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Hi all - I have had a problem for a while now with my Nav5 not charging on the bike. I charge it at home and then head out for a ride - It works for a while and then runs out of charge and switches off. I thought it might be the battery so I contacted Garmin and swapped my Nav5 for a reconditioned one with a new battery. It has made no difference at all, I still have the same problem!!
I assume it must be the cradle not working properly and I have been searching high and low for a replacement of the central section of the cradle with the pins that I can simply mount onto my lockable cradle but try as I might there doesn't seem to be anyone out there who sells them.
Anyone had a similar problem or any related info would be great....

I agree with Wessie - have had this problem myself more than once; mucky pins being the problem.

Same here, a spray with WD40 electric contact cleaner quickly solved the problem for me. Do try that and check connectivity before buying further replacement parts, hope it’s a quick fix for you…. Fingers crossed 🤞

Okay thanks Guys - I will give that a try - hopefully it's as easy as that....

Also, try the unit in another charger base - friend or test ride at dealer

I've just checked my Nav holder and the other thing that could cause an issue is the clearance to get the nav to touch the pins.

Assuming you clean the pins and they all move ok and the wonder wheel changes screens it may be worth confirming that the small waterproof rubber pin surround is still held in place.

There is not a lot of clearance between waterproof seal working and pins not being able to touch the contacts.

As it is faulty on both nav units it does seem to be bracket/pin contact issue restricting bikepower to the satnav.

Has the waterproof seal from the dust cover stuck to the bracket? Probably not but worth a check.

Have you tried pushing down on the satnav in case the unit securing plastic is worn/cracked and again not allowing a good contact?

Thanks Dave - I'll double check everything again and give everything a good clean then it's a case of waiting for the weather to clear up a bit so I can go out and test it.
Bring on the Summer.......

Zitat von Dave H im Beitrag #7

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Assuming you clean the pins and they all move ok and the wonder wheel changes screens it may be worth confirming that the small waterproof rubber pin surround is still held in place.

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I am not aware of the pins being able to move. Both side should be gold plated to eliminate oxidation/corrosion issues.

I know it does not appear the handlebar pins are moving but each individual pin can be pushed down 1/16inch apprx (metric measurements are available)

Not sure anything would be accessible if they are stuck down so either WD40 or contact cleaner may be the only options.

They are all level as checked today so any low pin could an indication of where to start troubleshooting.

Those 'gold-plated' pins were used on many bt/telephone systems in the 90's but were slide into small socket sand were 40/50/60 pins on a panel with a 1,000 year life ( yes one thousand --BUT).........

Each time a circuit board was removed from a chassis, location checked or changed for maintenance it was then quoted as 'half life'

So very quickly unpack.fit.test,relocate.repack in transportantistatic bag etc it became 1000/500/250/125/62/34/ life years.

One good lightning strike, panels and chassiss away for repair, speach highway checks in our static tester and 4 - 8 years pin life would be a norm.

At least these bmw pins are contact pressure only, if they used the gold slide pins then one good holiday of 14 days could have reduced this to neglible life.

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Hi all - I have had a problem for a while now with my Nav5 not charging on the bike. I charge it at home and then head out for a ride - It works for a while and then runs out of charge and switches off. I thought it might be the battery so I contacted Garmin and swapped my Nav5 for a reconditioned one with a new battery. It has made no difference at all, I still have the same problem!!
I assume it must be the cradle not working properly and I have been searching high and low for a replacement of the central section of the cradle with the pins that I can simply mount onto my lockable cradle but try as I might there doesn't seem to be anyone out there who sells them.
Anyone had a similar problem or any related info would be great....

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Hi there

The reconditioned one was around £150.00 pounds which isn't too bad. It took them absolutely ages to organise a collection of the old one and in the end I had to post it myself and they refunded me the postage cost.
The bike has been fantastic but this little sat nav has been painful!!!
1st world problems....tut tut

Hi, having a quick look through this thread, there's mention of checking the mount pins, the movement of the pins and whether there's voltage there..............
This doesn't seem to have sorted the issue from what I can see.

Personally, i'd be looking further upstream and ensuring that there's voltage at the socket that supplies the flying lead on the mount, (and maybe beyond that for an abraded lead), and also ensuring that it's continuous, (which could lead you up the garden path at any stage of the investigation).

If you have a friend with a compatible unit, see if theirs will charge. That could help further isolate the problem.

You might also trace the wire back to ensure the connector is tightly coupled.