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Old 04-13-2009 | 09:36 AM
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Default How to change antenna battery on a Livorsi GPS speedo?

I have the small round livorsi gps antenna for my speedo.
I understand there is a battery in there that can go bad?

Does anyone know how to get to it or change it? Does it have to go back to Livorsi or can a regular fella do it?

Thanks in advance! mark
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Old 04-13-2009 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by eichhoma
I have the small round livorsi gps antenna for my speedo.
I understand there is a battery in there that can go bad?

Does anyone know how to get to it or change it? Does it have to go back to Livorsi or can a regular fella do it?

Thanks in advance! mark
i thought it had to go back to livorsi. could be wrong, just remember it from reading another post.
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Old 04-13-2009 | 11:08 AM
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dang, I hope not. Thanks Brian. how hard can it really be? haha. has anyone done this on their own ?
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Old 04-13-2009 | 01:37 PM
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I also think it has to go back
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Old 04-13-2009 | 01:38 PM
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Send it back to Livorsi BIG Daddy you'll have it back in a flash
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Sorry to hijack but a related issue. My Livorsi speedo goes through its startup routine, 0 deg, 270 deg, 180 deg, to 0 mph then after a few seconds goes to 18 mph and will not move. Any ideas?? Is it the battery deal???
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Old 04-13-2009 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Thunderstruck
Sorry to hijack but a related issue. My Livorsi speedo goes through its startup routine, 0 deg, 270 deg, 180 deg, to 0 mph then after a few seconds goes to 18 mph and will not move. Any ideas?? Is it the battery deal???
Thunder try leaving the GPS on overnite and it will put some juice in the Battery whether it holds it for the season is another story ..If she charges overnite and does'nt go to 18mph anymore may want to send it in for a quick battery change and its on to the next problem good luck
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Old 04-13-2009 | 02:21 PM
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Its soldered in there. I tried to fix my own and gave up. Its a real pain!!
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Old 04-13-2009 | 02:36 PM
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Just like stated above, I would try and charge it for 48 hours before sending it in. Get some alligator clips and connect the positive and negative to a battery and let it sit for a while then give it a try. This seems to be the solution for the common issue.

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Old 04-13-2009 | 02:39 PM
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Thanks everyone, I tlked to someone at Livorsi and he said they change them out becasue they are soldered in. He said that when it goes through its sweep it is supposed to go back to zero. If after it goes to zero for a few seconds it goes to the 9:00 position, that is generally the battery. Avg. life expectancy on a battery they says is about 5 years. Mine is overdue! Thanks again fellas!
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