Oh yes, the waterproof issue. Garmin insists that they are indeed 100% waterproof. I insist that my Street Pilot *is* full of water. After a week of drying out all the pieces after dumping the water out, it does work but the screen has several horizontal lines across it that makes the screen a bit hard to read. I plan to have it replaced one of these days.
Glenn
At 06:37 AM 03/27/2001 -0600, Shorty@ShortyPen.com wrote: > > The fundamental problem is that you can't make anything battery powered > > truely watertight - the batteries outgas as they discharge. > >I have a couple of truely waterproof flashlights.... but they do have >extra interior volume to them, I assume to let the gas expand. > > > > The tradeoff > > garmin makes is that their battery compartment is as water resistant as > > possible, while the electronics compartment is watertight (and even > nitrogen > > filled in some cases, I believe). > >That is great news! I was afraid that a leaking battery or water from >the battery case might destory the unit. Makes me even happier with my >GPS. > >David
Glenn Nash, St. Louis, Mo . CM #001, 1982 GoldWIng 1100
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