I recently was getting power disconnect problems over bumpy roads with my camera. Noticed some others were also having the same issues and temporarily fixing with a toothpick. I decided to fix the mount once and for all. This is a fairly easy job, just need to be careful of the interior wires.
1- remove the small screws on the body
2- open up the case and you'll see the gps module
3- carefully lift the gps module up.. there are some small wires being held underneath. make sure you don't damage them. there's also some sticky foam that you have to be mindful of
4- remove the screw holding the power board.. then lift the board up on the opposite side of the usb connector shown with the arrow
5- board should be completely out now
6- the main problem with the housing are the 2 areas circled. if you want to make the best possible fix... u want/need to shave these plastic areas down lower so that the board and pins are is sitting closer to the main housing and therefore better pin placement outside the housing. I used a simple knife followed with a metal file to scrape/cut/shave down as much as I thought would be enough. (I am sure everyone will be different, just play around with it until it's acceptable to you.) you might even want to use a little silicone around the perimeter of the pins so that it's more stable.
7- now just reassemble the entire gps unit again in reverse... and you should have a much better connection with less headaches.
hope this helps
1- remove the small screws on the body
2- open up the case and you'll see the gps module
3- carefully lift the gps module up.. there are some small wires being held underneath. make sure you don't damage them. there's also some sticky foam that you have to be mindful of
4- remove the screw holding the power board.. then lift the board up on the opposite side of the usb connector shown with the arrow
5- board should be completely out now
6- the main problem with the housing are the 2 areas circled. if you want to make the best possible fix... u want/need to shave these plastic areas down lower so that the board and pins are is sitting closer to the main housing and therefore better pin placement outside the housing. I used a simple knife followed with a metal file to scrape/cut/shave down as much as I thought would be enough. (I am sure everyone will be different, just play around with it until it's acceptable to you.) you might even want to use a little silicone around the perimeter of the pins so that it's more stable.
7- now just reassemble the entire gps unit again in reverse... and you should have a much better connection with less headaches.
hope this helps