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stevebag
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 Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:13 pm Post subject: TomTom GO Battery, need a replacement. |
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Okay, as you all sit there all smug whilst your TomTom runs happily on batteries- mine went from excellent battery life to 10 minutes in about 2 weeks.
WHERE CAN I GET A REPLACEMENT! I will fit it myself!
Okay, you can power it using the car adaptor but I don't want power wires hanging over the stereo
Tomtom are you listening, you are not answering my support requests!
Any users in the same boat as me?  It's driving me crazy
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Darren
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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Speak to the guys at www.satnav-shop.com .
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sparkey
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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If its a new tomtom, and battery has gone after two week i would bring it back to shop and get new one  |
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stevebag
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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One and a half yrs old -
The guys at satnav-shop.com can post me a replacement for about £15. Arm yourself with a torx screwdriver and thats a cheap fix! |
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Oldboy
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 12:21 am Post subject: |
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stevebag -
How have you been using it? Charging at home and using in the car, then letting the battery get low before charging again?
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rayflan
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 1:47 am Post subject: |
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| stevebag wrote: | One and a half yrs old -
The guys at satnav-shop.com can post me a replacement for about £15. Arm yourself with a torx screwdriver and thats a cheap fix! |
The TTGO comes with a 2 year warranty but for £15 I guess that's the easy option.
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stevebag
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Oldboy wrote: | stevebag -
How have you been using it? |
I suppose I've myself to blame. 2hr charge, then use it until it's flashing battery low. I've heard this is a problem with Lithiun Ion batteries.
A few weeks befor the problem my 3yr old twice turned the tomtom on and left it in a cupboard until the batteries were dead. |
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stevebag
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:50 pm Post subject: Update: |
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Problem battery problem solved... didn't need a replacement battery (although I did buy one).
Stripped my TomTom classic and took out the battery. Fiddled around with it, it's got a small circuit board on one of the edged of the battery. Squoze (is that a word?), squeezed the two ends of the battery, re-assembled and did a full charge. We are now back on full charge... 4 or so hours on a full charge.
Needless to say, I've got a spare battery for a TomTom Go Classic for £15 (+post) if anyone wants it!
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Oldboy
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: Update: |
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| stevebag wrote: | | Needless to say, I've got a spare battery for a TomTom Go Classic for £15 (+post) if anyone wants it! |
If possible keep it fully charged, it will keep longer.
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That sounds almost cuddly Eldar.. :D |
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