Originally Posted by
Iride01
Actually, on the
Garmin forums, that has been a fix mentioned quite often for any of the usb cables going into Edges and other gps's. At least it was 12 to 15 years ago when I use to frequent them. One of the more senior and knowledgeable members always recommended it before a person gave up on their device…..
Essentially it's just cleaning the contacts up. If you ever looked in the USB port with a very good magnifier, they get quite filthy in there. And pins get damaged and bent oddly too.
Not surprised it was mentioned before; it just didn’t show up in my searches.
I’m pretty sure it isn’t dirty contacts but rather friction keeping the spring-loaded pin from extending. I tried alcohol and even emory board to clean the contacts with no improvement. Getting the sprung pin moving is what works for me.