theDude
Maximum Pace
- Oct 7, 2011
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So I plugged in my 800 after my ride today, it starts up and starts looking for satellites. Hmm. Not what usually happens....
Try another USB plug. Same.
Try another computer. Same same.
crap.
Tried various forms of wiggling and re-doing ad jamming tissues in there to make sure it's OK.... got a couple other alerts like "device not recognized" on the Garmin something along the lines of "unsupported".
Random searching for help online.... Eventually came to the conclusion that the leads were corroded and required help, WD40 recommended.
So I sprayed it on a USB cable and 'lubed' the Garmin. Repeated once. Let dry for a superficial amount of time, then reconnected.
Failed with some weird error. Hmmm.
Try again. Bingo. All good.
So i've got this thing getting charged now, seems basically back to normal.
BUT. I don't really want to get stuck with this later when I don't have a convenient can of WD40 around.
Options....
- Somehow get it fixed. Not heard anything good about Garmin in this department tho.
- Buy another one? 810? Would also require buying a new set of maps I suppose. Ugh.
Any thoughts?
Try another USB plug. Same.
Try another computer. Same same.
crap.
Tried various forms of wiggling and re-doing ad jamming tissues in there to make sure it's OK.... got a couple other alerts like "device not recognized" on the Garmin something along the lines of "unsupported".
Random searching for help online.... Eventually came to the conclusion that the leads were corroded and required help, WD40 recommended.
So I sprayed it on a USB cable and 'lubed' the Garmin. Repeated once. Let dry for a superficial amount of time, then reconnected.
Failed with some weird error. Hmmm.
Try again. Bingo. All good.
So i've got this thing getting charged now, seems basically back to normal.
BUT. I don't really want to get stuck with this later when I don't have a convenient can of WD40 around.
Options....
- Somehow get it fixed. Not heard anything good about Garmin in this department tho.
- Buy another one? 810? Would also require buying a new set of maps I suppose. Ugh.
Any thoughts?