Tabland Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 This is my first post on the message board so take it easy on me. Anyway this is my problem, I use my Vista on my motorcycle with the handlebar mount and if I hit a bump it will turn itself off. Is this normal with this unit? Or should I return it? It gets annoying when you are looking for a cache and look down and it has a blank screen..so I restart it and 5 seconds later same thing...You get the point. Thanks Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 I'd be halfway to my Garmin dealer by now... Sounds like a loose connection in the circuitry. They're designed to take a lickin' and keep on tickin'. Quote Link to comment
+Record Holders Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 I know that some units have problems with the batteries. Make sure the batteries are well seated. Quote Link to comment
thcri Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 Tabland, Mine did that some and so did others. The fix was to spring out the battery connections some. Your batteries are in there loose. I did that to mine and have had no problems what so ever. I was using mine on my ATV handle bar mount. Give that a shot first and if it doesn't work then give Garmin a call on thier 800 number for technical support. murph Quote Link to comment
+freecoder Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 There have been a few topics about this. You might do a search for Etrex vibration. A quick fix is to put a strip of tape on each side of the inside of the removable back. See what happens. A more elegant fix involves a few little "nipples" of silicone caulking. Good luck. Quote Link to comment
+LarsThorwald Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 This product has been gone over many a time. Usually seems to come down to loose battery contacts - bending thsm a bit is what fixed mine. Good luck! Charlie "One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction." Quote Link to comment
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