Victor c
Registered user
Learnt something new this week.
Not used my bike for a few weeks and remembered that last time I shut it down and removed my Nav v, that I forgot to power it down fully when removed, so it stayed in standby mode.
Anyway, as it was showing 1/4 charge when I powered it up the other night, I decided to use my IPad charger to charge it up. On switching on the charger, I then powered the unit down, only to find in the morning it had not taken any charge. Thinking I had a duff battery, I started to google for a replacement. It was then that I discovered the following:
1 - it will only take a charge from a wall charger when the Nav is switched on
2 - if you use a computer to charge it, Garmin Express must be running for it to charge
3 - I did not find a genuine or aftermarket replacement anywhere on the net
Hope this helps someone
Mark
Not used my bike for a few weeks and remembered that last time I shut it down and removed my Nav v, that I forgot to power it down fully when removed, so it stayed in standby mode.
Anyway, as it was showing 1/4 charge when I powered it up the other night, I decided to use my IPad charger to charge it up. On switching on the charger, I then powered the unit down, only to find in the morning it had not taken any charge. Thinking I had a duff battery, I started to google for a replacement. It was then that I discovered the following:
1 - it will only take a charge from a wall charger when the Nav is switched on
2 - if you use a computer to charge it, Garmin Express must be running for it to charge
3 - I did not find a genuine or aftermarket replacement anywhere on the net
Hope this helps someone
Mark