+Centex Trekker Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Whenever I have my 76CSx hooked up to my PC via USB, the backlight is on. If I forget to turn it off, will the backlight fail (burn out) over a period of time? Quote Link to comment
indygpser Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 (edited) If I forget to turn it off, will the backlight fail (burn out) over a period of time? Well, over a long period of time, yes, but we are talking about 11.41 years. The LED backlight is rated for 100,000 hours for all Garmin units. This equates to 11.41 years of continuous use. Therefore, it would be very rare for an LED to fail. I've never had a backlight burn out in any electronic device I have ever owned. Edited July 23, 2006 by indygpser Quote Link to comment
gpstrekkers Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 The display backlight on my 60cs quit working. The keys still lit up. I wouldn't think that it burned out. Garmin didn't say and they replaced under warranty. Quote Link to comment
+Centex Trekker Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 The display backlight on my 60cs quit working. The keys still lit up. I wouldn't think that it burned out. Garmin didn't say and they replaced under warranty. Since the LED is rated for such a long life, as a former electronics tech, I'd say it had a bad connection somewhere. Quote Link to comment
+GOT GPS? Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 The two main ways to kill a GPS Backlight, are to give the GPS too much shock treatment over it's lifetime, and surges of power when plugging it in external power, and when starting up the car. The quality can be somewhat random on any production line, such that one GPSmap60Cx will be just about perfect, but another GPSmap60Cx will be a lemon. Quote Link to comment
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