Garmin's do not bounce

Hi

Bummer...I dropped my TwoNav Aventura on a rock the other day – screen has a few funny lines on it but still works fine...just lucky I guess.

Just for the record I am pretty sure I never referred to the unit as "bad rubbish". I think they are/were a good unit. My previous comments on the subject were related to those proclaiming it as having “unique features, nothing like it on the market, best GPS ever that remains unsurpassed”…blah blah. All untrue of course. If it did everything you wanted then it is the best gps..but only for you, not necessarily anyone else.

As previously mentioned (several times) I wouldn’t bother using one as it doesn’t have facility for air photos/raster maps and is a bit bulky for carrying in your pocket…but that doesn’t make it “bad rubbish”. It is a very good unit for what it was designed to do. Other GPS units are also very good. Horses for courses.

Happy travels with your next GPS (thought you had Montana?)

Cheers
Greg

If you are inclined, I don't mean leaning to the to the left as at the fence, you can open the device and relocate the screens rubber/carbon impregnated, conductive strip so it again lines up with the gold conductors in the screen. The drop will have side shifted the screen one way.
As you open it it should be evident which way it has become and some effort to correct it may see the unit work again. Only you will know how it is constructed when after you use the can opener/screwdriver.

Held closed with pointy pliers, the aerial crack may seal and hold with a decent quality cyanoacrylate adhesive ie, super glooooo. I use Black MAX Loctite for many repairs in car stuff. everywhere it touches will become permanent BLACK so use carefully.

While working inside, switch off master switch if possible or disconnect the battery if possible.

Good luck

Ross M, what can I say, other than you are brilliant. As a tinkerer from way way back I thought after a fall of 4 metres on to concrete (and it would have bounced as it was 5 metres from where it landed) that it would be terminal so did not even contemplate opening it up and having a look. Your post prompted me to say what the hell lets have a go. Many years ago I got HOW TO on replacing the 3v internal battery with pictures, so I looked it up and away I went. I pretty well did as you suggested and this is the result.

Ha Ha Mr Murphy beat you this time you basxxxd. Thanks again Ross M

Chris! That thing is old hat anyway, buy a new 7" screen Garmin, only one model and about $250, awesome!! You wont regret it ! Michael

Hi Chris

Thats lousy luck , espically with what is fast becoming an irreplaceable unit.

I'm just in from snow and read your post ,and can't even open your pictures just yet.

But if it looks like a dead loss , then you are welcome to send it to me or drop it in and I will have a look at it.

Wonderful Chris and thanks to Ross , that sort of fault is a very common one.
, lets hope it goes for another 10 years.

The pictures are back on Exploroz now so I can see it.

Devices built in last few years are getting even less repairable than your 276c but don't bounce it again !

I have also been running an upmarket Garmin Nuvi and it let me down in some off-road navigation yesterday but 276c came thru so I hope mine goes for another 10 years to.