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Garmin Drive 52 and Traffic Battery Replacement

Introduction

This is the guide to replacing the battery for the Garmin Drive 52 and Traffic.

What you need

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    • Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the four screws in the corners of the backside of the device.

    • If necessary, use a Jimmy or other pry tool to open the backside of the device.

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    • Once the back side is open, flip the ZIF connector's lock bar up then remove the connector.

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    • Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to unscrew the four screws securing the motherboard.

    • Gently detach the wiring from the motherboard and left the motherboard out.

    • Use a nylon spudger to gently lift the battery out.

    • Avoid using metal spudgers near batteries; puncturing or excessively warping batteries can be dangerous.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Guide is great. Step by step.

At the end you could probably forgo taking out the motherboard, but better safe than sorry. Only hard part was re-attaching the screen to the zip connector again. Small space, used a flat spidger to flip the zip connector down once I had the connector strip in place.

Thank you for this guide saved me $140 on a GPS.

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