>> The question was raised about the relative ability of the battery box to hold out water. I know, I brought it up, but another Garmin unit was described as not waterproof. I believe that not even splash resistant was mentioned. Having my Etrex sitting beside me as I read the post, I decided to do an experiment. >> I tested my first Garmin 12XL by submerging it in about half a meter of water for about an hour. At the end of the period the electronics seemed fine, but a little water had seeped into the battery compartment. I now carry it in a watertight plastic pouch. The unit eventually failed for other reasons (a big batch of bad backup batteries). Warning: Do this *before* the warranty runs out! Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 02 2000 - 11:54:44 PST
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