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Garmin 696 Replacement Cells for Battery Pack
Back story:
Garmin 696 installed in panel for 10+ years with battery installed. Yep, the battery appears to be toast and won't take a charge. When connected to the Garmin wall adapter/charger, the unit functions properly but won't take a charge... sometimes displays "battery missing" and sometimes after a few minutes of "Battery Charging" the unit displays "Charge Error". Opened up the battery pack and sure enough, 3 of the 6 cells measured <.2volts.
A replacement battery pack is $200 so it seemed prudent to at least search for availability of replacement cells. Found a match for all specs: BatterySpace.com P/N MH-4/3A3800B Qty 6 @ $2.90/ea. plus $11.39 shipping.
So there ya go... for less than $30 and some labor, you too can give new life to your Garmin 696 battery pack.
Back story:
Garmin 696 installed in panel for 10+ years with battery installed. Yep, the battery appears to be toast and won't take a charge. When connected to the Garmin wall adapter/charger, the unit functions properly but won't take a charge... sometimes displays "battery missing" and sometimes after a few minutes of "Battery Charging" the unit displays "Charge Error". Opened up the battery pack and sure enough, 3 of the 6 cells measured <.2volts.
A replacement battery pack is $200 so it seemed prudent to at least search for availability of replacement cells. Found a match for all specs: BatterySpace.com P/N MH-4/3A3800B Qty 6 @ $2.90/ea. plus $11.39 shipping.
So there ya go... for less than $30 and some labor, you too can give new life to your Garmin 696 battery pack.
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