Re: Garmin Edge 830 elevation issues

On Fri, 02 Aug 2024 21:02:48 GMT, Tom Kunich <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
wrote:

The 830 is nearly bulletproof.

What caliber and weight bullet?  I would think a .22LR would go
through the Garmin 830 screen, shields, PCB and case.  No need for an
AR something or other.

It is VERY difficult to get moisture inside the case

Have you tried a leak test?  How do you know it's difficult to get
moisture inside the case?  I previously described how to pump water
into just about any "sealed" enclosure using nothing more than
temperature differential and a partial vacuum.

and the components are uncased IC's that have a PC board that is sealed.

<https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Garmin+830+Display+Replacement/139467>
<https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/gdqRcKMMWmtkQXUi.large>
I don't see any COB (chips on board) IC's as is common with cheap junk
(i.e. most consumer weather stations).  Touch the epoxy blob the chip
is dead.  How did you know that the IC's were "uncased"?  Did you open
the 830 and look inside?  If so, do you have any photos?

Also, I don't see any evidence of a conformal coating on the PCB
(printed circuit board) in the above photo.  Hard coating a flexible
ribbon cable doesn't work very well.

Remember that Frank knows ZERO about technology and that doesn't stop him from talking about it.
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Hold the power button on until it announces that it is turning off and then after 10 seconds or so turn it back on. Your problem is no doubt an incomplete restart after the firmware update. These cheap operating systems like the Galaxy smartphone and the Garmin series have a million restart bugs in the updating firmware.
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Or you can believe the guys that never owned a Garmin. Krygowski or Liebermann.

I owned Garmin GPS 45, GPS 95 and GPS 76 GPS's.  Over the years, I've
worked on other Garmin models, mostly those used in marine navigation.
(I didn't own them).  Most of these became worthless on Aug 21, 1999,
when the GPS week number reset to zero and firmware went insane.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_week_number_rollover>
Garmin didn't feel obligated to update the firmware of their older
models and expected soon to be former customers to purchase the latest
model GPS.  I have more recent model GPS's, but I don't want to take
inventory today.  Maybe later because the pile of GPS receivers and
antennas would make an interesting photo.

Drivel:  A little extra protection perhaps?
<https://www.ebay.com/itm/313584188487>

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