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Darwin::
I think you might have missed Greg's point!
there is a reason for a GPS being in 8 feet of water for four days. That's
the story I can hardly wait to hear!
Wayne Woollard
----- Original Message -----From: Darwin GirdauckisTo: Greg BulloughSent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 9:33 AMSubject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Lowrance Airmap 500 GPS----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----You're right there is more to the story but not
to the clean up. The case on the GPS 3 is water
proof to a shallow depth. The battery case area
is not. The electronics never got wet, just the batteries.
The push buttons & the gasket between the two halves
are all molded together into a rubber sheet that seals
the electronics in & the water out!
DarwinGreg Bullough wrote:
Okay, Darwin, there must be more to this story.Note that electronics often survive immersion like this.
Particularly if they run out of power or are turned off
(current flow prompts corrosion).However they also will experience problems down
the road. There are various resources which tell you
how to disassemble and 'bake out' immersed electronics
to try and ensure future longevity.Greg
At 08:29 PM 3/10/2005, Darwin Girdauckis wrote:
----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----Hi Joe!
My Garmin GPS 3 Pilot was under 8 feet of water
For four days. When I got it back, I opened the battery
compartment & the there was a lot of rust & crap inside.
I took it home & dried it off then took out the screws. There
wasn't a drop inside. I cleaned the case, & put it back together.
Then I put in a new set of batteries & tried it. It worked like
new. Didn't even loose the data base. If I ever buy another GPS
it will be a Garmin!!!
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