ZeMartelo Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Does anyone else with this has the same problem? I am not sure if my unit has become defective or if its caused by the latest beta, but my unit shuts down what looks like randomly but from experimentation by shaking the unit. When the unit is on if I shake it alot it will shut off. It also shuts down when the unit is on and I press the power button to change the brightness and stuff. It doesnt do it all the time. Batteries are fresh so it should not be a problem with the batteries (nimh). Anyone else with similar problems before I contact Garmin? Quote Link to comment
+bobandrobin Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Does anyone else with this has the same problem? I am not sure if my unit has become defective or if its caused by the latest beta, but my unit shuts down what looks like randomly but from experimentation by shaking the unit. When the unit is on if I shake it alot it will shut off. It also shuts down when the unit is on and I press the power button to change the brightness and stuff. It doesnt do it all the time. Batteries are fresh so it should not be a problem with the batteries (nimh). Anyone else with similar problems before I contact Garmin? Maybe, kinda....I have a 550T w/3.71 and one day the unit shut down for no apparent reason. When I powered it back up the battery charge indicated no charge, I could have sworn the batteries were fresh. These were the nimh ones that came with the unit. I haven't used these batteries since and the problem hasn't resurfaced. I figured bad batteries and forgot about it till reading your post. Quote Link to comment
ZeMartelo Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 did some more testing and it looks like just taping on the device causes it to shut down... I am more and more convinced that it might be an hardware problem and not software... Quote Link to comment
ZeMartelo Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 (edited) No else having problems with the 550? Edited August 8, 2010 by ZeMartelo Quote Link to comment
+Styk Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 (edited) Does it exhibit the same behavior when powered through the USB plug? Edited August 8, 2010 by Styk Quote Link to comment
+sduck Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 No similar problem here with my 550t running 3.71. Gave it an extensive workout over the last few days, including several drops and most likely lots of shaking. Sounds like you have a hardware issue. Quote Link to comment
+Z_Statman Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Been running 3.71 on my 550 since it came out and no problems as described but a couple of other issues: Getting the diagnostics screen sometimes causes a shut down and can't get rid of past "finds" via Waypoints>Recent Finds Quote Link to comment
+LaxRef93 Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 I've been running 3.71 on my 450 and no apparent problems. Quote Link to comment
+Unobtainium Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 You should read the Wiki page on hardware issues. Quote Link to comment
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