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Re: [microlights] Garmin 296


On 3 Jul 2009, at 09:42, John Moore wrote:

> Anyone had experience of testing these batteries or know someone who
> can
> rebuild them?
>
> ta
> BJ



BJ

I wouldn't touch a lithium battery that isn't working. I would buy a
new one and ask Garmin

for a reason as to why so many people have battery problems with the
296 unit.

There is a US based company GPS City that sells Garmin original
batteries for about $39.00 istr.

Brian Johnson


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Fri Jul 3, 2009 8:58 am

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My GPS had a bit of belly ache on the way to Spamfield this year.. as in it stopped working (pleased the maps were current). When fed direct from an external...
John Moore
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Jul 3, 2009
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... BJ I wouldn't touch a lithium battery that isn't working. I would buy a new one and ask Garmin for a reason as to why so many people have battery problems...
Brian Johnson
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... John, a lot of info on here http://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=53993&start=0 Brian J [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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That firmware update looks interesting; makes you wonder if they've fixed a bug in the charging control software, but is that too late for BJ's battery? I...
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