I use an Etrex Legend and have found that although my battery compartment stays dry, the contacts for the PC cable or 12 volt adaptor cable, seem to pick up some corrosion from the salt air and/or occasional dunking. Any tips for this problem? Steve Holtzman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evan Dallas" <Evan_Dallas_at_notes.ntrs.com> > > I tried the trick someone on this list mentioned (sorry, > whoever you are, your name escapes me) about using electrical tape around > the battery compartment (since I find it awkward to use, kept in a bag). > Worked great. Despite one quick dunking and lots of splashing -- no water > at all got in the battery compartment. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Aug 05 2002 - 14:45:11 PDT
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