Any gadget that uses battery as their power source will come to the day where the battery no longer hold a charge, causing the device to powered down even after few minutes it has been fully recharged. I personally had this situation before where my notebook battery totally drained out and can no longer be recharged. For months, I’ve been depending on the power adapter to power up my ThinkPad X61, until one day I dropped by a computer store and bought a replacement battery.

But what will you do if your Garmin Nuvi navigation GPS unit got this similar problem?. Will you depend on vehicle adapter that uses the cigarette lighter socket?. Or you could send it to authorized dealer to fix it. Alternatively, you can actually replace the battery yourself which takes a couple of minutes to complete.

What you’ll need is the battery replacement kits that comes with everything you need to perform the replacement. The Garmin Nuvi Replacement Kit is available at most of the electronic stores such as RadioShack. You may also purchase it online from Amazon.com.

You just need to follow the step-by-step instruction that comes with the kit. It’s pretty simple as you need to open the back cover, replace the battery and put back the cover. But here’s a piece of advice – if your Nuvi is still under warranty, DO NOT attempt to replace the battery yourself as it will cause the warranty to void. You just need to bring it to your nearby authorized dealer for replacement.