Hello everybody, I have a problem to transfer maps from one GPS to another. Here is what happened. I bought an eTrex Legend HCx in 2008. I registered the...
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Bill Fuhrmann
bill_fuhrmann
Jun 3, 2011 6:36 pm
Have you contacted Garmin customer service? What did they say? The newer maps are locked to the GPS unit. I don't know if you can prove that the unit is dead...
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Juan Cristian NĂșĂ...
HNunez@...
Jun 3, 2011 6:57 pm
Dear Laurent What you described is no surprise to me, the contrary would have surprised me. It's all protected against un-allowed copying using the serial...
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Antonello
ant1606
Jun 6, 2011 2:32 pm
I've been using my Vista HCx for three years without problems. The other day I've noticed an inconsistent elevation reading and, as usual - and it always...
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jparkerg@...
jparkerg
Jun 15, 2011 1:28 am
Thanks to the archived discussions here, I was able to sleuth a bit on my loosening rubber gasket. What I didn't find however, is a preferred solvent for the...
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Bruce
coanbru
Jun 15, 2011 3:26 pm
Please post what you find. My first bad rubber gasket was still under warranty so Garmin did the fix. My current Etrex just started coming apart. Thanks!...
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JabbaTHutt
jabba_thut
Jun 15, 2011 3:34 pm
That sticky stuff is tape, its part of the water proofing ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Bill Fuhrmann
bill_fuhrmann
Jun 15, 2011 4:53 pm
I would be hesitant about removing the sealing tape under the rubber piece. It seems to stay attached well and does the sealing job well. I called Garmin...
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jparkerg@...
jparkerg
Jun 15, 2011 6:32 pm
So Bill, are you suggesting that something......oh say,......like Gorilla glue might be applied without removing the adhesive remains of the sealing tape? I...
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Bill Fuhrmann
bill_fuhrmann
Jun 15, 2011 7:38 pm
I am suggesting that you leave the tape that they use to seal the unit on. Garmin's customer service rep was hinting to use gorilla glue without actually...
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jparkerg@...
jparkerg
Jun 15, 2011 7:56 pm
I think I'll give it a try. I'm going to try to NOT remove the rubber gasket entirely -- just the upper section that is seriously separating from the body of...
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Antonello
ant1606
Jun 15, 2011 8:19 pm
The outer rubber band annoyed me for too long a time and last week I decided to do something with my three-years-old Vista HCx. Removing the rubber band...
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Hugo Van de Velde
hugoriga
Jun 16, 2011 1:13 pm
... Excuse me, but TESA is GERMAN, not Italian......
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JabbaTHutt
jabba_thut
Jun 16, 2011 2:36 pm
You have to leave that sealing tape on there it will seal the unit and the buttons from whatever you use to put the rubber back on with. Silicone glue, been...
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Juan Cristian NĂșĂ...
HNunez@...
Jun 16, 2011 4:40 pm
Der sogenannte TESA-FILM De: etrex@yahoogroups.com [mailto:etrex@yahoogroups.com] En nombre de Hugo Van de Velde Enviado el: Jueves, 16 de Junio de 2011 10:13...
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Antonello
ant1606
Jun 16, 2011 4:40 pm
The box says "Beiersdorf SpA, Milano". German company, made in Italy. It doesn't really matter, I mentioned it as a note to users in Northamerica....
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DR.B
dr_barger
Jun 20, 2011 5:35 pm
I think the problem is with the band material rather than with the glue. The surface is too slick. Even if you rough it up with sandpaper, the glue just peels...
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Barry Kemp
brewmeister5083
Jul 19, 2011 7:12 pm
I own 2 etrex for APRS work in EMCOMM. All the ideas i can come up with are a great help for me and to share with others and make people think I am really...
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Mr.Perfik
skysurfer_uk
Aug 1, 2011 5:28 pm
I had that on my last flight. 8000'? Don't think so. Then the penny dropped [:O] , it was working off the barometer. Garmin need to let us choose 1) to turn...
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Bill Fuhrmann
bill_fuhrmann
Aug 4, 2011 2:41 pm
People: Please send that request to Garmin via their site. This really needs a choice to turn it off on the etrex Vista (H,C,x) units. We currently only have...
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Coalbunny
html5lover
Aug 4, 2011 6:55 pm
I rarely pay much attention to the barometric pressure as it is, considering where I use it. The BP varies so much. c ... -- "If we don't believe in freedom...
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Bill Fuhrmann
bill_fuhrmann
Aug 4, 2011 7:50 pm
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 1:55 PM, Coalbunny ... That is the issue. The Vista will NOT ignore it. It will always use it in it's altitude calculations. At...
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Coalbunny
html5lover
Aug 4, 2011 8:41 pm
I have not done so, but it may benefit to contact the people at http://www.firecache.com/ and get their comments on this problem. Wildland firefighters have to...
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Bill Fuhrmann
bill_fuhrmann
Aug 5, 2011 12:11 pm
feel free to contact them but I wouldn't hold my breath for an answer. They need reliable equipment, which the etrex is, but i suspect they don't give a *(%...
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Coalbunny
html5lover
Aug 5, 2011 5:03 pm
I have no reason to ask about the barometer problem as I rarely use it. But I know from back in the days when I did a season as a wildland firefighter, yes...
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Robert Martin
ruralslicker
Aug 8, 2011 8:28 pm
Has anyone in recent times successfully updated the firmware on an old green Garmin eTrex Venture to the most recent V5.2.0? If you have, how did you do it? I...
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Bill Fuhrmann
bill_fuhrmann
Aug 31, 2011 6:40 pm
Etrex, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Bill Bill Fuhrmann Standards Engineer - Manufacturing Engineer at no company at present ...
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Hugo Van de Velde
hugoriga
Aug 31, 2011 8:17 pm
Thank You ! It's been so long (about a week) since I got one of these f*cking LinkedIn Invitations I was getting afraid they had forgotten about me......
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Bill Fuhrmann
bill_fuhrmann
Aug 31, 2011 9:40 pm
I apologise for linked in spamming my contacts without my permission. I am sending them a complaint. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jerome B Newell
jeromenz2003
Sep 1, 2011 2:37 pm
Greetings from New Zealand, I am retired, partly disabled and decided to ride a bicycle as a means of improving my health and restoring my overall fitness. ...
