Garmin Rechargeable NiMH Battery for GPSMAP 64s/Oregon 600 Series GPS

save your money – you can use plain rechargeable AA batteries with this trick You can save a lot of money by using any regular (inexpensive) NiMH rechargeable AA batteries. Normally the device will refuse to charge them, but you can trick a Garmin Oregon 600 into thinking that you’ve got the special Garmin Battery Pack by putting a small piece of plastic underneath the batteries in the battery compartment. In the center of the battery compartment, there is a small button made from black rubber. When you put a thin piece of plastic on top of that button and then install…

Don’t risk your life! I agree with other reviewers that these batteries don’t last. They may function okay when first purchased but after a little use they won’t hold a charge. This wouldn’t be critical if the device was, say, a small flashlight, but it isn’t, IT’S A GPS AND YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT. My recommendation is to use the batteries when you first buy them, then at the first sign of failure, get rid of them.BTW, it’s easy to disassemble the battery pack and reuse the plastic holder. Remove…

A couple Amazon Basics rechargeable AA’s and a charger would have been much better. Agree with others- Garmin is overpriced and underperforms