[GeoStL] Re: e trex power problems

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I keep my Legend with me at all times, which means that it's inside my Jeep. I 
used to leave it on the console, but the summer sun would bring the GPSr to its 
knees. The Legend would give the same message as you received and then shut 
down. The display also seemed to be less vibrant. I'll call it "sunburned." 
Garmin's website states that both the etrex and Legend should work in 
temperatures up to 158 degrees Fahrenheit. I guess the sun heats the units 
dramatically. I now keep my Legend in the glove box, out of the sun, and I've 
had no problems since.
 
Greg Ponder aka The Hairy Hillbilly
Jerome Reed <jrcamper@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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While floating the Huzzah and Courtois rivers the past two days, I decided to 
take my e trex Legend along to track my progress. I had it strapped to the deck 
of my kayak. After the day warmed up it started turning itself off. I put in 
fresh batteries although the ones in it were not dead and it continued to do 
this. I decided to turn it on again and watch it while I ate lunch, then I saw 
it give a warning that "The external power source was disconnected and it would 
shut off in thirty seconds." I brought it home, turned it on and it stayed on. 
Next day it did the same thing! The unit was never wet but was fully exposed to 
sunlight and was very warm (Me too!). Has anyone else had this problem? Thanks. 
Jerome
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