Touching on what Bill just said… I'm generally a fan of fixing things on the boat rather than replacing them, but my exception is electronics. The technology advances and the prices come down so fast that it's normally smarter to just replace.
On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 11:10 AM, Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > The 276c remains one of the most useful units Garmin ever produced. I > still use mine, but mostly on the screen showing estimated arrivals, SOG > etc. In other words, I use it as a trip computer. One thing about these > units is that at some point, the internal button battery wears out and the > unit will stop holding settings. This happened to mine a couple years ago, > and I was able to find information on how to replace it, and suggestions on > exactly what battery number is needed. It is a special button battery with > leads welded to it so it can be soldered to the circuit board. You cannot > directly solder a button battery to anything. This repair was well worth > the effort involved. That said, I'm not sure chart updates are even still > available, and I bought a newer Garmin with included charts and a bigger > brighter screen to use as a dedicated chart display. > > Bill Bina > > On 2/5/2016 8:47 AM, Richard Walter via CnC-List wrote: > > Ahoy! > > We love our old Garmin 276C. It is time, however, to upgrade. Should we > upgrade our BlueCharts? If so how? Or should we get a new GPS/chartplotter > altogether? We have the Raymarine ST-60s on the boat already. > > We sail NYC to Maine. > > Thanks, > Richard > s/v INDIGO > Watch Hill > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address:CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at:http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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