WTB – Garmin Legend usb cable

[Grandma & Grandpa]

Gram & I have an older Legend that came with a serial cable for downloading caches. No serial connectors on computers any more… Anybody have a usb cable for this GPSr that you’d like to unload? I can find them new on eBay & Amazon, but thought I’d check here first for a better bargain!

Thanks, Cheap ole Chris & Jim

[CodeJunkie]

I have a Legend and it uses a standard mini-usb plug. I’ve picked up a number of these standard cables over the years from various “appliances”. I’ve also bought a couple at the local dollar store for $1 each. Thinking this might be a quick score at the local dollar store for you if this is the type of cable you’re looking for.

I know the Garmin OEM version of the cable comes with the noise reducer built into it, but I’ve never had a problem with the off the shelf usb cables.

[Grandma & Grandpa]

This is an older one that does not work with the standard usb cables. It has a flat 4-contact plug about 1/2″ wide with a small locator prong. The GPS works good, but we’d like to download coordinates sometimes rather than manually programming.

[gkrone]

I think I have an extra one. You will still need a USB to 9 pin adapter. I picked one up off the internet a few years ago for just a few dollars.

Poke me in a couple days if you do not hear from me.

[zoesbrother]

I have the same thing and had to pick up the serial to USB adaptor when I first got the GPS. Works just fine.

[gkrone]

Finally found it!!! Just like this one on Amazon. you will still need a serial adapter.

Let me know if you are still interested and we can work out the details. you can contact me through my gc.com profile gkrone.[/url]

[Grandma & Grandpa]

Thanks, gkrone. The interface cable you show looks like the one I have. But by the sounds of it, I think I’ll try to go with the usb-serial adapter to add to my cable, rather than start over with an actual usb cable for my Legend.

I appreciate all of your comments and experiences, friends. I had to get out the old Legend we’ve had since starting geocaching. The last several years I’ve had access to a GPSr from work that has a few more features. But that is not available any more, so we move forward by going back to the beginning with technology!

cYa, Jim & Chris

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