There is not enough current to charge the nuvi, especially once you work 
the cable loss on the little wires for any amount of distance.  If you 
check the archives there is a discussion of how to add a switching 
regulator which can give you the extra kick required.

p

On 2/19/2010 8:37 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> I probably should have asked this prior to wiring my Nuvi up to the OT-2 5 
> volt output, but how much power is available from the 5V regulator 
> externally?  Is it OK to run the Nuvi from the OT2 5V regulator?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Al
>
>    

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