Garmin GPS

bill crommett · Post by **bill crommett** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:52 pm

This thread does not involve a discusion of the 2730 or any other RV attached GPS, but rather an older hand held Garmin GPS # 48 which does not function any more because of a discharged Lithium "memory" battery. This unit appears to fall into the class of " no consumer access " because there is no apparant access to the guts of this machine so one could change out the internal memory battery. Does any one out there know of repair facilities other than returning the unit to the factory and being told to buy a new and better and more expensive unit ?

robert · Post by **robert** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:09 pm

I suspect you are out of luck. I have had the same experience with a handheld, Dell Axim 3. I keep on getting a warning message that my battery is low and need changing, but there is no way to charge it or replace it. I must keep the main batteries charged at all times or I lose all of my data.

These early models were made in China back a few years, and I assume your Gramin was made there also.

whemme · Post by **whemme** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:25 pm

bill crommett,

If you have not already done so, please go to this Garmin website address
http://www.garmin.com/products/gps48/ and click on the FAQs button on the left. It gives a couple of different procedures to recharge your internal memory battery there

bill crommett · Post by **bill crommett** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:59 pm

Thanks, Bill. I plugged the unit in over night, but according to the instructions that was not long enough. So I will start over.