> As my GARMIN 12XL internal battery has just died (after only 4 >years I might add),
As Simon mentioned, there may have been a bad batch: http://joe.mehaffey.com/li_bats.htm http://www.gpsoz.com.au/battery_low.htm The gpsoz page mentions a cost of $200 for replacing the battery, but it sounds as if Garmin might be doing better than that. That page also suggests that the lithium battery doesn't charge when the GPS is on external power, but only when it has batteries fitted. A bit counter-intuitive! It's usually a bad idea to leave batteries in a device which is unused for months - they go flat, leak and corrode the precious gadget. TGIF -- there's a lark in the park -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
