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  Re: Etrex rubber band glue
| Mike Mason | 06-14-2006 |
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Like many others have found, the outer rubber band on my 5-year old
Etrex was in danger of sliding off due to the glue going gooey. So I
removed the band. Underneath I found a clear plastic tape cut to fit
the buttons, with goo underneath and on top. I didn't think this was a
seal as there are large holes around the buttons, with the printed
board visible. BEWARE - it IS a seal, and after I got to work with
white spirit and washing up liquid, the fluids got inside and stopped
the display and receiver working. After some dismantling and drying
out, I'm left with a working unit except for 4 faulty colums on the
liquid crystal display. Let this serve as a warning to others!
Dave W
UK. Vista 4/5 years old.
Mike Mason
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> Etrex was in danger of sliding off due to the glue going gooey. So I
> removed the band. Underneath I found a clear plastic tape cut to fit
> the buttons, with goo underneath and on top. I didn't think this was a
> seal as there are large holes around the buttons, with the printed
> board visible. BEWARE - it IS a seal, and after I got to work with
> white spirit and washing up liquid, the fluids got inside and stopped
> the display and receiver working. After some dismantling and drying
> out, I'm left with a working unit except for 4 faulty colums on the
> liquid crystal display. Let this serve as a warning to others!
> Dave W