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I found this on Garmin Support page, can someone interpret for me what this means? I don't understand what parasitic current draw means zūmo® XT GPS navigator: When the zūmo XT is NOT connected to the motorcycle charging mount, the parasitic current draw of the Motorcycle Power Cable is 150uA @ 12V...

Another guess... but I think FrankB means no waypoint name should be used twice in a route.

-dan

Very interesting, and puzzling. The Mac version of BC does not use the term "points," but I'm wondering if instead it is "Directions." If yes, this is a decent measure of complexity. Here is my previously-mentioned 240-mile route's info: Screenshot 2024-01-16 at 8.11.11 AM.png My...

Can you share the route with us? I'm assuming "points" means shaping points and 120 is a LOT for a 157-mile route. By way of comparison I just looked at a fairly complex 240-mile route in my collection with lots of twists and turns in the WV mountains and it has about 13 shaping points. Ha...

I do have a question though Peobody, when you ran your XT power cable hookup to bike power, did you connect to 'an always-on hot lead or directly to the bike battery terminals?' -or- did you connect to a 'switched key on lead that XT only gets bike power when key-on'? I'm just wondering. I have alw...

twowheelstom wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 2:39 pm I just missed getting Garmin's sale price on the XT in Canada, anyone know when Garmin will put the Zumo XT on sale price again? wondering how often Garmin offers the sale prices

Have you tried Amazon? The US store is definitely selling them at reduced prices.

-dan

Dan, Thank you very much for your feedback. I really appreciate the help. If you are willing to look at the route in question then I have attached it, but before you spend too much time on it let me add that I have seen this "cannot calculate route" enough times before. I have seen it so ...

I should have mentioned that I try to avoid connecting my XT to my iMac for two reasons. The USB port on the XT is vulnerable to forces created by insertion and resting the unit on its back while working, and because it's a Mac I have to fuss a bit with Android File transfer. It's easier (for me) to...

"But it also happen if you use Basecamp to create a GPX file with your routes, tracks and favourites (saved)." I have never had good luck with creating a single GPX file that contains more than one route or a combo of routes, tracks and favorites. It seems to create more chances for things...

Without seeing the route, this is only a guess, but I have to believe that the large number of shaping points is choking the XT. I have never had to use that many shaping points to force route integrity, and I've done a lot of long-distance riding with various Garmins and now the XT. I would be temp...