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| Some of the Garmin units have lithium-ion batteries. What is the life of
this type battery under normal use, and assuming it is kept charged as it
should be? I am told that the you can not replace them yourself when they
go dead, you have to send the unit back to Garmin for replacement.
I would like to know if I have received the correct information, or can the
owner actually replace them?
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| The batteries I am speaking of are for the Nuvi series. Sorry I left that
info. out of the first post.
"Bob" <roburt@grande.net> wrote in message
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> Some of the Garmin units have lithium-ion batteries. What is the life of
> this type battery under normal use, and assuming it is kept charged as it
> should be? I am told that the you can not replace them yourself when they
> go dead, you have to send the unit back to Garmin for replacement.
> I would like to know if I have received the correct information, or can
> the owner actually replace them?
>
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| Jack Erbes 2006-08-18, 10:33 pm |
| Bob wrote:
> Some of the Garmin units have lithium-ion batteries. What is the life of
> this type battery under normal use, and assuming it is kept charged as it
> should be? I am told that the you can not replace them yourself when they
> go dead, you have to send the unit back to Garmin for replacement.
> I would like to know if I have received the correct information, or can the
> owner actually replace them?
The life on those is typically measured in charge/discharge cycles,
usually something like 500 or more fully charged to nearly discharged
cycles. If you use them plugged in all the time those little ups and
down down take much or anything off the service life.
One thing that is the kiss of death for Lithium Ion batteries is to let
the unit set for a few weeks or more with a fully depleted battery in
it. That will usually kill the battery dead and it won't take a charge
ever again.
Here is a link to a typical battery replacement procedure.
http://www.pdainternalbattery.com/1a2w423c2install.html
It is really a pretty simple procedure and the unit will probably be out
of warranty when the battery goes. So you might as well do it yourself.
Buy the battery on the net and look up the procedure.
Some of the newer units have a snap in sealed battery sort of like the
cell phones so you don't have to mess around with the plug in packs. But
you may have to open the case up to get at it.
Jack
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Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA (jackerbes at adelphia dot net)
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine dot com)
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| Jack Erbes 2006-08-18, 10:33 pm |
| Bob wrote:
> The batteries I am speaking of are for the Nuvi series. Sorry I left that
> info. out of the first post.
>
A google search does not produce a link to a replacement battery for the
Nuvi yet, probably because it is so new on the market. But don't worry,
they'll be available in a month or two and people will have figured out
how to replace them too.
Someone in China or Malaysia is busily making thousands of those
batteries now for the Garmin production process and they or someone else
will have them on the market before long.
Jack
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Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA (jackerbes at adelphia dot net)
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine dot com)
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| Thanks for the info Jack. I think I have decided on the Nuvi 350. The
battery situation is all that was holding me back from ordering. There are
thousands of them out there, so something is bound to come along. I think
the batteries will be available like the PDA's. After seeing the website
you noted, it should be a snap to install one.
thanks again.
"Jack Erbes" <jackerbes@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> Bob wrote:
>
> The life on those is typically measured in charge/discharge cycles,
> usually something like 500 or more fully charged to nearly discharged
> cycles. If you use them plugged in all the time those little ups and down
> down take much or anything off the service life.
>
> One thing that is the kiss of death for Lithium Ion batteries is to let
> the unit set for a few weeks or more with a fully depleted battery in it.
> That will usually kill the battery dead and it won't take a charge ever
> again.
>
> Here is a link to a typical battery replacement procedure.
>
> http://www.pdainternalbattery.com/1a2w423c2install.html
>
> It is really a pretty simple procedure and the unit will probably be out
> of warranty when the battery goes. So you might as well do it yourself.
> Buy the battery on the net and look up the procedure.
>
> Some of the newer units have a snap in sealed battery sort of like the
> cell phones so you don't have to mess around with the plug in packs. But
> you may have to open the case up to get at it.
>
> Jack
>
> --
> Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA (jackerbes at adelphia dot net)
> (also receiving email at jacker at midmaine dot com)
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