Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jeff Liebermann Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Bike computer issue garmin Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:51:27 -0800 Lines: 70 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net TVSdXcSaAxOOfudDIVr9zgOnsjim7QidDpPGnU7zyS5+M4nIDc Cancel-Lock: sha1:IqtZEWz4odw/lJjh0ZCF67RjzH4= sha256:wac8hbG4MBlAvpXyOz6oKSIcga8tviPRx+SVkWDkpug= User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Bytes: 4086 On Mon, 6 Jan 2025 16:02:57 -0600, Mark J cleary wrote: >On 1/6/2025 3:43 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: >> On Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:16:52 -0500, Catrike Rider >> wrote: >>> On Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:59:30 -0800, Jeff Liebermann >> >>>> >> >>>> Since the case is already ruined, you might consider just gluing the >>>> strap to the case. >>>> >>>> If all else fails, make a replacement strap from Velcro. Form a loop >>>> around your wrist. Glue the watch to the strap in whatever manner >>>> looks best. >>> >>> That would disable the watche's sensory capabilities unless there was >>> a large enough opening in the velcro so the sensors in the center of >>> the backplate could contact the skin. >> >> Good point. The sensor area is best left uncovered by Velcro. Also, >> Velcro sandwiched between the wrist and the watch will likely be too >> thick and uncomfortable. >> >> The sensor area is fairly small. See photo in above URL. Just glue a >> thin strap to the area between the edge of the case and the circular >> edge of the sensors. Or, use an extra wide thin strap, that covers >> the entire bottom of the watch case, with a hole punched out around >> the sensors. >> >> If it were my watch, I would try to reconstruct the broken area using >> one of the moldable plastic epoxy putty products available. I don't >> have a suggestion as to which one is best. The watch band will >> probably be in tension while worn, so some internal reinforcement wire >> or wire mesh might be useful. I have a plastic welding kit that comes >> with a smalls supply of such mesh. >> >> >I bought a used case from ali express for $15 and will take it apart and >see if I can get it fixed. It is worth the try and B7000 adhesive >softens at a low temp. I watch the video of how it is done. I did call >Garmin they can only offer me a %20 discount on a new product. I may >take them up on it but right now some decent deals on a Garmin 945 and 745. The used case seems like a good way to fix the problem. It should also be the easiest. I'm not a big fan of B7000 adhesive. It's a pre-mixed resin adhesive that relies on the evaporation of the solvent to cure. The result is that it's not very viscous and tends to drip. Here's a discussion that might help: None of these adhesives should be use for molding the missing pieces of the watch case. I shouldn't be making a recommendation without first knowing which type of plastic and filler is used in the watch case. Offhand, I prefer E6000 mostly because tolerates a large temperature range. Good luck. -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558