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Problem with the Garmin GPSMAP 295 GPS Receiver

Garmin gpsmap 295 will not run from internal battery power


By rob4day on Jun 30, 2009
My garmin will not run from internal power but runs good in cigarette lighter power. Any Ideas??


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posted 3 months ago

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I love you people! This must be a common problem. I had all sorts of intermittent problems when running on batteries alone - including the message: "external power lost, shutting down....." , this was when no external power was connected at all. For me it turned out to be the same loose screw, there was even a small gap under the head.
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Solution 2

posted 10 months ago

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I had the same problem. After following the instructions in solution number two the problem was solved and my 295 is working flawlessly.
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Solution 3

posted 12 months ago

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I followed the instructions in solution number two, which were concise and helpful. Though there was not a screw missing of the three, the battery screw was loose. I tightened it up, and voila! the internal battery now works perfectly!. I am going to use the cigarette connector (an AD has caused the cigarette lighter wiring to be disconnected in my C-182) to the 295 and construct a battery pack as described by another suggestor so as to give me more time between battery changes,
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Solution 4

posted 1 year ago

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I'm going to second DavidS0150's solution - I just took mine apart (it would turn off when i pressed down on one side too hard, plugging the cable in and out, etc.) and found a loose screw holding the circuit board down (far left, circuit board closest to the battery). A good tighten, plus checking the rest of them, put it back together, so far good as new! Thanks David - I've spent a couple months looking for an answer to this!
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Solution 5

posted 1 year ago

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I had the same problem. Reluctantly, I removed the batteries and the 8 phillips screws from the the case back perimeter. Be careful on opening. The unit is designed to open from the top and hinge at he bottom to keep the ribbon cables from being stressed. The unit should open nicely and lie flat on the table with the two bottom halves butted against each other. Get a magnifier and ensure the printed circuit board attached to the bottom half has all 3 screws. (I found one missing that has 2 functions - securing the board and delivering battery power. Mine had wedged against a piece of clear plastic...it was hard to find!!!) I carefully removed the wedged screw and returned to the circuit board left most attach point. Close up the unit and we were back in GPS heaven. Battery power restored!!!! and my $250.00 still in my pocket. Yipppeee.
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Solution 6

posted 1 year ago

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change the battery
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Solution 7

posted 19 days ago

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Had the Same Problem with the loss of battrey power, followed the advice above. (Loose Screw) Sorted.

Many Thanks.
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