Taggin’ again

Taggin’ again

Today the mailman delivered the repaired Solmeta N2 geotagger unit from China. The port has been replaced and the unit is working again. All in all this adventure lasted six weeks, which is quite good considering that the service is located in China (far away I mean...
Update – Solmeta Repair Service

Update – Solmeta Repair Service

A week ago, on 20th of June, I received an email from Solmeta stating that the unit has been received and repair will start soon. Also the shipping time back to Germany has been announced (10-15 working days). Getting such short status updates is very reassuring for...
Solmeta N2 geotagger- faulty plugs

Solmeta N2 geotagger- faulty plugs

I am on a short vacation trip over a long week-end. I took the opportunity to use my geotagger again. You might remember that I bought new cables since the old one broke during my India trip. Cable-tagger connection is a design flaw on that product. It turned out that...
Geotagger replacement cable arrived

Geotagger replacement cable arrived

I just realised that I blog an awful lot about things which broke or went wrong. What kind of attitude is this ?  More positive posts in the future, promised. Today the replacement cable for my Solmeta geotagger arived. I ordered two pieces in case another mishap...
Solmeta N2 Geotagger on the road

Solmeta N2 Geotagger on the road

I am currently on the road heading for Bikaner in Rajasthan, India. On my D300s I have my Solmeta N2 geotagger for GPS localization. The tagger itself performs well, long battery life and quick position finding after switching it on. But one weak point is now...