Re: Garmin 60C leaking

"GSV Three Minds in a Can" <GSV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My 60C went out in the rain for the first time today - not hardly a
> torrential monsoon, nor even a Texas thunderstorm, but still reasonably
> heavy. After a couple of hours I noticed water inside the unit - at the
> bottom of the screen, as if it had got in through the keyboard area. After
> another hour or so (yes, I was using it, so I was pressing buttons etc.)
> it basically quit working - most buttons wouldn't work, then screen went
> wonky (some colours different, every second scan line missing), then it
> claimed 'poor satellite reception' and quit.
>
> Has anyone else seen this, or do I have a uniquely defective unit? I
> thought it was supposed to be waterproof at least to 'use in the rain'
> level. I've set is aside to dry out - the screen and satellite reception
> are back to normal, the keyboard has yet to resume proper functioning -
> although it has never been great (especially the 4 way button, which often
> had a mind of its own anyway).
>
> I wonder if there is some sort of membrane behind the keyboard which has
> ruptured? All the other seals look to be OK, and the first drop of water
> which showed up inside definitely looked muddy-ish, which is why I'm
> thinking keyboard (the keyboard is the bit that gets muddy from grubby
> fingers). You can see the extent of the misting up at:
>
> http://www.quik.clara.co.uk/wet_60c.jpg
>
> and that's after it has been drying out for a couple of hours. Obviously a
> GPS handset that doesn't work in the rain is not exactly #1 on every
> explorers' wish list, but maybe I was optimistic in equating 'submersible
> for 30 minutes to 1 meter' with 'will work Ok in rain'??
>
> --
> GSV Three Minds in a Can
> Contact recommends the use of Firefox; SC recommends it at gunpoint.

I am not sure about your unit but I saw this warning that came with a Timex
watch that is water resistant to 100m:

"WARNING: TO MAINTAIN WATER-RESISTANCE, DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS UNDER
WATER."

Has anyone else had the problem described by GSV? Should Garmin also make a
similar warning?


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