lorviorsi gps batt change???
 

Have a gps speedo,lorvirsi,how do you change the batt,was told the top unscrews but can't get it apart any help would be great thnks

took mine to a Battery plus store last week and they changed it for me...$3.89 out the door...
or Livorsi will exchange your old antenna for the update antenna for $185.00 + shipping

Or, throw the antenna in the garbage and wire it to your GPS. :drink:

True

Does the unit come apart or is it sealed some how??

Great topic I just took mine out on Sunday:coolcowboy: I am pumped to see the replies on this!

Thanks Boatnt I am going to take it in this week I just hope we have on of those stores around us.....:party-smiley-004: I heard they won't even fix the batterys any more at Livorsi:eek:

I had problems soldering the batt back in, ended up having a terminal loose and had to send it in.

yes the tabs are welded on the battery,batterys plus has a small welder and they weld the tabs back on.

And weld them on in the correct orientation!

There was a thread on this subject in Technical a while back. One guy said he just super glued a new battery in. I tried that method as it seemed too easy. Didn't work. Soooo, back out it came and went to Batteries Plus for proper repair. If this doesnt work I will wire it to my GPS.

What a PITA design!

there are 3 small indents in the bottom of the antenna i screwed 3 dry wall screws in a thin piece of wood to line up with them then unscrewed the top

I also will be trying to get it fixed this week, I hope this works then my boat will be 100%!

I cant even get the cover off mine. Do they unscrew or just pop off?

unscrew

Replace with a Garmin antenna
 

I just replaced mine with a Garmin GPS17-HVS antenna.

Red to red

Black & Yellow to Black

White to orange.

No more battery issues in the antenna.

Livorsi and CMI are owned by the same company :eek:

I am going to try to replace the batt,still can't gewt the unit apart,will see what happens thnks for all the input

Has anyone tried their's after they installed a new battery. Livorsi said the older ones need to be recalibrated also.
So I brought them my dead one and ponied up for the replacement antenna for my series Speedo.

Next time I just might try that...wiring it to my Garmin output leads.

How do you wire it to your Garmin. My gps speedo is not working either and i was told to send it to livorsi and they'll send it back fixed. I figured I'll leave it dead since I have a very nice Garmin..

Real easy, connect the blue wire from the gps harness to the signal wire on the speedo. Then go into the "Comm" menu on the gps and make sure NMEA output is selected.

I'll be doing that. Thanks

To all... and note to self... while trying to re-solder the tabs on the new battery for my GPS speedo, too much heat on battery causes battery to explode... FYI... just buy a new antenna... lol

Signal wire on my speedo was the orange. Unless you have an amp connector tool and a new connector and pins that fits the speedo it's easiest to cut the factory antenna harness and solder the orange wire to the NMEA output wire from your gps.

If you don't have a gps you can connect the antenna direct as I did.

Yes, the wire on the speedo side is orange. My speedo came with an extra connector that just had the signal wire. So. I plugged it in to the speedo and spliced the blue from the GPS to the orange on the speedo.

I got rid of my GPS speedo, I have speed on my GPS and the handheld attached to my dash...

Going to the battery store this weekend to try and get the battery replaced. Do you guy's really think they have to be recalibrated after? I don't buy it?

No,replace the battery and you will be good to go...
you can allways check it with a hand held one

I was just headed to your side of town to ask you:lolhit: Thanks for the help I hope this works! Good idea I will also check it, just can't see why a battery change would affect the unit.

anyone got an old antenna I can beg,borrow or steal the small 3 pin connector off of? I need the connector and about 12" of pigtail .......m