Re: [Paddlewise] GPS waterproofness

From: Nick Schade <schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 17:06:48 -0400
I have had a condensation problem with my Etrex Vista. I have always 
kept it in a waterproof bag and I think that may be part of the 
problem. The "waterproof" bag is one of those with the roll down top 
from Voyageur and like all roll down tops it is more splash resistant 
than truly waterproof and if it gets splashed alot, a little humidity 
eventually works its way in. If this humidity builds up it seems to 
force humidity into the GPS. It got to the point with mine that the 
front cursor botton did not work properly. I could get it to work by 
rinsing with fresh water, then that didn't work. Recently I've dowsed 
it with tuner cleaner and it is working again. I have had some luck 
operating it without the "waterproof" bag and will continue to try it 
that way.
Nick


At 2:04 PM -0400 8/5/02, FoldingBoats_at_aol.com wrote:
>  Over the last two weeks I
>noticed that when there were drops of water on the screen and the unit was in
>full sunlight, there appeared areas of condensation on the inside of the
>screen -- or between two layers of the screen at least. Is this a common
>problem? Is it worth discussing with Garmin?
>
>Best regards,
>Ralph
-- 
Nick Schade
Guillemot Kayaks
824 Thompson St
Glastonbury, CT 06033
(860) 659-8847
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