Mintek 8.5 1815 seems dead.... ? was working last time used

Your regulator may have went bad. The regulator converts the ac charge produced from the alternator into the DC volts required to charge the battery. When they fail they can put out 5 times what the battery needs. Depending on your bike the regulator may be separate from the alternator. You should pick up a cheap volt meter. Once you get the bike running, use the volt meter to see what the bike is charging at. If you find the charge is above 14.8 V or that the voltage fluctuates to the extreme, ex. 14.2v, 8.2v, 12.7v all within a few seconds. then the regulator is probable. Another problem I have found is that the ground wire for wiring harness does not get hooked back up. This is a smaller ground wire that may plug into the main ground cable or sometimes is a separate lead connected to the battery. This will fry an entire system.

After a while even rechargeable batteries loose the ability to hold a charge. This process accelerates when the battery is allowed to lie completely discharged for long periods of time. NiCad batteries especially have this issue. If you left the battery sitting for long periods without occasionally charging it, it losses the ability to hold a charge. It appears you are going to have to either do without the battery or replace the pack. I would take out the old one, it will eventually start to corrode and leak and if its still in your machine it will cause damage. If you get a new battery pack make sure you charge it fully and then depleat it completely before recharging it. hope this helps.

well as there is no brand or further details that is like saying I have a piece of string!

Dead GPS = flat or dewad battery
Either charge it or replace it

When was the last time it was used, charged, worked.
What do you think went wrong? did the maps load last time you used it?

sounds like it didnt take a charge; make sure all electrical connections are good and that it is getting power to the built-in charger. is there a indicator showing that its charging? are all the wires on the mower connected? you may need to get a new battery

It does not appear you will find them. The last time their web page was active was in August 2007. =>

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.mintekdigital.com

They had a recall of portable batteries and a lawsuit on infringement. The parent company is Jiangsu Digital Technology Co., Ltd. ("Shinco Digital").

The website is down and the phone numbers don't seem to work. Last known address.
Mintek Digital Inc. Private Company, Headquarters Location
4915 E Hunter Ave., Anaheim, CA 92807, United States
(866)709-9500, (714)777-3090, (714)777-5933 fax, http://www.mintekdigital.com

you over charg3d it which mean you kill3d the battery.

Unfortunately, Mintek seems to have gone out of business, so there is no way to purchase replacement parts without finding them online somewhere.

The problem could be caused by one of three things:

1. The battery is dead and cannot be recharged
2. One of the battery connections is broken in some way
3. The cord is bad and will not provide power

If the battery is dead, you're stuck with keeping it plugged in or trying to find a battery online. If one of the battery connections is bad, the only way to test it is with a new battery and you're back to finding one online. If the cord is bad, it wouldn't provide power at all, so it sounds like both of your cords are fine.

mintek dtv-265-d THE TV WILL ONLY PLAY CHANNDEL 34 THE REMOTE WILL ONLY TURN ON OR OFF IS THERE A SERVICE MANUAL OR A REPAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! rad

dunno. try to have it on the charger, and at the same time try to push and hold the power button. try it a couple times. my v180 from motorola did that and it seemed to work.