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Gilles
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 Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 3:10 pm Post subject: Garmin 400 series display replacement |
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Hello all,
Our Garmin GPS 400 memory battery was successfully replaced some months
ago, thanks to the advices on the list.
Here is a small summary which could help (only in French at the moment,
but if you ask...)
http://contrails.free.fr/instruments_bat_gps.php
Now another issue : the display begins to show some faded areas.
Question : does someone on the list know of a source for a replacement
screen?
Any input appreciated,
Thanks in advance,
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Best regards,
Gilles
http://contrails.free.fr
http://lapierre.skunkworks.free.fr
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peter(at)sportingaero.com
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| Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:04 am Post subject: Garmin 400 series display replacement |
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As far as I know Garmin are still supporting the 400 series, you may be better off sending it in.
The European repair centre is in Southampton.
A customer with 2 x GNC430 in a DA40 arrived at work a couple of years ago with both units not working correctly.
In the end we had to send both back to Garmin for repair. He had disassembled both and made errors in assembly.
Might be worth asking your local service centre what the cost will be?
Peter
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Gilles
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| Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 2:06 am Post subject: Garmin 400 series display replacement |
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Le 03/04/2021 à 10:03, Peter Pengilly a écrit :
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As far as I know Garmin are still supporting the 400 series, you may be better off sending it in.
The European repair centre is in Southampton.
A customer with 2 x GNC430 in a DA40 arrived at work a couple of years ago with both units not working correctly.
In the end we had to send both back to Garmin for repair. He had disassembled both and made errors in assembly.
Might be worth asking your local service centre what the cost will be?
Peter,
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Thank you for answering.
Of course the Garmin service center is the way to go, and we'll try it
when everything else fails, but Garmin charges are outrageous.
Battery replacement is charged several hundreds of dollars for a part
available in the next DIY store for a few bucks/quids/euros.
So *if* the part is available to end customers, I'd try and replace it
at home. The Garmin is more or less a small computer with two i386
processors in a very neat and sturdy housing.
LCDs for various Garmin GPSs sell for $15-20 on the Web.
But yes, I'll ask the service center in Luxembourg, they sold us the
unit some 18 years ago!
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Gilles
http://contrails.free.fr
http://lapierre.skunkworks.free.fr
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