KingKevin

Eish! Sorry to hear that he got you, i hope karma gets him.

This happened to me last week, the scammers name is 'Terence' now and he also got my number from his 'mate Jason', cellphone number is 0633426036 and he told me he is from Port St. johns in the Eastern Cape.

Hi Mr. GrindAway, i completely missed your message and only seen it today i kid you not. Regarding your question(if it matters after all this time), i left the connectors attached and only soldered/heatshrinked the wires, unfortunately i do not remember what i did with the speaker wire but i do have sound...if you really REALLY want to know what i did with the speaker wire then let me know and i will crack open my 510 and send you a pic.

Success!! Takealot delivered today and i have simply cut the wires from both new and old batteries and soldered them together, my 510 now works as it should. The new battery is slightly bigger than the original and it didnt fit initially but i have used my dremel to have it fit snugly without being in the way of anything else. Job done, Macguyver worked.

I cant give up on the 510 just yet... i saw this on Takealot, the dimensions are very close, give or take 2mm, i will try this first before i toss the 510. i guess this is the Macguyver i was looking for.

i had a look on the tube already and the majority of the vids the guys are either using the original battery or they are using a generic of the same size, the closest sized battery i can find is from RS Components but it is a centimeter wider and 5mm thicker...and that wont fit(unless i use the dremel, the height would be an issue though). the cost of a new battery at garmin or off ebay is more than the value of the 510.

Hi all, as per the title, does anybody know where i can get a replacement battery for my 510? either that or share the macguyvers you have made. many thanks in advance.