Garmin GPS Batteries

[Don Pollock <donp@dcr.net>]

Topic Number: 9
I picked this up on another board I subscribe to.  I think this is something
those of you out there who use GPS units when you ride should know. Particularly
those using the Garmin GPS units.


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Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 21:33:34 -0400
To: cavers@ditell.com
From: Eric McMaster <mcmaster@mindspring.com>
Subject: Garmin Problem


Since more and more people are using Garmin GPS units I thought I'd pass 
along something I learned the hard way.

The internal lithium backup battery on my Garmin GPS unit (3 years old) 
died on me. It is suppose to last 10+years. Now I have to reprogram the 
unit everytime I change batteries. Dale Green clued me in that that Garmin 
uses a rechargeable backup battery in their GPS units.

Keep good AA batteries in Garmins at all times. I had a habit of leaving 
dead batteries in my Garmin for long lengths of time. This cycle of 
draining and recharging the backup battery finally did it in.

This is NOT documented in the manual!!!!!

(the battery is a vanadium pentoxide lithium, Panasonic VL1220)

-Eric McMaster


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