Replacement battery for Betty

Betty is our Garmin nuvi 2597LMT GPS that we bought off our older daughter a few years ago. The battery has been showing signs of dying so got a replacement one off eBay for less than $15 dollars. Battery arrived weeks ago and been sitting on the balcony computer desk and when I finally got around to doing the job could not find the bloody thing.

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Tiny Torx screws !…do I have bits that small? Took a while to remember that we bought something like a precision bit set from a walkway trader at Chinatown (The Glen) – found it in the workshop.

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The smallest one in the set is T3 and I need the T4, removed the screws.

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Carefully prised the back off with a jewellers screw driver.

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Unplugged the tiny connector and then had to use a smaller screwdriver to dig the battery out of it’s cavity.

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Secured with a double sided pad thing, managed to peel it off in one piece to use on the replacement battery.

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With the sticky pad on pressed the battery back in it’s cavity and plugged in the tiny connector.

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When replacing the back make sure to work right around until the clicking sound stops, then go around one more time. Replace the screws.

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Job done…and Betty has a new lease of life.

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