Sunday, May 1, 2011

Garmin 396 Not working :(

My favorite Garmin goody was not working. :(




So you bend the tabs on the wall wart and it makes contact and powers the unit.

So you think you are don, but wait!

On the screen it says "Battery Missing"

It is there, I figure it just needs a charge after sitting for months...

No luck!

I found this post about disassembling the battery http://forums.gps.org.nz/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4131



Then all you need is an expensive model airplane LiPo charger to hook to it!


And if the internal battery that maintains the clock goes on you...

This post will instruct you on how to fix it! http://www.gpsinformation.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4701