Great watch! My battery died, I guess, after two years. It won't recharge. If I replace battery at watch store, will it still work?
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I haven't had mine long enough for the battery to die but I would imagine that if it is of the same voltage there would be no problem. Check the book I think there is info on that in there. Sorry
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Before taking any other action, I would suggest you contact Garmin and ask them. If it is possible, they would probably have the appropriate replacement battery.
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Im surprised the battery only lasted 2 years! That's rediculous! I would contact Garmin and see if they will fix the watch for you.
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This watch was one of the biggest pieces of junk I have ever purchased we could never get our watch to work at all. Having said that, replacement batteries are often available at dollar stores, also check Radio Shack and Batteries are Us, if none of them are available any electronics store should have them. Hope this helps.
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I do apologise. I have no idea what battery the watch takes. It was bought for a gift. Sorry.
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Hi Lourival! Are you one of the students on my last spearfishing course? I have bought one of this watch and I am very satisfied. However, I still do not had to change the battery. If you are from Brazil and that student of my course, I suggest you to open a topic in Guarapas about that. There are people there who have this watch longer than me. Cheers!
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I imagine there's a watch type battery in it that you can replace. But there's a solar battery in it and I've been using these for years and have never had to replace try battery yet.
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This battery isn't rechargeable, but it does last a long time. It takes the round flat batteries like you'd put into your watch.
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The watch uses a maxell CR 2032 battery. Typically it lasts 9-12 months but that is dependent on your usage. The watch automatically goes into a power saving mode when it's not in the middle of a test. An icon comes up when you are running low on battery and then you have 30+ days to change it.
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Sometimes the battery in the watch gets old and run out of power, I think. I put a brand new one if that happens, and the watch runs well. Ideally, the battery should last much longer than a day or two.
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Are you experiencing that with your watch? If yes you should send it back to be replaced. The battery will last several days on one charge. Mine typically lasts 5 days.
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It's no doubt one of those flat watch batteries. Under normal conditions though, the battery that comes with it will last more than 5-8 years, so...
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I have used for six months...no problems yet...I would contact IGOLF who distributes the watch and ask them. There customer service is very efficient.....
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i have it over 5yrs still works. i had to replace the watch battery. PITA to replace the watch battery but the voltage was too low and not reading the HR. the watch and the strap are 2 different batteries.(2025 & 2032) easy batteries to find at local pharm chain store. i replaced both at the same time and all good.
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I used my watch and its features continuously and the battery lasted 7 months. I always keep a spare with me when I am out for an extended period. Changing takes about 30 seconds. Had to reset time but the rest of the settings remained. The black will wear off with regular use pretty quickly. Still a very durable watch that I recommend. I depended on my watch for many things and it never let me down.
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yes suddenly the screen shut down...and the watch stopped working!! furthermore the reading was not accurate. I also change the battery two weeks after I purchase it... I waste my money.
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Sometimes the knob doesn't fully lock back in place for the watch to run. You might want to check the knob stem and see if it in fully down in the slot for the watch to run. If it still doesn't work then perhaps ask for an exchange. My watch does well for me, however the children at the orphanage sometimes pulls the stem out without my knowledge and I find that I lost a few hours. Ha!
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yes suddenly the screen shut down...and the watch stopped working!! furthermore the reading was not accurate.I also change the battery two weeks after I purchase it...I waste my money.
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I'll do my best. When you plug it in, does the watch not recognize that it's plugged in? (screen doesn't turn on/change/etc)? Sometimes I have to plug it in, and mess with it a bit before the screen says "Charging." By messing with it, I mean I essentially unhook it from the prongs, and redo it. If it's a dirt issue, what have you done to clean it? Maybe some of the prongs are being obstructed from the salt from sweat (or other things). Try cleaning it with an eyeglass lens cloth (not tissues as they're paper based and can scratch). Sorry those are my only suggestions. Good Luck :)