3590 battery recharging

 

When I have to recharge battery by battery icon I always
shut the unit down and hookup a/c charger but the screen never says charging mode like my 2460/660/1490. Can't really tell if it is charging. Battery seems to have a short life. I'm completely discharging the 3590 now and I will recharge it hoping it resets the battery icon. Any other advise on my unit. I never used the unit in battery mode so it shouldn't be worn down yet, only a year old. Do you recharge with unit on or completely off or standby mode. Thanks Ed

3590 should be left on during charging

I had the same problem. I assumed the new unit would work like my old 370 where I could just plug it in and let it recharge. For some reason the 3590 has to be on (or in standby mode) for it to recharge. Can't explain the logic.

Charging

When I plug in the AC charger for my 3590 it turns on the unit automatically and the battery icon indicates that it is charging. I usually just turn it off totally and it seems to get fully charged several hours later.

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ChefDon

Bad battery, not the charger

I found out that it wasn't the way I was charging the GPSr but that the battery isn't holding a charge anymore. Pretty disappointing for a 2-year old unit. I have a replacement battery on it's way and that should take care of my problem.

At least they are

At least they are replaceable.

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-Jonathan '00 Mustang GT (built and supercharged) '08 Tundra (workhorse) '02 325i (daily driver)

3590 Replacement Battery

Replacement Batteries for the 3590 are not as readily available as other models.

When replacing batteries make sure it is for the specific model # of Nuvi. Another thing to look for is the mAh rating (milli ampere hours) of the battery.
You want the highest mAh rating you can find, the higher the mAh the longer the battery will hold a charge.

For the 3590 I see Newpower99 has one rated at 1250 mAh, those on Ebay are at 1000 and 1100. You may pay more at reputable vendors and will not be as risky as buying from Ebay.
Amazon is also using Newpower99 as it's vendor for this battery.

Link for Newpower99 and video to install battery on 3590.

http://www.newpower99.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=GAR...

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Nuvi 2460LMT 2 Units

sounds like...

sounds like you need a new battery. they're pretty simple to replace.

Thanks

Thanks for the info........my 3590 is starting to loose its power faster when it is off so it I guess it is time to change the battery. The NewPower 99 comes with the tools and installation DVD. Remember to do a back-up first.

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ChefDon

Same

ChefDon16 wrote:

When I plug in the AC charger for my 3590 it turns on the unit automatically and the battery icon indicates that it is charging. I usually just turn it off totally and it seems to get fully charged several hours later.

I do this same process for my 3490 when using AC.

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