VISTA Hcx Repair/Replacement

[Bill Bradshaw]

One of the battery contacts on my VISTA Hcx broke I guess from much usage.
Garmin can not repair. Anybody have a repair source or a good Hcx that is
gathering dust that they might consider selling?

[Ed Pawlowski]

Post by Bill Bradshaw
One of the battery contacts on my VISTA Hcx broke I guess from much usage.
Garmin can not repair. Anybody have a repair source or a good Hcx that is
gathering dust that they might consider selling?

I'd try an electronics repair shop. They may be able to rig up
something that works.

[Ted Heise]

On Sun, 13 Sep 2020 10:41:52 -0400,

Post by Ed Pawlowski

Post by Bill Bradshaw
One of the battery contacts on my VISTA Hcx broke I guess from
much usage. Garmin can not repair. Anybody have a repair
source or a good Hcx that is gathering dust that they might
consider selling?

I'd try an electronics repair shop. They may be able to rig up
something that works.

Totally understand your desire to get it fixed. My VISTA Hcx is
much beloved. I'm not using it now, but when I retire think it
might be an acceptable substitutiion for smart phone navigation
when travelling.

Good luck getting it fixed!

[Bill Bradshaw]

Post by Bill Bradshaw
One of the battery contacts on my VISTA Hcx broke I guess from much
usage. Garmin can not repair. Anybody have a repair source or a good
Hcx that is gathering dust that they might consider selling?

I thought about trying to have it fixed and cost and how durable any repair
would be. The contacts are a part of a plate that slides into a sleeve. So
in the end I decided to buy the cheapest Vista Hcx I could find on Amazon
and remove the contact plate to substitute for the broken one. Found a used
one advertised for $124 with shipping. It must of been an Hcx that was sold
by Garmin and returned because the unit is perfect. So I will use this one
and throw the broken one in a drawer in case I ever need a part off of it.
Probably a few years from now I will just throw it away. So all is well.

<Bill>

[Ted Heise]

On Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:17:07 -0800,

Post by Bill Bradshaw

Post by Bill Bradshaw
One of the battery contacts on my VISTA Hcx broke I guess from
much usage. Garmin can not repair. Anybody have a repair
source or a good Hcx that is gathering dust that they might
consider selling?

I thought about trying to have it fixed and cost and how
durable any repair would be. The contacts are a part of a
plate that slides into a sleeve. So in the end I decided to
buy the cheapest Vista Hcx I could find on Amazon and remove
the contact plate to substitute for the broken one. Found a
used one advertised for $124 with shipping. It must of been an
Hcx that was sold by Garmin and returned because the unit is
perfect. So I will use this one and throw the broken one in a
drawer in case I ever need a part off of it. Probably a few
years from now I will just throw it away. So all is well.

Sounds like a good plan--hope your replacement unit serves you
well!