Re: Garmin eMap Internal battery

In article <Z0Fvj.3364$Ef1.966@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Nick <not.known@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes

"Dominic Sexton" <{d-sep03}@dscs.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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<334b919e-c457-4e49-8c8a-403095686d77@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Marty <mlyons@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>Does the eMap have an internal battery subject to failure like the
>12XL?

No

See:

http://www8.garmin.com/products/emap/spec.html

Near the bottom.

Data storage: Indefinite; no memory battery required

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Dominic Sexton

That wasn't what was asked.


Really?

Well the eMap doesn't have an internal battery like the 12XL (and other Garmin models of that generation) and hence isn't subject to the same failure.

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Dominic Sexton
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