SOLDAs mentioned elsewhere I am clearingout all my flying stuff over the next few days.
I have dug out my trusty GPSmap 296 to find the battery is as flat as a pancake:
It works perfectly in all modes and has found itself via the almanac with correct time, satellites etc, when plugged into a power source but just will not charge.
Is there any way to charge a dead battery or is it a bin job?
I'm clearly not going to buy a new battery as I don't know if anyone will buy it but is there any market for it with a dead battery? I would let if go for not much money - how much is it worth- ?
I can fit a new battery if there is any interest, but will charge a bit for the faff.
(It works perfectly from an ext power source but clearly no battery backup if ext power fails.)
Advice/interest welcomed
TIA
I have dug out my trusty GPSmap 296 to find the battery is as flat as a pancake:
It works perfectly in all modes and has found itself via the almanac with correct time, satellites etc, when plugged into a power source but just will not charge.
Is there any way to charge a dead battery or is it a bin job?
I'm clearly not going to buy a new battery as I don't know if anyone will buy it but is there any market for it with a dead battery? I would let if go for not much money - how much is it worth- ?
I can fit a new battery if there is any interest, but will charge a bit for the faff.
(It works perfectly from an ext power source but clearly no battery backup if ext power fails.)
Advice/interest welcomed
TIA
Last edited by PeteSpencer on Sun Jun 15, 2025 7:51 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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