March 27Mar 27 One of the contacts for the battery has corroded and broke. Anybody know a place to repair something like this? I have a lot of waypoints saved on it so marketplace isn’t a real option.
March 27Mar 27 22 minutes ago, Dahobbs said: Garmin still exists? They sell a ton of smart watches. I suppose the market for navigation is pretty dead, but not sure. And to answer the question, here's a repair guide and the comments have suggestions on finding parts.
March 27Mar 27 Author 2 hours ago, Dahobbs said: Garmin still exists? Barely. 5 billion in sales. 1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said: They sell a ton of smart watches. I suppose the market for navigation is pretty dead, but not sure. And to answer the question, here's a repair guide and the comments have suggestions on finding parts. Thats awesome, thanks!!!
March 27Mar 27 3 hours ago, markstanco said: Anybody know a place to repair something like this? Anthropology Museum?
March 28Mar 28 17 hours ago, TwiceHorn said: They sell a ton of smart watches. I suppose the market for navigation is pretty dead, but not sure. And to answer the question, here's a repair guide and the comments have suggestions on finding parts. Looks easier than changing an O2 sensor.
March 28Mar 28 On 3/27/2025 at 2:48 PM, Dahobbs said: Garmin still exists? They are a huge player in the aviation navigation market.
March 29Mar 29 They are a huge player in the aviation navigation market.Yeah, I look at planes on the web quite a bit and I get targeted ads for like $10k Garmin front mounted Doppler radars
March 30Mar 30 very popular for rally/desert/adventure/sail boat racing, Garmin isn't going anywhere.
March 31Mar 31 I have one of those hand held units like that I bought years ago, never really used. It was right when GPS started showing up in everybody's phone. I guess I should do something with it, when I find it again. It's here somewhere.
March 31Mar 31 I've had a lot of acid leak things that I was able to clean up if they weren't totally borked internally, with some spray electronic cleaner and a toothbrush, or maybe denatured alcohol. I have a Zoom HM recorder I wish I could fix that still works with an adapter, but not much good out in the field.
April 1Apr 1 Are you wanting to fix the gps to use it or rescue the gps coordinates?You might could solder an external triple battery holder into the +/- terminals and get the thing to turn in. Use whatever cable to download a waypoint file off the unit. Might not be usable in that condition but you might could save your data. Once you have the data you can upload to a gps app on your phone and use that. You might be able to upload directly into Garmin Explore. And yeah, Garmin pretty much owns the non-commercial marine and aviation markets.
April 3Apr 3 Author On 3/31/2025 at 8:21 PM, davidg said: Are you wanting to fix the gps to use it or rescue the gps coordinates? Both, really. I would like to still use it for mainly distance tracking.
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