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dosser
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 Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject: battery life sucks |
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| Hi all my tt 720 isn't 18 month old yet aand the battery don't last half a hour running on its own steam. can the internal battery be replaced? cheers |
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mikealder
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| Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Please take time to read the ENTIRE thread including the second page as trying this ruined the 720, but there are some instuctions on taking the x20 device appart in This Thread, if you are in any doubt send it to a repair center - Mike |
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Daggers
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| Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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Under what circumstances are you running the 720 without power? It is designed & intended to be used with the car charger plugged in.
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dosser
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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well i was walkin round paris last week and slightly worried of getting lost when the battery ran out..
I do this quite often not paris mind you but towns around the uk..
i stripped the whole unit down yesterday to reveal a sony battery that was plugged in by wire but seems to be stuck to the unit and wondered if this could be replaced |
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apwood
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Daggers wrote: | | It is designed & intended to be used with the car charger plugged in. |
If that is the case, why does it have options to plan a walking or cycling route? I certainly bought my TomTom with the expectation i could use it for helping me navigate on foot when abroad, not just when travelling by car.
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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If using it on battery power, make sure you disable the FM transmitter and the Bluetooth connectivity as these are both massive current drains.
Turning the volume and brightness down will help too. |
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philpugh
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 11:29 am Post subject: |
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| Andy_P wrote: | If using it on battery power, make sure you disable the FM transmitter and the Bluetooth connectivity as these are both massive current drains.
Turning the volume and brightness down will help too. |
And 2D mapping with North Up reduces battery consumption even more.
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mikealder
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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Nice write up on the battery swap, but the x20/ x30 devices have the battery glued to the PC which causes a slight issue (I call it stupid construction, the older devices were much better assembled)
And a rather belated welcome to the forum though, as you have been a member for some considerable time before making a post - Mike |
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Andy_P
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| chinster wrote: | Check out my blog for a potential solution  |
Good instructions for a One 2nd Edition, thanks!
But dosser's machine was a Go720, and Mike Alder already posted a link to his instructions for that. |
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Elastic
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 11:47 am Post subject: |
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| Andy_P wrote: | | chinster wrote: | | Check out my blog for a potential solution |
Good instructions for a One 2nd Edition, thanks!
But dosser's machine was a Go720, and Mike Alder already posted a link to his instructions for that. |
Would it be possible to use some form of battery pack connected to the USB skt, making it more usable away from the car...? |
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Calomax
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| Quote: | | Would it be possible to use some form of battery pack connected to the USB skt, making it more usable away from the car...? |
They've been available on eBay, and probably elsewhere.
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mikealder
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| Have a read through This Thread and part way down it I descibed some home made packs I have made in the past, also some links and pictures of the U2O rechargeable packs that I use when walking - Mike |
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