Willem replied:

Science.....we should have an automatic Spell-check function....lol

Wayne (NSW) replied:

Willem,

Where is the aerial for the GPS. Has it got a good "view" of the sky.

I have a external aerial sitting on top of the snorkel, see rig photo, little white thing on top of the snorkel. It has given a very good reception 99% of the time.

Wayne

Member - Troll 81 (QLD) replied:

When you take it out of the cradle does it turn the power off? maybe it just needed a reset ?

Member - JohnR (Vic)&Moses replied:

So it's really cold for a cold start in Peterborough at the moment Bro? Tell me how are the internal batteries in the GPS at the moment? I found mine was always better at starting when the batteries were able to keep some information such as the last place it was used but took ages for a cold start with DEAD batteries.

Now of course it is somebody elses problem while I decide how to spend the insurance payout on it as I have the Axim if I need to find my way home or get away.

Am recovering from my heavy schedule in Melbourne and Mt Gambier since then. Timboon today.

Footloose replied:

Hi Willem, I had to laugh at your "forcing" the GPS to work. Wouldn't be the first time that most of us employed that strategy I'd guess.
Even we had a cold night, the grass was white tipped this morning.
I'd go with the battery thing.

Member - Mike DID replied:

"Can anyone explain this?"

Explanation A - you've had it in the wrong way round all this time, when you reversed it was the right way up at last :-)

Explanation B - check today's date.

Mike

fatz replied:

Willem, Mine refuses to work if i have a CD in the in dash player, (not sure if you have one). spoke to Magellen and they advised me to earth the CD unit directly to body somewhere, did this and it has worked fine since.

Mick

Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. replied:

Willem ,

Mine did this occasionally when I still had an internal aerial , but as soon as the car changed direction it usually got locks , so I doubt if this is the problem .

If something works after I kick it or shake the crap out of it , it usually has had a bad internal connection .

Willie

Joe King replied:

It was because it was facing 01°04'06"

Laura B replied:

so yuo fianlly added stuff to ya rig set up!!Good on ya!

Who needs technology!!Never works when ya want it to and when it does ya cannt figure out how t work it!!

should get a sticker - "i may have a GPS but doesnt mean Im not lost!"

Laura B

Bonz (Vic) replied:

Willem I think you'll find that if you turn the GPS upside down it will register you going in the opposite direction, it obviously got back past your house and then the satellites came into view.

I had this happen once with a goat.