From: Kat Rabun on
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:46:29 -0500, Joel wrote:

>> http://www.malsingmaps.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=14736
> My Nuvi-680 has NO screw.

My Garmin n�vi 670 has the same two tiny screws on the back of the flip-up
antenna! And, the battery is exactly the same as that in the tutorial,
except mine is 1500mah while the Garmin n�vi 300 is only of 12mah capacity.

It might be hard to find a teeny tiny T5 phillips screwdriver to remove the
two screws on the antenna and then pick out the watch-band-style locking
pin near the antenna hinge as shown in the tutorial ...

But first, I need to get the battery!

The Garmin n�vi 670 apparently uses a Garmin 3.7 volts 1500 mAh lithium
polymer battery, Garmin P/N "361-00019-02-1".

It's $20 here:
http://www.batteryship.com/htmlos/htmlos.cgi/batteryship/catalog.html?item=361-00019-02-1&model=Garmin+Nuvi+670
And $17 here:
http://www.buy.com/prod/1500mah-li-polymer-replacement-battery-for-garmin-nuvi-670-series/q/listingid/46849553/loc/111/211497893.html

So, first, I'm going to order a battery. Then I'll follow the writeup. This
is excellent information!

Thanks,
Kat
From: Kat Rabun on
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:44:13 -0500, Joel wrote:

> Yes, there is nothing so special about the Garmin's battery besides the
> case kinda hard to crack open, and probably the size of batter (?).

I see the part number for a new Garmin n�vi 670 battery is 361-00019-02-1
which differs from that of other Garmin GPS units by the capacity (1500mah
versus 1200mah for others such as the 361-00019-02, D25292-0000, etc.).

While I'm at it, I may as well look for a 2000mah replacement battery (if
some capacity is good, more must be better) ...

Once I find the biggest capacity battery, I'll attempt cracking the case to
replace it as per the reference tutorial at
http://www.malsingmaps.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=14736&sid=f9608dfee6815b67af8b0c2b68a20b72&start=10
From: Holger Issle on
Hi,

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:08:12 +0000 (UTC), Kat Rabun wrote:

>It might be hard to find a teeny tiny T5 phillips screwdriver

I would call that a Torx, not Phillips, but you can get both here:
http://www.wihatools.com/200seri/267pico.htm (showing the Torx ones).

Remember not to take breath once they are unscrewed ;-)
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