Garmin Edge 510 problems solved yet?

evsy

Hey everyone

Im looking at buying a garmin 510 but have been holding back because of all the bugs which seemed to plague it shortly after release - especially the reports of the cadence sensor and heart rate belt losing connection during rides etc.

does anyone know if these issues have been sorted out yet?

are there any other bugs i should be aware of before pulling the trigger and getting one?

thanks

evsy

gsvbagpuss

I am no expert, but I've had no issues with my 510 recently since upgrading the firmware to 2.3+ (now on 2.6 IIRC)

eddiefiola

Never had an issue with the HR or Cadence sensors, the main issue for me with the latest firmware is that it's screwed up Courses, which if not important for you then no worries (plus theyll fix it in August).

https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?41758-Course-navigation-in-Firmware-2-60

steve6690

Mine has never dropped the sensors, whether on firmware 2.3, 2.5 or 2.6. The latest update has broken Courses but the rest of it works fine still. FWIW I use the Wahoo speed/cadence and heart rate sensor.

evsy

thanks for the replies.

have just ordered one!!!!

thanks again

evsy

bushpixy

never had a problem with the sensors, but mine is having loads of touchscreen problems.

It just won't register were I'm touching and sometimes it registers on the opposite side of the screen. Calibrating the screen just puts it into an infinite loop of "touching the dot". The only way out of the calibration is to power off the unit

slowandsteady

bushpixy wrote:

never had a problem with the sensors, but mine is having loads of touchscreen problems.

It just won't register were I'm touching and sometimes it registers on the opposite side of the screen. Calibrating the screen just puts it into an infinite loop of "touching the dot". The only way out of the calibration is to power off the unit

my 510 (used once) is now showing the same symptoms.

i have emailed Garmin for a solution but i don't hold out much hope.

bushpixy

I returned mine to the retailer and they swapped it out for a new one quickly.

replacement hasn't given any problems

slowandsteady

Thanks, i phoned garmin uk yesterday and they are going to replace the 510.

I have to say, very good customer service from them even though i bought new from ebay.