter plug that comes with the
Garmin 396 can be used on a 24-volt system (assuming it would
physically fit) The manual is vague on this.

--Dan

In my 28 volt plane the cigar lighter jack was wired in series with a low
ohmage power resistor. This was undoubtedly to allow the use of a standard
car-type 12 volt heater element in the lighter. With a GPS plugged into the
jack, I got 28 volts.

"BT" wrote in message
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Is the 24Volt system stepped down to 12Volt for the Cig lighter?

Originally Posted by BT

Is the 24Volt system stepped down to 12Volt for the Cig lighter?
Check the auto/aircraft manual for that one.

There are not too many appliances that are ready to plug into 24Volt
systems.

Could always "smoke check" with a cheaper appliance.

BT

"Dan" wrote in message
oups.com...
Does anyone know if the cigarette lighter plug that comes with the
Garmin 396 can be used on a 24-volt system (assuming it would
physically fit) The manual is vague on this.

--Dan

The Garmin 296, 396, and 496's are between 12 and 30 volts you don't have to step that down at all. just plug it in. Some cell phones and pdas you might burn up without a step down resister but for the most part there are a lot of items out there that will used more than 12 volts.