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Gee-Pee
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So, you bought it on Ebay, then! Has it ever worked? If so, we can resurrect the procedure before it failed to work. If it has never worked, do you have recourse to the seller?
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scrivomcdivo
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Gee pee, I have spoken to the seller and he has informed me that it worked without mains. The problem is not that severe, as I run it on the in-car mains and so, it isn't that much of a problem. It's just, if possible, I'd prefer to charge it at home and then run it without any leads in the car.
The seller on Ebay has offered me a refund for it, however as I only paid £120 for the item, I think I got a bargain anyway to be honest.
I don't know whether to open up the inside and see if any parts have come loose that possibly need soldering back on????? |
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| scrivomcdivo wrote: | [color=red]
I don't know whether to open up the inside and see if any parts have come loose that possibly need soldering back on????? |
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Unless you are an expert, I would not try.
First check DRP's advice.
OK, so now we know that the unit will charge (ie from the 12v car charger). Also the power cable both for the 12v car lead and for the 240v Mains transformer lead are the same size and connect through the same connection - Right? Therefore, it seems likely that the transformer/lead/connecter may be at fault and not the iCN510.. If you have an Avo meter, you can check if the transformer is outputting the correct charging voltage. If you cannot do it go to a car spares shop and I am sure they will check it for you.
When you have the unit connected in the car, can you go to the Power Status? (Main Menu >Settings>More Settings>Hardware>Power Status) and check the state of the battery? If the unit has been charging in the car, it should show a full charge. Does it?
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I am sorry but I have found out that this unit outputs 6.2v at 350ma, I regret this mis-information. |
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scrivomcdivo
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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My mains charger is from the Navman website.
When I go to Options>Power Status, it says that the battery is "charging." Nonetheless, it does not state any sort of percentage etc.....just the fact that the battery is charging. 24 hours later and it still says the same thing with no percentage etc.... |
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| scrivomcdivo wrote: | My mains charger is from the Navman website.
When I go to Options>Power Status, it says that the battery is "charging." Nonetheless, it does not state any sort of percentage etc.....just the fact that the battery is charging. 24 hours later and it still says the same thing with no percentage etc.... |
Look on page 7 of your iCN510 Manual - if you don't have one you can download it from Navman site.
On your Navman, on the Power Satus screen you should see a progress bar showing the state of charge of the unit. When the battery is charging, the bar is Amber and when fully charged it is Green. It also shows two other Status indicators - one says External Power Status and the other Internal Backup Battery charge.
Do you have a Halfords near to you?? They say they are 'experts' in SatNav and sell this unit. Why not give them a visit and see what their opinion is?
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Many thanks for the info Gee-Pee.
For some bizarre reason, I don't have the progress bar on the 'Power Status' page. All I have is 'External Power Status = On' and 'Internal Backup Battery Charge = Charging.' However, there is no progress bar below this.
Halfords were unwilling to help as I was unable to produce any receipt. |
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Well, sorry, but I'm stumped! Silly question, but this really is a Navman iCN510, isn't it? And does the software version agree with mine (below) - and finally, have you got the Service Patch 1 installed?
Go to http://www.navman-pcn.com/index.php?lmenu=Free+Downloads&PHPSESSID=05a1c7e038c2711364adbaa0efdb0526 and check.
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Yes it's a Navman icn510 (or so the case of the product says).
I'm thinking that I may be missing some patch of some sort and so I am going to look into that |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:18 am Post subject: |
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| Just one thought for you, you only need to press the on/power button momentarily. If you press and hold or press for more than a split second it does not turn on. |
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Do you get the same symptoms using the car charger?, If you do this points do a duff lithium battery fitted to your device. If however it wprks as per spec on the car charger, then you have a duff mains charger.
You can buy one of these from Mitac Europe for 18.90 euros, (The actual satnav unit you have is a mitac digiwalker 168).
But I have a nasty feeling its the lithium cell itself.
As your device has no warranty etc, it should be possible for any service shop to supply and fit s new cell. (Not DIY job unless competent with soldering iron, and some knowledge of electronics) |
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| Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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Many thanks for the info Larkshall.
From your advice, it does indeed sound like a duff battery |
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