Garmin Edge 130 Battery replacement

[CGLewis]

Anyone out there happy to do this for a fee for those of us not technical or proficient with a hairdryer?

[CGLewis]

This thread has been extremely helpful and I was able to change the battery. Problem with first ride was it doesn't pick up GPS anymore? Can a cable be faulty? Could i have bumped anything? Has all the uptodate software now? Any advice would be appreciated..

[WR 1.0]

I got quoted R1100 (found a guy on FB) to replace the battery on my 320 plus. (a simple 45 min ride drops the battery by 45%). 

[The Ouzo]

1 hour ago, CGLewis said:

This thread has been extremely helpful and I was able to change the battery. Problem with first ride was it doesn't pick up GPS anymore? Can a cable be faulty? Could i have bumped anything? Has all the uptodate software now? Any advice would be appreciated..

the gps antennae runs around the casing on the inside, I had the same problem as you, opened the unit up again, made sure to put the antennae how it should be and its worked ever since.

[CGLewis]

[CGLewis]

Opened it up again and can't find any sign of an antennae? Can you explain in more detail?

[phenning]

check that the 2  spring-fingers on the body  press on the 2 pads on the  green pcb

[Jensie]

Maybe when you close it, itdoes not make contact

[The Ouzo]

35 minutes ago, phenning said:

check that the 2  spring-fingers on the body  press on the 2 pads on the  green pcb

the circled bits are connected to a metal strip running along the edge of the casing, that is the antennae, it needs to make contact with the circled pins which need to make contact with the PCB contact points that are circled.

[Bertie N]

Thanks to all on this forum, really helped me with the replacement.

Replaced my battery on Friday afternoon, first had to get tools with a T5 Torx bit.  I found one at a local cell phone repair shop and also bought glue from the same shop, T7000.  The same they use to glue back cellphone screens.

https://www.takealot.com/t-7000-professional-adhesive-black-glue-for-cellphone-lcd-repair/PLID90803750

Everything went really smoothly with the replacement, thinking in the back of my mind when is something going to go wrong. 

 

I used a carpet knife blade to slowly cut the foam holding the screen.  The hardest part of the whole process is to get all the foam backing off from the screen and case without ruining it.  

 

The soldering of the battery was easy enough, used shrink tubing to close is up and protect it.  I then placed the board back and screwed it back to make sure the attenna is still working and connecting and that the battery is actually working.

 

The T7000 glue works really well, after applying and waiting to cure for a while I wiped the excess away with a alcohol wipe.  I used a couple of rubber bands and a piece of paper folded a couple times to push the screen down and hold it in place for 48 hours for the glue to cure completely.

 

I went for a 4 hour ride on Sunday, battery only dropped by 20%.  I can confirm the device is waterproof after the replacement, forget to take it out of my jacket pocket and landed in the wash.

 

Again thanks to everyone for the information to do this!