Nav 6 replacement battery

[trebor]

Regarding the voltage of Lithium batteries. The following is taken from this webpage:

Lithium-ion
The nominal voltage of lithium-ion is 3.60V/cell. Some cell manufacturers mark their Li-ion as 3.70V/cell or higher. This offers a marketing advantage because the higher voltage boosts the watt-hours on paper (voltage multiplied by current equals watts).

So the battery for the Nav V/VI is probably made up of two lithium cells wired in series, therefore if the 5v USB input is placed across both cells (individually) then a full charge can be achieved providing the USB socket can deliver the required current.

 

[Micko123]

I'm not well up on electrical type things but just parroting something I recalled from a previous thread post on this battery not lasting long if left unused for a while. My Nav 6 sometimes takes some 'waking up' with a phone charger after not being used over Winter, so I pop it in the boot of my car where there is an 'always live' cigarette socket (even with the car locked up) and leave it overnight in the car cradle and it's as 'full as an egg' in the morning ready for bike use.

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[grimo]

Well rang Garmin customer support to buy a new battery and there is one in the post FOC, they asked when I bought it which was 03/18 and as a gesture of goodwill no charge. Thanks lads for posting the info because I would have gone to the Stealers.

 

[grimo]

We should be charging the battery once a month according to the instructions, I think over the winter month I’m going to charge the battery and then remove it before storing.

 

[BRD]

Glad I found this thread, I’ve just pleased an order - still £13.09

 

[Mickwalker]

Yes I’ve just ordered one very easy top people

 

[transalper44]

Surely if the Satnav is in it's cradle, it gets charged via the bike when ridden. Why would you leave it there, when not using the bike, laziest I suppose? Have both a 5 and 6 and never lost their charge, mark you, if you rode your bikes of instead just looking at them parked in the garage hence the number of bikes for sale after 3 year ownership with 3 or 4 K Used to work for a Porsche dealership and the number of call outs because the batteries were flat was unbelieve, use the b*****y things.

 

[SBD]

I mostly use my bike every day, but I don’t need a satnav to find my way to the office…

 

[transalper44]

Then attach it to the USB lead it was supplied with to the mains, turn it on and hey peso, each time you want the Satnav, it will be charged. Simple!

 

[normanwgs]

got a new battery from Garmin for my nav 6, £13.09. They couldn't have been more helpful and polite