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How to replace the battery in a TomTom Go! 510 satnav device

Step 15End Game.. Your tomtom has a new battery

End Game.. Your tomtom has a new battery
Reverse all the steps to take the unit apart.
Push the contents back into the black shell.
Put the four grub screws back into their holes
Push the silver plastic trim back into the slots.
Tighten the screws to as much force as is reasonable.

TESTING! - Set the unit to charge for 24hours. Next day leave the unit on for hours

The unit should stay alive for five hours. Drain the battery totally. Recharge and repeat

JOB DONE! and two more years with your device.
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Jul 24, 2010. 3:19 AMscience0044 says:
Excellent! Your photographs and detailed instructions were easy to follow, as well as cautionery notes. My tomtom GO 510 is now reassembled and on charge. I have my fingers crossed that it will be back in service real soon. I had the correct screwdriver set for this type of screw which made the job much easier. I recommend this to anyone else who attempts battery replacement
May 28, 2010. 11:24 AMpjt262 says:
Thanks for the above directions to replace tom tom510 battery.
It worked brilliantly but 1 further problem exists____
When I fired up the SAT NAV it did not accept my SD card with all the mapping on it.So  even though I've replaced the battery and it fires up good an icon comes up with an X thro the sd card , so I take it out.

Then the tom tom comes up with an icon to put the sd card in [which I do] but same thing above happens.
Do you think with the power down of the old battery we have to reset Factory settings some how or encrypt the sd card some how.
Nobody has mentioned this.
Has anybody else had this problem??????
If I buy a new sd card the tom tom 510 will the machine accept it????
Regards,
Phil      e-mail:     pjt262@o2.co.uk
May 12, 2009. 3:10 PMleeharveyosmond says:
Umm, buy a $10 toolkit for working on cellphones from eBay or Amazon or somewhere. This will include the required really-small Torx-head screwdrivers, and will also include a tiny prybar. And a magnifying glass with a stand. The inside of my TomTom One V3 Regional was way easier to open than this 510 though.

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