I have a garmin 7012 that doesn't appear to be working, The unit was taken off the boat over a week ago to bring home and dry out. when I put power on this is all I see, I can power the unit on and off with the power button and when I touch the screen I it makes noise but other than that it shows no maps etc..
What are you powering it with? Have you checked the supply voltage & that it is true DC?
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its off a RIB so its defo a 12v set up, I don't really want to start opening it up but might have to look into it further. has anyone ever sent a unit back to garmin for repairs?
its off a RIB so its defo a 12v set up, I don't really want to start opening it up but might have to look into it further. has anyone ever sent a unit back to garmin for repairs?
I've sent bits back to Garmin in the past & they have been very good, even with out of warranty items. Worth a try.
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Had a quick look inside the unit, don't like what I see...im going to leave the unit open for the night to get rid of any more moisture from inside the unit and look again tomorrow.
A little DeOxit and some Dow Corning 111 goes a long way...
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That's quite a bit of moisture that's got in. They have a vent hole on them which I believe has a goretex membrane to allow vapour through but not water; but obviously vapour can enter and then condense! I had its predecessor a GPS3006 steam up (before they used bonded screens) and although out of warranty Garmin replaced for a later model for a very nominal charge of something like £150. They are very good with warranty but might not be so keen to help if you've opened it up yourself. Incidentally, most Garmin kit works on 10 - 30 volts.
Would be interesting to see more photos of the inside in case mine ever plays up.
The unit is about 6yrs old so well out of warranty, I might see how it is after some dry time. I think I will bring it to the local chandlery and see about sending it back to Garmin
The unit is about 6yrs old so well out of warranty, I might see how it is after some dry time. I think I will bring it to the local chandlery and see about sending it back to Garmin
I would contact Garmin directly
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The Garmin marine warrenty / repair centre is in Southampton, always been fantastic with after sales service, even helped out on a unit out of warrenty. My next chart plotter will be another Garmin
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