In a message dated 6/2/2005 11:32:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com writes: I have yet to have any "waterproof" electronic device last more than 18 months before complete failure due to water infiltration. This includes several radios (not West) and 3 GPSs. It does look like stricter testing standards are starting to be applied to some of the radios out there. I hope my luck improves. Last week I received both our Standard Horizon HX260's after they were repaired/replaced by Standard. You guessed it: water ingress! They are both less than a year old. I too can be a bit of a retaliatory consumer, but kayaking is really tough on electronics so I tend to be a bit more sympathetic to the manufacturer. West Marine is doing something about it, so let's see if their remedies work. If not, contact them and let them know. You might be surprised to find them sympathetic to the consumer. *It was only a 4 foot wave I launched through! Surely this waterproof radio can handle that?* : ) Rob G *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jun 02 2005 - 11:41:31 PDT
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:31:21 PDT