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by donws
Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:25 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: WARNING - Garmin Zumo XT hot-shoe connector weakness
Replies: 135
Views: 78361
United States of America

Re: WARNING - Garmin Zumo XT hot-shoe connector weakness

Has anybody tried a dab of silicone dielectric grease on the pins and contacts. I wonder if it would help relieve any stresses and friction of the pins sliding in the bores and/or the pins sliding on the Zumo XT contacts? I may give this a try. It certainly can't hurt as a preventative measure ...
by donws
Wed Jul 29, 2020 7:07 pm
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: BirdsEye not working
Replies: 17
Views: 6077
United States of America

Re: BirdsEye not working

I just tried BirdsEye imagery download again today and it is now working fine. The server access issue and/or delay in subscription activation must have been related to the recent Garmin outage.
by donws
Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:58 am
Forum: Garmin Zumo XT
Topic: BirdsEye not working
Replies: 17
Views: 6077
United States of America

Re: BirdsEye not working

Same issue here. I received my new XT in the US yesterday (direct from Garmin web store), updated software/maps, configured the device, and registered it via Garmin Express / USB. The device appears to be properly registered to my Garmin account and is working fine aside from a failure to download ...