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Old 27-06-2009, 08:36 PM
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Quick qts,
I have a tom tom 720,
When I use it while am walking the battery ownly seems to last bout 20mins
I have charged it up over night but still get the same problem,
I take it this means the battery needs changeing,
But how easy it for me to do this my self??
And is there a step by step guide I can view??
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Old 30-06-2009, 12:24 AM
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I believe the 910 is similar and there is a manual here . . .

http://www.unc.edu/~bmoc/tomtom/Tomtom%20Go%20910%20Dismantling%20Manual.pdf

A thread from another forum here . .

720 Replacement Battery? - TomTomForums.com - TomTom & GPS Navigation Community

Gives you an idea anyway. I always find typing "disassembly" or "take apart" into google yields results although the tomtom instructions are difficult to find.

You can buy a new tomtom battery here Batterymill.co.uk | Rechargeable Batteries, Laptop Battery, Digital Camera Batteries, Mobile Phone, Camcorder, Cordless Phone, MP3, PDA & iPod Batteries

They supply a torx screwdriver.

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The x20 is easy to take to bits BUT the battery is glued to the PCB and removing it can damage the tracks on the PCB, take care when trying to take it appart or if you cut the old battery sleeve DON'T cut the actual battery cells or it will catch fire - Mike
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Old 02-07-2009, 08:06 PM
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o dear that doesnt sound to promiseing,
that put me off a bit on changeing the battery meself,
doesnt help if theve stuck the dam battery down,???

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Its actually much easier to get at the battery on the x20/ x30 but it does still involve removal of ribbon cables etc. If you are slightly concerned about undertaking any of the steps outlined below don’t touch the device and pay some one else to fix it.
If you break your device its not my fault, so don't come back shouting here!
You will need a Torx No5 bit/ screwdriver and a pair of fine tweezers would be handy but not essential.
Remove the SD card if fitted.
Lay the device screen side down and remove the two screws from the rear of the device:

Insert your thumb nail between the silver trim and black surround near the top of the device, the main unit will start to ease from the black case:

You can now easily extract the main unit, take care not to exert force on the interconnecting cables. Note the main screen ribbon cable, under the black tape is a small PCB multi way connector, remove the tape for access.

At both ends of the connector strip is a small fragile plastic lever, these need to be eased upwards to release the ribbon cable, they only need to move a few MM in order to release the cable. The other two core plug can stay connected for this job so leave it alone.

You can now see the Torx head screws securing the main board into the housing, remove each of these, once they are all out ease the board from the housing, again the speaker wire stays in place so don't go pulling it around too much - Mike
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Continued:

With the main board removed turn it over to reveal the battery.

Slightly closer view of the battery and the three pin multi way plug it is fitted with.


Just remember the battery is glued in to position so whilst its easy to get to it, removal isn't quite that simple - Mike
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Old 03-07-2009, 02:48 PM
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Trust me, I wouldn't go shouting bout what uve put up, as it would
Be up to me to do and if it did go wrong then it would be my fault,
Thank for posting that up, its a great help
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