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Re: GPS watches 2+ years old [p9ul] [ In reply to ]
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p9ul wrote:

Been toying with switching to a FR935 for some time (less weight on my skinny wrists!), but the screen's on the Garmin's look to be poor ... I just want a screen I can read without squinting too much!

Depressingly my eye sight without glasses is fading by the day. To the point that I struggle with my edge 510. However, the 935 I dont' struggle with at all, even when using the 4 data screens.
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Re: GPS watches 2+ years old [synthetic] [ In reply to ]
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GPS devices may be malfunctioning due to GPS week number rollover

https://www.energy.gov/...week-number-rollover
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Re: GPS watches 2+ years old [synthetic] [ In reply to ]
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My Forerunner 235 won't hold a charge for even 3 days now, and that is without turning on the GPS. I have to charge it every 2 days so it doesn't die on day 3. Tried a hard reset and that didn't help. I am considering the Instinct as a replacement.
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Re: GPS watches 2+ years old [Duncan74] [ In reply to ]
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Duncan74 wrote:
p9ul wrote:


Been toying with switching to a FR935 for some time (less weight on my skinny wrists!), but the screen's on the Garmin's look to be poor ... I just want a screen I can read without squinting too much!


Depressingly my eye sight without glasses is fading by the day. To the point that I struggle with my edge 510. However, the 935 I dont' struggle with at all, even when using the 4 data screens.

Exactly the same boat - and it's my own fault, if I'm not at work on a computer, I'm looking at Zwift on an iPad or a TV and an Xbox.

I'm trying to source some good prescription cycling glasses that don't break the bank (replacement lenses for my Oakley's are £200+) but that wont solve anything in the pool.

The FR935 has a slightly higher screen resolution than my Fenix 3 - if the FR945 isn't what I'm hoping it will be, then I'm hoping for some cheap deals on 935 - the tri bundle was going for £389 on black Friday in the UK.
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Re: GPS watches 2+ years old [Vigilante] [ In reply to ]
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Vigilante wrote:
GPS devices may be malfunctioning due to GPS week number rollover

https://www.energy.gov/...week-number-rollover

Ahh thanks. So April 6 is the "Y2k" date. So it's not reason for my watch failure
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Re: GPS watches 2+ years old [synthetic] [ In reply to ]
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Not necessarily. This has been a time where a lot of updates have been pushed to systems that operate the GPS satellites. That means that your watch might not be invalidating some of the time/distance information because of the new updates that are matching the firmware on your watch.

But if you are ready to give up on your watch, send it to me!
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My 910XT from 2013 is still going strong. Have been using it almost everyday since I bought it.

Crap...i've just jinxed it, right?
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Re: GPS watches 2+ years old [Jz466] [ In reply to ]
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Jz466 wrote:
Kenney wrote:
there was a fix by letting soak in soapy water, and if possible wire hare in hole

That fixed my trusty 920 xt!

Worked on my 910 a couple of times amd on tjat of a buddy's.

The hole to the barometer is 'cross drilled' (2 holes , 90 degrees to each other). I used one of those small soft inter-tooth 'tepe' brushes to GENTLY firtle out debris after the soaking.
Seems that the ports just get an accumulation of dried on salts from the water sweat, skin cells etc.
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