Stu, I looked into this a year or two back. I think there was somebody (not Garmin), in the US who offered do something (but very expensive -$100 plus?, and shipping on top of that) - otherwise bad luck old chap! If I remember correctly the factory was in Thailand. Units had to go back to the factory as the plastic cases were welded(?) together, and thus had to be cut open to get at the "guts". Once the problem was fixed, the case needed to be replaced. My guess is that in practice, a unit under warranty (or returned for service), was just junked, and a brand new replacement unit issued.
At that time, if you looked on eBay they were regularly offered for sale with very low starting prices - about $20.00. You might check the current situation. However keep in mind that for any unit available, the internal battery must be getting near to the end of its life. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: S S To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 7:09 AM Subject: [Aus-soaring] Garmin 12 xl repairs / GPS wanted Hi, Does anyone know who still repairs Garmin 12xl GPS units. Three or so years back I had link to a place that sent them to Korea or Hong Kong for internal battery replacement and/or repairs, this was basically a "change-over" service, but I can no longer find this site, and an internet search turns up one post in australia back in about 2004. Garmin website has no suggestion they support anything except warranty. As these units are still very handy and the user interface is simple and clear, I'd like get mine going. It has failed and when "On" button is held, it gives a warning " UPLOAD NOT PRESENT" and will not start. So that doesn't look like an internal battery problem. (yes it has had good batteries installed always, so the internal one was not drained) Otherwise, anyone with a Garmin 12xl or 12cx FOR SALE, please email me at ssm...@bigpond.com thanks Stu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2433/5065 - Release Date: 06/12/12
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