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Monday Aug 27, 2012 #
Walk/run 44:00 [3] 4.0 mi (11:00 / mi)
shoes: Asics Gel Venture 3
Walk/run with Homer on the Hojack Trail. Distance and time are estimated, because my BRAND NEW Forerunner 205 is on the fritz already!
About 3/4 into the run, I noticed that the screens were changing spontaneously, very quickly, like 3 changes per second. Nothing I did succeeded in stopping or even slowing down the changes. It wouldn't even respond to the power button. I finally, when I was done with the run, tried the button combination "lap" and "power" which I had learned was a way of shutting down an out-of-control GPS. It did work, but then refused to start back up no matter what buttons I pressed.
It's frustrating that these symptoms are almost identical to my old GPS, but I blamed that on old age of the GPS, and this new one doesn't have that as an excuse.
In both cases, the problem first appeared on a very humid day, but it doesn't seem like that should cause a problem because my understanding is that the Garmin GPS's are reasonably water resistant. You wouldn't want to wear one swimming, but I thought they would be fine if worn in the rain, and if so, it doesn't seem like a day with high humidity should phase them.
Looks like a phone call to Garmin is in order ...
About 3/4 into the run, I noticed that the screens were changing spontaneously, very quickly, like 3 changes per second. Nothing I did succeeded in stopping or even slowing down the changes. It wouldn't even respond to the power button. I finally, when I was done with the run, tried the button combination "lap" and "power" which I had learned was a way of shutting down an out-of-control GPS. It did work, but then refused to start back up no matter what buttons I pressed.
It's frustrating that these symptoms are almost identical to my old GPS, but I blamed that on old age of the GPS, and this new one doesn't have that as an excuse.
In both cases, the problem first appeared on a very humid day, but it doesn't seem like that should cause a problem because my understanding is that the Garmin GPS's are reasonably water resistant. You wouldn't want to wear one swimming, but I thought they would be fine if worn in the rain, and if so, it doesn't seem like a day with high humidity should phase them.
Looks like a phone call to Garmin is in order ...