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badsworth Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 12:23 pm Post subject: Missing - Garmine Street Pilot 2610 Security Key - Please He |
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I have just bought a GS1200 which came with a Garmin Street Pilot 2610 Sat Nav. The satnav is not on the bike at the moment, and needs to be fitted into the cradle which is fitted to the fairing.
To secure the satnav I need a Garmin Street Pilot Security Key - it looks like a 'torx' wrench but is actually a bit different.
Unfortunately, when I contacted Garmin they said they do not sell them and cannot recommend anyone who does. They recommended a search on a forum like this one.
Has anyone got one I can buy? Or recommend where I can get one.
I am not very happy that an old, but expensive and functional piece of kit may be obsolete because I cannot locate this key.
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15258 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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Do you have the picture of the socket that the key fits into?
Perhaps it's a standard key that someone here recognises and can give you a official name to search for?
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badsworth Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 1:47 pm Post subject: Security Key |
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I will try to get a picture but it is very tiny. I thought it was a T10 Torx key - but it is different.
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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Something like This might have what you want. _________________ Richard
TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1135 |
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badsworth Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 3:16 pm Post subject: Security Key |
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Oldboy wrote: | Something like This might have what you want. |
Thankyou Oldboy - they look just the job!
I am afraid the photos were terrible - the security pin was just too tiny.
I have placed an order with Maplin, so fingers crossed.
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badsworth Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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Following on from the above; I went to Wiki;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torx
It looks like the one I want is called a 'Security Hex' or 'pin in Hex'. There is a picture on the above page.
I believe they are included in the set on the way from Maplin (33pc, £9.99), although I now realise that I could have got a set for half that on Ebay.
Oh well - so long as it works!
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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Ah, the Torx with the hole in the middle :D |
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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MaFt wrote: | Ah, the Torx with the hole in the middle :D | or perhaps 'Centre-pin type hex bits: 5/64, 3/32, 7/64, 1/8, 9/64 and 5/32'. _________________ Richard
TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
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