750mAh Replacement Battery for DriveSmart 5 DriveSmart 55 DriveSmart 65 361-00056-08

Love the fact that it keeps it's charge

Fit exactly as described. Have not used the GPS since installation, so can't comment on how long the battery will be good. After watching a YouTube on installation, very easy to do.

Replacing an old battery is not for the faint of heart. So, you finally install this one, charge it up and then how long does the charge last? Why about 30 seconds! I bought two and replaced my wife's and mine at the same time. They took a charge initially, so no problem. Now it's been a few weeks and BOTH are useless. I would return them but the effort involved in removing makes no sense, so I'll just limp along using the car battery or USB to program.

I have an older Garmin unit, and the battery finally died. To get to the battery, I needed a T4 Torx bit to separate the shell. Inside, the main circuit board was held in place with aluminum T4 Torx screws, which were immediately stripped when I tried to loosen them. I simply drilled the heads off of them to lift the board and access the battery. Removing to old battery, which is stuck to the plastic shell, isn't easy at first, but it comes out. The replacement battery drops right in and is easy to hook up. Don't worry about securing the circuit board once again. Everything is held in place once you close the outer shell. So if you have a T4 Torx bit, the process is relatively simple if you are handy. Some other batteries come with tools but at a higher price. I tend to be thrifty. So far, the battery has functioned flawlessly.

This battery installed my Garmin Drive smart 65 that worked OK. Over all product quality was good.

This is a direct replacement battery for the Garmin DriveSmart 55 GPS / SatNav for Autos and possibly other models. To disassemble the navigation unit, you need a single T5 Torx screwdriver, and a small prybar. Pry it open after removing 4 torx screws off the back, the unit separates closer to the screen side, but be careful not to actually pry off the digitizer screen, there is a plastic border that you want to pry off. The motherboard inside is attached with another 4 torx screws. Simply unscrew the motherboard and detach the battery cable. There is a light double sided sticky tape attaching the OEM battery to the back case.Now about the battery, the OEM Garmin one is 820mAh providing 3.3Wh. This item, the Cameron Sino brand battery, provides 750mAh at 2.73Wh. It does the job and the Garmin self tests do not throw any errors, albeit lower in capacity. For the price, it is still worthwhile to get this item, especially if your OEM Garmin battery stops holding a charge or starts expanding. This is a fraction of the price of getting a whole new unit.

Installed in Garmin, turnd on and let it do it's thing without plugging it into power. (After charging)Lasted all day and still had plenty of juice. Time will tell, but not much can happen to a working new LI-ON battery. Of course if it is defective, than that's that!! Mine is OK!! That's why we shop at Amazon.

My Smart55 works great now with the new battery.