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Choosing a Garmin Battery??
In a previous post I inquired about my Garmin 800. The back , bought via ebay, will not work as it is a different size. Apparently there were 2 sizes. But it did come with a new battery. Here is were I need some advice. Are there quality batteries available? Not sure I want "trust" my unit to this potential knock off.
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Originally Posted by Tandem Tom
(Post 20681536)
In a previous post I inquired about my Garmin 800. The back , bought via ebay, will not work as it is a different size. Apparently there were 2 sizes. But it did come with a new battery. Here is were I need some advice. Are there quality batteries available? Not sure I want "trust" my unit to this potential knock off.
I am just throwing out what I would do. I would stick with factory I guess. What price savings do you get with the ebay vs. official? |
I started looking for a official Garmin battery but am coming up empty. Garmin website is of no help.
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To my knowledge, Garmin won't sell you a battery. They will let you send them your computer, and replace the battery in it for you, to the tune of $100. You can replace the OEM 800mah battery with a 1000mah off of eBay for $10.
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Originally Posted by DrIsotope
(Post 20682619)
To my knowledge, Garmin won't sell you a battery. They will let you send them your computer, and replace the battery in it for you, to the tune of $100. You can replace the OEM 800mah battery with a 1000mah off of eBay for $10.
yep your correct. I found them from 10-30 bucks all over. Amazon has them too at all price points. Who knew Garmin wouldn’t sell you one straight out. It isn’t a warranty issue so what’s the bid deal I wonder |
Well, they really want you to buy a new Garmin, and they've got a fantastic system of price fixing in place. Garmin has established minimum pricing for refurbished units. The Edge 500 came out in December of 2009 at a street price of $199. Today, nine years later, a refurbished 500 is $149. Impressive.
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Originally Posted by DrIsotope
(Post 20682619)
To my knowledge, Garmin won't sell you a battery. They will let you send them your computer, and replace the battery in it for you, to the tune of $100. You can replace the OEM 800mah battery with a 1000mah off of eBay for $10.
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Originally Posted by DrIsotope
(Post 20682619)
To my knowledge, Garmin won't sell you a battery. They will let you send them your computer, and replace the battery in it for you, to the tune of $100. You can replace the OEM 800mah battery with a 1000mah off of eBay for $10.
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There is a good you tube video that shows how to change the bstbatt. The fellow use a battery from New Power 99. The $ is $ 27+ shipping. More than other sellers but at least there is some recommendation.
BTW , I did receive one with the replacement back,that is the incorrect size, but for some reason I am not comfortable using this battery. |
Originally Posted by znomit
(Post 20682894)
If the OEM battery is 800mAh then a 1000mAh battery either won't fit in or isn't 1000mAh.
They get better at the chemistry, so it's absolutely possible to fit a 1000mah in the spot for an 800mah from nearly a decade ago. |
Why not just buy a used original Garmin Edge 800 back cover and battery on eBay for under $20? From the product photos you can see exactly what you'll receive, including battery date of manufacture and mAh rating The battery appears to be 1100 mAh on the one I checked. BTW, The tool needed to remove case is a T5 torx.
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My experience with batteries in the Edge 705:
I bought it new in 2008. The original battery lasted 7 years. I bought a replacement on eBay. It lasted one year. I bought another replacement from New Power. It lasted one year. I installed another replacement, which was still working until a few months later when the USB port went bad, and I quit using it. From what I can tell, all the batteries available are the same one with the "Cameron Sino" label. And once installed, the battery gauge in the display was never again accurate; It might show fully charged when it really had only a partial charge, or it might show nearly empty, but then run for several hours more. So the good new is the replacement batteries might only cost a fraction of what Garmin charges. The bad news is they have only a small fraction of the life of the OEM Garmin battery, and you never know how much charge you really have remaining. |
Originally Posted by Shimagnolo
(Post 20683391)
My experience with batteries in the Edge 705:
I bought it new in 2008. The original battery lasted 7 years. I bought a replacement on eBay. It lasted one year. I bought another replacement from New Power. It lasted one year. I installed another replacement, which was still working until a few months later when the USB port went bad, and I quit using it. From what I can tell, all the batteries available are the same one with the "Cameron Sino" label. And once installed, the battery gauge in the display was never again accurate; It might show fully charged when it really had only a partial charge, or it might show nearly empty, but then run for at several hours more. So the good new is the replacement batteries might only cost a fraction of what Garmin charges. The bad news is they have only a small fraction of the life of the OEM Garmin battery, and you never know how much charge you really have remaining. I hope my beloved 520 goes at least 5-7 years before I need a new battery. If I can get to the 7 year mark and it started going bad I would just get the newer version of that model. I love my 520..its been solid! |
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