Street Pilot 2610 power cord (no more voice instructions)

I've owned my Street Pilot 2610 since 2003. The speaker on the cord
seems to have died or perhaps the connection to the speaker is
internally severed. I no longer get voice instructions - regarding of
volume setting.
The problem used to be intermitent, but now permanent.
I like my Garmin unit but I would rather avoid spending almost $30 for
a replacement cord.
Does anyone know if these can be repaired? I have an engineering
background.
Does the speaker have a direct connection to the Garmin via the pin
connector or is their some chip that drives the speaker inside the
cord that could have fried?

On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:23:03 -0800 (PST), techman41973 wrote:


I just looked at a 2610 speaker/power plug.

The cover is held on by four Phillips screws (or maybe 5 if there's one
under the label).

Given your engineering background, perhaps you could remove those
screws[1] and answer the question for your yourself. You could then even
post what you learn for the edification of the denizens of this NG :-)

I won't bother - for one thing, it's not my Garmin, so I don't have
permission :-)

[1] They're small - you'd need a jeweler's screwdriver. If you don't
have any, it's a good excuse to buy a set :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

You might want to check on Ebay.

On 1/31/2011 9:23 PM, techman41973 wrote:


I agree with what Gene said. I would also do a Google Search for the
schematic for that cord. It's out there, I know it is, as I found it
when I was still using my 2610's. That will give you the pin outs.

Now let me think aloud and you answer the questions and follow where
they take you - only you can...

1) Intermittent problem before crapping out altogether? Which was
getting jostled around more? The 2610 or the cigarette lighter cable?

2) Bad connection on the sliding connector attaching the cord? Clean
with a bit of alcohol? LIGHTLY, very LIGHTLY, burnish the contacts with
a BRAND NEW pencil eraser

3) was there a lot of flexing of the cord?

All of the above would be in line with your symptoms. Rarely does
something like this go intermittent due to something other than a
mechanical failure. If the electronics go, typically they go early on
in the life of the equipment and they go totally.