who here works for Garmin Inc?

Which part on the power cable breaks specifically?

--Dan


Kobra wrote:
Better mount/cabling
engineering is needed, too.

Good point about the cabling! I forgot how horribily the power cable end is
engineered to fit into the back of the 396. That is a known weak point and
fails frequently. I am on my third power cable. Garmin asked no questions
and just sent me a new one.

I hope my postings are not an indication that I am dissatisfied with the
396. Quite the contrary...I love the unit and all the functionality that it
brings to the cockpit for the cost. I just hope there's room for the
improvements I mentioned without driving the cost up over 3,000.00. Other
than the touch screen, most of what I want should be able to be done with
new software, albeit it would also then need a faster processor and more
memory.

Kobra

"Dan" wrote:

Which part on the power cable breaks specifically?

The plug that goes into the GPS. It comes apart when you try to unplug it.

In a previous article, "Dan Luke" said:
"Dan" wrote:
Which part on the power cable breaks specifically?

The plug that goes into the GPS. It comes apart when you try to unplug it.

I recently bought a used 296. It came with a wall charger, a plane
charger and a car charger (the car charger differs from the plane charger
in that it has a speaker on it to give you directions when driving). The
car charger cord is broken in that the plastic shield has separated at the
strain relief, leaving just the internal wires to hold it together.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
USER, n.:
The word computer professionals use when they mean "idiot".

"The
car charger cord is broken in that the plastic shield has separated at the
strain relief, leaving just the internal wires to hold it together.


Call Garmin...they will replace it free.

Kobra