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Went to use my montana on the powered rugged mount today and it wasnt charging it, checked the connections and fuses etc all ok, is there a way of testing which connector does what on the holder or even the unit itself, dont want to buy a new holder and its the unit or visa versa?

Don't know how to check but I have had issues with pins in cradle. Either stuck in or broke.

Also recently had a flat bike battery which meant there wasn't enough charge to power the Montana.

Hi GB these are the power pins on the rugged mount, one of the connecting spades to my ktm wiring vibed loose in morocco last oct, so I would check there.

Im hoping its the cradle not the unit, it is one of the first ones and has had a hard life.

qwerty wrote:Hi GB these are the power pins on the rugged mount, one of the connecting spades to my ktm wiring vibed loose in morocco last oct, so I would check there.

Thanks mate, will do.

Sorry, I meant to add you should get 14v with the bike running. I also wired mine into the Non-permanent (don't know if its the same on a 701)

I had this issue with mine a year or two back. I thought it was the mount, it wasn't it was the Montana but Garmin took a lot of persuading of that. If I put a bit of flex pressure on the Montana it would mount and charge but the slightest knock or vibration and it stopped being powered from the mount. To my mind clearly a fault in something like the PCB or a soldered joint somewhere. Garmin replaced it as it was still under guarantee (it was already a replacement).

Oh, and check the battery is fitted OK.

AustinW wrote:I had this issue with mine a year or two back. I thought it was the mount, it wasn't it was the Montana but Garmin took a lot of persuading of that. If I put a bit of flex pressure on the Montana it would mount and charge but the slightest knock or vibration and it stopped being powered from the mount. To my mind clearly a fault in something like the PCB or a soldered joint somewhere. Garmin replaced it as it was still under guarantee (it was already a replacement).

Oh, and check the battery is fitted OK.

I have no battery fitted, but they are the symptoms mine is showing, I will test the cradle tomorrow but the unit is way out of warranty if it is that.

qwerty wrote:Hi GB these are the power pins on the rugged mount, one of the connecting spades to my ktm wiring vibed loose in morocco last oct, so I would check there.

Normal for Roger...as a kid,he broke all his toys on Xmas morning and had nothing to play with in the afternoon. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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