Routing power to a Garmin 74sv on the Dashboard

[Joejazz]

Hello,

I have a 2015 AR 190 and adding a Garmin. Question; are there power connectors inside the helm console? Is a simple Y-cable all that’s needed? If not what is best practice to route from behind the stereo? Is there a means to route power from one console to the other? This is how the previous owner left the area behind the stereo when he added speakers.

 

[Babin Farms]

Hello,

I have a 2015 AR 190 and adding a Garmin. Question; are there power connectors inside the helm console? Is a simple Y-cable all that’s needed? If not what is best practice to route from behind the stereo? Is there a means to route power from one console to the other? This is how the previous owner left the area behind the stereo when he added speakers.
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I used the power that used to feed the OE depth gauge seeing it was inoperable.

 

[Beachcampin]

Hello,

I have a 2015 AR 190 and adding a Garmin. Question; are there power connectors inside the helm console? Is a simple Y-cable all that’s needed? If not what is best practice to route from behind the stereo? Is there a means to route power from one console to the other? This is how the previous owner left the area behind the stereo when he added speakers.
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are you going to want to add any other mods in the helm area? If so, it may make sense to install a new fuse box in that area and run power directly there from your battery switch. This is what I ended up doing. Cleaner install I think and I dislike inline fuses because you always seem to forget one; this way its in one place.

 

[212s]

If you're not adding anything else, and you have a 12v cigarette lighter style plug, you can tap into that line to run the Garmin. I did it for my Axiom plotter as it only draws 10watts max (1amp) and the circuit is usually a 5-10amp line.