+Hambone Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Earlier this evening my Garmin Vista wacked out. The screen started having running lines and eventually became unreadable. Has anyone else had this trouble? Is there a cure?? Link to comment
+Still Searching Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I have had this with a Legend. The screen had vertical lines some of the time and the rest of the time it was blank. Get your Vista ready for a trip to Kansas. Garmin support is second to none. Link to comment
peter Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 The problem is due to a bad connection for the ribbon cable that connects the main circuit board to the LCD. In some cases a temporary fix is to hit the side of the case hard enough to jar the cable inside. Call Garmin - if it's under warranty then definitely send it back and get a repair/replacement. Even if it's out of warranty Garmin has sometimes agreed to repair units with this problem free of charge. Last resort - some people have opened up the case, cleaned the end of the ribbon cable and reseated it in the connector. At your own risk. Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 (edited) Oh Lord yes. We might as well give the condition it's own name. It's normally due to a wire connection problem. You could, A: Send it back to Garmin. (If it's not too old and you don't want to fork out $125) B: Fix it yourself, (Not recommended) C: Whenever it happens, give it a good whack in the palm of your hand. (My preference, going on three years now) Edit: Too slow. Peter hit it. Edited February 18, 2005 by BlueDeuce Link to comment
+Hambone Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 When all else fails...get a bigger hammer!! Thanks for the advice. Link to comment
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