Data cable

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Data cable

Post by president & 1st lady » 15 June 05 8:44 pm

We have just purchased a data cable for our e-trex and are keen to download waypoints using it and GSAK before heading out on Saturday.

This is probably a straight forward question, but I'll ask anyway....... We have heaps of waypoints in the GPS currently. If I download waypoints now, will it overwrite these or add to them?
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Post by riblit » 15 June 05 9:13 pm

It will add to them. If two have the same name it may complain or overwrite. Depends on the GPS.

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Post by president & 1st lady » 15 June 05 9:16 pm

Thank you Mister Riblet - I'm going to play with it now. :D

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Post by swampgecko » 15 June 05 9:25 pm

Past exprience has shown that anoverwrite will occur if there are same name issues. This was a big problem for me until I realised I had set up GSAK with the wrong data about my GPS... now there are no issues.

Just make sure that you tell the software how many characters there are in the waypoint name.

example a Garmin 12 uses only 6 characters, where as other garmins use 8 or 12.

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Post by president & 1st lady » 15 June 05 10:06 pm

Thanks Gooseberry hunters (or is that Goose Berry Hunters? :wink: ), worked a treat. It added new. I kept the download to only the ones I knew I hadn't entered the hard way. :D :D All smiles here.

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Post by aussiecoder » 16 June 05 12:00 am

For future reference, if you think there is some chance of damage to your waypoints (or tracks), download them to the PC first, then upload your changes.

If the changes mess up your GPS, you can delete all the waypoints, then upload the copy you made by doing the download before you did the upload.


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Where can I get a data cable for Etrex inexpensive

Post by fhlai » 20 June 05 11:22 am

Can anyone tell me where I can buy a data cable for etrex with reasonable price.

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Re: Where can I get a data cable for Etrex inexpensive

Post by Ebenezer » 20 June 05 11:33 am

fhlai wrote:Can anyone tell me where I can buy a data cable for etrex with reasonable price.
From Hong Kong, maybe try http://www.pc-mobile.net/gedc.htm (prices are in $US). Note that you need 2 components for their cables: The end that connects to the etrex, and the end that connects to your PC or PDA.

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Post by Cached » 20 June 05 11:35 am

Can anyone tell me where I can buy a data cable for etrex with reasonable price.
EBay.

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Post by binns1012 » 20 June 05 11:52 am

Buy Local, gpsoz.com.au I have no affiliation with this company just a happy repeat customer
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Post by Cached » 20 June 05 1:37 pm

Bought mine for the old Venture from this guy :

http://search.ebay.com.au/_W0QQsassZgpsQ5fcity

In Perth.

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Post by Dooghan » 20 June 05 7:23 pm

Made mine out of an old mouse cable and an old credit card.

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Post by president & 1st lady » 20 June 05 7:39 pm

Dooghan wrote:Made mine out of an old mouse cable and an old credit card.
Do you get a good conversion rate for Au$? :wink:

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Post by Dooghan » 21 June 05 11:29 am

president & 1st lady wrote:
Dooghan wrote:Made mine out of an old mouse cable and an old credit card.
Do you get a good conversion rate for Au$? :wink:
Priceless :wink: :lol:

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