Jasper,
Thanks, that settles it then. The capacity is guaranteed for years to come. I've had a Labradar since they came out in 2015 and can imagine the same use with the Garmin. Might never need to change the battery but like an old IPhone the years fly by and you end up with a choice, but a new one or open it up.
In the photo of the opened Garmin it is 820mAhr capacity, so if ever it needs changing we need to be careful which replacement to get. The dimensions of the 750mAhr dog collar 361-00056 look slightly different due to the blue plastic packaging. I found this 820mAhr one with the same yellow high-temp teflon tape, and exposed circuitry on the side with the plug. Bit more expensive but the higher capacity and packaging matches the one in the photo. The space in the radar where it sits looks pretty tight so as long as it is exactly the same it'll be a snap.
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The Garmin rep in the podcast called the battery a "Lithium Polymer", but the 361-00056 is Li-ion chemistry. He might have been talking his product up (more expensive chemistry), or maybe not know the difference. Now we know the replacement battery it's a non-issue.
Makes sense they would build in a power-down mode.
Also like how it works without needing to have the app on at the time. Can imagine situations where you don't have your phone but it can still give velocities. If you want to record just use a pen and paper - old-school.
Thanks, that settles it then. The capacity is guaranteed for years to come. I've had a Labradar since they came out in 2015 and can imagine the same use with the Garmin. Might never need to change the battery but like an old IPhone the years fly by and you end up with a choice, but a new one or open it up.
In the photo of the opened Garmin it is 820mAhr capacity, so if ever it needs changing we need to be careful which replacement to get. The dimensions of the 750mAhr dog collar 361-00056 look slightly different due to the blue plastic packaging. I found this 820mAhr one with the same yellow high-temp teflon tape, and exposed circuitry on the side with the plug. Bit more expensive but the higher capacity and packaging matches the one in the photo. The space in the radar where it sits looks pretty tight so as long as it is exactly the same it'll be a snap.
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The Garmin rep in the podcast called the battery a "Lithium Polymer", but the 361-00056 is Li-ion chemistry. He might have been talking his product up (more expensive chemistry), or maybe not know the difference. Now we know the replacement battery it's a non-issue.
Makes sense they would build in a power-down mode.
Also like how it works without needing to have the app on at the time. Can imagine situations where you don't have your phone but it can still give velocities. If you want to record just use a pen and paper - old-school.