Hi all, one of the 12's I recently got has a low memory.

The Garmin web site FAQ

adises that the AA batteries sho!ld always be left in the !nit in order to "ee# the
lithi!m memory battery charged. They go on to say that if it becomes discharged,
to #!t fresh AA's in for $ days or so. This sho!ld correct matters % if not it's o& to
the serice agent.
'ooo, not being able to hel# myself, tac"led my own 12 with a #oc"et "nife and a
few min!tes later had it all o#en with no damage. The case is not #lastic
welded b!t sim#ly sealed together with a ty#e of silicone. It wo!ld be (!ite a
sim#le matter to re#lace the battery for anyone handy with a )ne ti# soldering
iron and common sense.
*emoing the r!bber stri# o& the bac" is no hel#. It+s ,!st a matter of scra#ing
the silicone o!t of the ,oint ga# and then #rising it a#art % b!t be caref!l not to
#!t nic"s in the ,oint edges. They won+t do any harm, they ,!st loo" grotty.
The memory battery is a -anasonic ./1220. That+s their abbreiation for
.anadi!m /ithi!m 12mm diameter 2.2mm thic" I g!ess. The -anasonic info is at1
htt#122www.#anasonic.com2ind!strial2battery2oem2chem2lith2ana.htm
3ow, the ne4t thing is, where to b!y these cells5 Any ideas 3eill5 I hae some
#hotos b!t don't "now how to !#load them here.
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my garmin 124l loo"s com#letely sealed b!t it ,!st has a band of soft silicon
sealant aro!nd that ,oin that r!ns its f!ll circ!mference. !sing a bl!nt screwdrier
that abo!t )lls the ga# 6 or some other scra#er with a face that is abo!t 1mm7
softly scra#e o!t all the silicon sealant from the entier circ!mference.now )nd
another ob,ect at least 20mm wide and 1mm thic" .#lace it in the end with the
AA battery battery lid and twist it carf!lly."ee# trying at di&erent #laces to crac"
its seal. when yo! do #!t the small screwdrier in the crac" and twist again
nearby with the wider ob,ect.remember to reseal with silicon and #!t a bit on that
small rear mo!nting hole6on the inside7 that is coered by the r!mmer stri# with
garmin written on it, beca!se its not #ro#erly sealed by the r!bber.the battery in
mine is named #anasonic 8* 2092 : 9olt with red and blac" welded wire leads
on it.;
Also, the internal battery can be recharged. <ine gies me the ;internal battery
low; message occasionally, es#ecially when stored for a while.
I #l!g the !nit into 12 and let it r!n in sim mode for a few ho!rs to recharge the
internal batt. Garmin recommends storing the !nit with fresh batts to "ee# the
internal batt from discharging.