Broken switch magellan explorist gc

[+vacachin]

I own and use a magellan explorist gc and recently the powerswitch inside disintegrated, i contacted magellan and let them know it was out of warrantee, and i needed a new power switch theyreplied that they no longer make or service, or carry parts for the explorist range. Cananyone help me, ineed to locate where i can purchase a replacement switch

[+Tuena]

I owned an Explorist 710 which suffered a similar problem, perhaps. The rubber cover over the power switch disintegrated & the little rubber ball underneath fell out & disappeared.  I just cut a bit of rubber to suit & kept it in place over the metal part with a strip of electrical tape. Not water resistant of course but got round that by placing it in a waterproof pouch when needed.  In the end though I busted the USB connection & that was it. Very sad as this unit had amazing functions as standard. 

[+vacachin]

Mine lost the rubber cover a while ago, but the actual switch under it disintegrated

[+Mineral2]

I just went to Magellan's website to discover that they have divested from the handheld GPS market completely. They now offer a line of ORV navigators with topo maps and trails, but they are built like a vehicle navigator - built in battery with at most 6 hours of life, a large touch screen, and no indication as to whether they support paperless geocaching.

If you're really intent on finding a new switch, you might need to go on ebay or other online markets where you can buy either another functioning eXplorist, or a non-functioning one that you can take apart and salvage the power switch.

Alternatively, you might just bite the bullet an join the Garmin world. But from your original post, I get the feeling that this would be a last resort option.

[+Red90]

If Magellan does not have the parts, you are pretty much stuck other than using a second unit for parts as stated above.

There is a new one on Amazon for $109 or $90 refurbished. https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B003CYKYVQ/

Edited January 26, 2018 by robertlipe
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[+not tom]

I have a 710 maggie and the plug receptacle for the data cord went bad  Found a cell phone repair shop able to replace it.

 

Edited January 20, 2018 by not tom
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[edosango]

I understand exploristforum.com has parts for the Magellan Explorist X10 units.

 

EJ