> An odd thing happened a couple of days ago. I turned on my Garmin > 12XL GPS unit to check it out and discovered that it would no longer > retain data when turned off. It acts as if the lithium backup battery > is > I finally finished the docs on mine. The only reference about the lithium batteries I found was that they're there and used to for retaining data. Any idea how long they're supposed to last? I presume they're in the back by that round screw thingie. I also assume that if you open it up you'll void whatever warranty it comes with. I further assume the battery gauge is for the alkaline batteries and not the lithium one(s). I also didn't see any reference to what kind of lithium batteries are being used. > The moral, if anyone here needs it, is that one should never depend on > a GPS unit as one's sole means of navigation. Learn to use a compass > and chart, and practice your dead reckoning skills. > I'll be using one to check out the other since I don't do either very well yet. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri May 22 1998 - 10:31:35 PDT
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