Yep, works like a charm. If you are on internal battery, that is the voltage shown, if you are on charger or lighter plug power, that is what it shows. I also set my alarm to tell me if the voltage goes below 12.5 while in flight, early warning I have a charging problem.
--- In [email protected], "Donald" <dongen...@...> wrote: > > > > You should not have to remove the internal battery according to my reading > the manual. Are you positive you were getting contact thru the lighter plug? > I will try mine on the car lighter in the morning to test mine and let you > know.. > > --- In [email protected], "bbartsey" <bbartsey@> wrote: > > > > I did it too. My voltage shows 7-8 volts with the battery installed in the > > GPS (296) so I assume I should take the internal GPS battery out to read > > bus voltage from the battery. I have mine hooked up to a cigarette lighter > > outlet. I'll try taking the GPS battery out tomorrow and see what happens. > > Bart > > > > --- In [email protected], "Donald" <DonGeneda@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I DID IT!!!I DID IT!!! Just followed Hartmuts instructions, and now I > > > have Voltage on my Garmin 296. Darn that is swell, and saves me a > > > voltmeter as well. Thanks Hartmut - for pointing that out AND telling us > > > how to do it. I am showing 7.6 volts in the handheld mode. Now I am > > > going to set the alarm to tell me when flying if it falls below 12.5 I > > > think. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Hartmut Beil <hbeil@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On popular request, here is how it is done on a Garmin 196 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First navigate to the display you want the voltage field be shown. > > > > > > > > I am using my favorite display for VFR cross country, that is the > > > > compass rose, essential a DG , but better. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There I hit the menu button and choose "change Data fields" > > > > > > > > > > > > Then I hilite the field that I want to replace. In the image below > > > > Voltage is hilighted. > > > > > > > > On yours another field will be needed to be hilighted, since you don't > > > > have Voltage there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now I choose With what to replace --> Voltage. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Enter , done , close all menus and you are setup. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Repeat this for every screen you want to see the voltage in. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does that work for you guys? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hartmut > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To: DonGeneda@; [email protected] > > > > From: ebenguiat1@ > > > > Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:38:48 -0500 > > > > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Charging > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a 696, and where in heck do you read voltage. > > > > What page is it on please. And if it is on a particular page that would > > > > mean I would have to occasionally get to that page on my gps to read > > > > the voltage. That's not for me. I want to scan my panel and continually > > > > see it all at each scan > > > > Prof. Ed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. > > > > https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 > > > > > > > > > >
