Re: GPSmap 76CS broken battery contact

Roy Lewallen wrote:
One of the spring battery contacts in my 76CS broke at the point where
it bends over, and the unit is less than 2 years old -- but out of
warranty of course. Has anyone else had this happen?

I had it happen to one of the contacts on my eMap when it was about 3
or 4 years old. Turned out to be a blessing in disguise since I was
able to directly substitute a real spring contact from an old broken
Mini-Maglite. The spring completely cured the intermittent problem I'd
been having with the unit shutting down under strong vibration.

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