Garmin warning!

[limewave]

DH has had problems with his since I got it for him 2 years ago. We assumed it was some kind of reception problem, good to know it's not just us! I'm calling customer service today.

[Tokie]

Sorry to hear about your demon Garmin. I have odd problems with mine, my husband's - never! I say that my Garmin hates me. This summer I got the auto shut off problem too, on my tour from Wyoming through South Dakota. Then I noticed that it never shut off while my bike was at rest (eating yet another another truckstop meal). My mounting plate had a teensy bit of play in it. We replaced the plate, rock solid, but it will still shut itself off if I am on some really really washboard road. Next time I'm riding on super rough stuff, I may secure the Garmin in my pocket to save my frustration. tokie

[smilingcat]

From the sound of things, if it is losing connection intermittently from the battery, a quick way to fix that is to add a "super cap" across the battery terminals. It would add about $1.00 to the production cost. Why don't one of you suggest that to Garmin when you talk to their rep.

Sometimes, a simple solution is the best. Sometimes, engineers just can't see the obvious. I should know I work with whole bunch of the most pig headed/obnoxious/sutbborn men I've ever known.

smilingcat

[dachshund]

Well darn. I've had mine a month and it's done this once already. Now I know what creates those maps that have a long straight line in them, which I see on motionbased sometimes. So maybe it isn't something that develops over time.

[Thorn]

Fascinating. I have had a 305 for two years and a 705 for the last couple of months. I had problems with the 305 not charging from the USB cable (actually discharging), but not the shut off problem.

When I saw this posting I did a double take to make sure you were referring to the Edge. Several years ago (as in just about when hand held GPS units became consumer affordable) we had a Garmin that took regular batteries that had the problem. People shimmed their battery connectors with foil. Heck, the batteries could dislodge while hiking.

I'm sorry for those that have the problem (and glad {knock on wood} my units don't exhibit the problem), but I'm really surprised given the historical track record Garmin has had with battery pick-ups that they wouldn't have solved it when the released a unit designed to bumped down the road. Sad....it really is a neat product....most of the time...

[Popoki_Nui]

Interesting thread. I have a Garmin 60Cx that does (did) the same thing...random shut-offs due to vibration when I have it mounted on my bike. I don't use mine for training but for geocaching, so lost data isn't an issue, but it *is* annoying just the same.
I bent out the battery contacts inside the battery bay without taking the case apart. Also added a thin piece of foam to the inside of the battery cover to press on the batteries and keep them in place. Seems to be working fine now.

[Geonz]

This confirms my suspicion that they're Not Ready for Prime Time. I hate buying beta versions - especially when there's no reason to believe they're actually every going to acknowledge, much less address, the bugs.

It's Paper Maps for Me in the Meantime.

[melissam]

Oh no. I'm talking about later after I'd rescued him and after we descended to the Phantom Shop and after all of us, even Bubba, talked to him about electrolytes at the rest stop. He still tried to keep up with you and Kim on that last climb. Silly boy. Slow learner, but nice guy. He yelled hello at me later when I was waiting at the falls for poor crash-damaged Bubba to get over that last climb not knowing the rest of you had found some lovely shade with LeeBob.

Oh, I didn't realize that Keith made a second attempt at following us up the hill. (I was too busy focusing on keeping the pedals turning and the sweat out of my eyes.)

And that LeeBob -- he finds the BEST places to hang out!

This confirms my suspicion that they're Not Ready for Prime Time. I hate buying beta versions - especially when there's no reason to believe they're actually every going to acknowledge, much less address, the bugs.

It's Paper Maps for Me in the Meantime.

Sue,

It's not all bad! I don't regret buying my Garmin, because to me, the good far outweighs the bad.

- Melissa

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

http://www.compuplus.com/i-Garmin-Ed...bs95ld22391fb9

$383 Garmin 705 w/Heart monitor!

I've had my 705 (THIS 705 from the above link) for a month now and haven't experienced any problems ...knock on wood!

I love this toy!! So much fun.. I went adventuring last weekend and found a 16% hill. I decided to make a day of it and hit all the hills I could. LOL

I rode a personal best this past month with my Garmin. 518 miles in 30 days.

[TahoeDirtGirl]

Wow, I bought one of these about a year ago from REI and returned it within a few wks because it just wouldn't work right AND it was turning off. I couldn't understand how I rode 2 hours and only went 4 miles?! Good to know it wasn't just me. But I feel for the people that have been relying on it. That's not right, they should figure out how to fix it.

[maillotpois]

DH has now broken his open and is fixing the contacts.

http://forums.motionbased.com/smf/in...=6566.msg42076

Not for the faint of heart (I hate breaking things open), but it seems to be going very smoothly.

[SadieKate]

OMG!

[maillotpois]

It seems to have been a good thing. He's gone to get glue now. He wanted me to email you the link, but since you've seen it, I won't.

ETA: I went back and see that gnat originally posted that link. I didn't pay attention because I wasn't aware he was having those problems, and I am not having those problems with mine.

See also this:

http://auberger.com/archives/2008/06...-edge-305-woes