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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday

Does anyone else have to do this to get your Garmin 305 to charge/download??

Is there a fix... other than a new one?

15 comments:

Shawn said...: Take a white eraser and rub off the build up of goo on 4 connecting points on the back of the 305. Also gently, clean off the pins on the docking station.

You probably have a bad connection.; February 2, 2011 at 6:24 AM
Stacey said...: Thanks Shawn, I have tried that...it worked for several months, but now...nada!; February 2, 2011 at 6:34 AM
Shawn said...: Here is the guy to ask:

Ray at

www.dcrainmaker.com/

He is the Garmin guru and may be able to help!; February 2, 2011 at 6:44 AM
Marlene said...: I was also going to suggestthe eraser "trick" - it's worked for me!; February 2, 2011 at 7:00 AM
Denise said...: i don't but i'm wondering what the eraser trick is that marlene mentioned...; February 2, 2011 at 7:03 AM
Denise said...: oh never mind...just saw shawn's comment.; February 2, 2011 at 7:03 AM
Janice {Run Far} said...: i had a few issues with mine but I ended up buying the 405 and gave to 305 to my sister. I hope you get it worked out. I registered for 3 marathons yesterday. I totally forgot to use the code for SLC $15 off... err; February 2, 2011 at 10:09 AM
Julie Y. said...: Hey!

Thanks for the sweet bumper sticker that came in the mail today!

Sorry about the Garmin trouble:(; February 3, 2011 at 8:23 PM
Liz said...: Ah - good to see I'm not the only one! I thought it was just me that had to hold it in place on the charger for 10 mins at a time! There is clearly a design fault...; February 4, 2011 at 12:53 AM
Glenn Jones said...: I once had to get a new cradle. Call Garmin support. They are very helpful if you are patient enough to wait the 15 to 20 minutes it will take to talk to an actual person.; February 5, 2011 at 12:23 PM
Unknown said...: Oh man! I would cry for days if my Garmin was on the fritz!! I'm sure there is a way to fix it, though! Good luck!; February 5, 2011 at 8:22 PM
Thomas Farrell said...: Haven't had to use rubber bands but have had to remove it from the cradle, switch it off and try again a few times to get a connection. Lately it has been acting well, touch wood. Hope you get it sorted, it must be a real pain.; February 7, 2011 at 2:43 PM
2 Slow 4 Boston said...: I thought I was the only one with that issue. I've got a Garmin 305 too, and it does the same thing some times. Haven't figured out why it charges sometimes and other times not. If you get an answer, let me know. I use a Quick Clamp that can be bought at hardware stores. Not exactly a pain in the ass, but definitely irritating.; February 10, 2011 at 8:17 PM
Will Cooper said...: Nice pic! The issue here is that Garmin's are not really well designed or built. I've owned 3 and the first one simply stopped charging altogether. I now have the 405 and the battery life is less than 7 hours. Not good for ultra runners.; February 10, 2011 at 10:47 PM
Sherri said...: That made me laugh...we use hair ties for everything in this house1; February 12, 2011 at 8:20 AM

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