Good luck with the 60CSx I really like mine, didn't know turning off the compases extended the battery life. I've been happy with it as is. However, I did switch to rechargeable batteries (I have a charger in the car) and noticed that they last a good long while but when they go, they go fast. On 6/16/07, Team Nine Lives wrote: > > Steve and all, > > Thanks for the various weigh-ins on this. Sorry for the tardiness--I've > been working a lot lately and Geocaching has, alas, had to move downward on > the priority list. > > I'm going to look into one local option, then perhaps consult Garmin if > that doesn't work. > > And the answer to your question is that we went with theTeam Scotti choice > with the GPSmap 60CSx. We have had success in getting the second key for > Garmin CitySelect to work with the new unit (via the Garmin helpdesk) and > like to be able to reuse the maps, at least for the time being--maybe a > future map upgrade. We are hoping that by disabling the electronic compass > we can see the same kind of battery life we have with the GPSmap60, which we > are pretty happy with. > > We are looking forward to being a two-GPSr family since one can stay > hooked up to the external antenna and computer while the other can be used > to go in and out of the vehicle after we drive close by. We like what the > external antenna does but not the connecting and disconnecting.... besides, > now I'll get the hand-me-down 60 for myself :-) > > Brad > 1/2 of Team Nine Lives > > On 6/12/07, Steven Stringham wrote: > > > > Yes, if you had a GPSmap60 - now that would be just under the price of a > > new unit. > > > > So, the bigger question is: what did you order? > > > > > > Andrew Ayre wrote: > > > Here is a reponse to balance the discussion out. My eTrex click stick > > > failed, the screen started showing vertical lines, etc. Contacted > > Garmin and > > > they asked the purchase date. It was just out of warranty so they > > wanted > > > something like $150 to fix it - the cost of a new unit. YMMV. > > > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com > > > [mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com ]On Behalf Of > > Jim > > > Scotti > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 9:48 PM > > > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Fixing Garmin GPSr > > > > > > > > > I had excellent results with having my old Legend repaired by Garmin > > years > > > ago, so I'd contact them first directly on their website to make > > > arrangements. I don't suppose your unit is still under warranty - > > yeah, > > > probably not. But I've heard others with good stories about their > > repairs > > > as > > > well. > > > > > > Jim. > > > (Team Scotti and a fellow Tucsonan, but alas the old Legend has been > > retired > > > in favor of a 60CSx) > > > > > > On Tue, 12 Jun 2007, Team Nine Lives wrote: > > > > > > > > >> Hi all, > > >> > > >> We've got a Garmin GPSmap60 with an injured off/on switch. It's > > getting > > >> harder and harder to turn on and off. > > >> > > >> We've ordered a new unit, so now we can afford some downtime on the > > old > > >> one. We'd like to get it fixed if possible, but now we are out of > > >> warranty. What's our best option? (We're in Tucson but I'd get it > > to the > > >> Phoenix area if that was the only way.) > > >> > > >> Brad & Deb > > >> Team Nine Lives > > >> > > >> > > > > > > "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan > > > ---------- > > > Jim Scotti > > > Lunar & Planetary Laboratory > > > University of Arizona > > > Tucson, AZ 85721 USA > > http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~jscotti/ > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > >