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kbob(at)cox.net
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 Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:41 am Post subject: Garmin internal battery replacement - DONE! IT WORKS! |
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This is good info for everyone who has a Garmin 296 / 396 / 496 / 495 / etc.
I have a ~4 year old Garmin 396 that had issues locking onto satellites. My
last flight of over an hour had the Garmin failing to lock at all. Time to
fix something - pretty sure it was the internal battery (not the big pop-off
battery).
I'd read that the repair is $250-400 and for that price it was worth seeing
if I could fix it myself. I split the case and disassembled the unit.
Found the internal battery, found a replacement, reassembled , powered up
and BAM! locked on the satellites. Success.
I won't post the pictures and text here since I'm moving and will no longer
have web service through my same provider. However - if you want
instructions with photos, and someone here could post them on the
VansAirforce.net site, I will gladly send them to you.
email me direct at kbob(at)cox.net.
Kelly Patterson
RV-6A N716K
PHX moving to DEN
Time: 07:18:58 PM PST US
Subject: Re: Garmin 296
From: "Leland Collins" <federigo(at)pacbell.net>
| Leland Collins wrote: | I've had the same problem with my 4-year old Garmin
296 being unable to lock onto satellites after loosing its internal date. I
think its a dead battery problem because the battery looses about 20% of its
charge overnight. I just ordered a new battery from www.batteriesamerica.com
for $59 plus $11 shipping. Garmin supposedly now has the part number
010-10517-01 as a replacement for the original 011-00955-00 unit. The
replacement part has a larger capacity rating. The replacement unit is the
same for the 396 and 496.
Leland |
I changed the main battery and the problem is still there. If I do not fly
the
plane for several days, the unit stops tracking the date/time. Now the
question
is: Is it possible to change the "time" battery without sending it to
Garmin?
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=179502#179502
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