Garmin Edge 305 Questions (merged)

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by dukethenuke, Mar 6, 2006.

  1. denmother

    denmother Gone riding....

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    I've had the same problem, but only when I wear it upside down. If I make sure that the "Garmin" label on the back of the HRM is right side up, it works great. My husband had the same problem also.
     
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    Make sure you have nothing hitting the front of it also. It can give you a false reading.
     
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    bvader Long Live The Gorn!

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    Depending on which strap, if you have the hard/flexible strap scrub off the mineral / salt deposits on the side on the skin, also clean out the battery compartment with some rubbing alcohol and replace the battery
     
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    Geoladders to Edge 305 problem

    I havn't downloaded trails from Geoladders to my Edge in over a year. This morning I tried to download from Geoladders to my 305 and Geoladders said it couldn't download the trail because the Edge wasn't plugged it correctly or the Edge needed to be restarted. Yes I did check to make sure it was plugged in correctly. Does anyone know how to resolve this problem?
    Thanks,
    Jimmy
     
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    Well, got it working again. I recently changed the battery, so I didn't even think there could've been anything wrong with the battery. Anyway, took some of the advice and decided to open up the battery compartment to clean out the contacts and this is what I found.

    Battery leaked. I will never buy Rayovac again! Cleaned up all the contacts and replaced with a coppertop.
    Garmin HRM 2.jpg

    Thanks STR!
     
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    Garmin Edge

    Does anyone know if a Heart Rate Monitor and Cadence Sensor that i got with a Garmin Edge 305 will also work with a Garmin Edge 500? My 305 is broken but my Heart Rate Monitor and Cadence Sensor works fine.

    Thanks in Advance
     

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