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Originally Posted by Fire Escape
I have been keeping disposable Lithiums in my GPSs for a few years now. It's been a long time since I read the manual but I thought that it said that in the case of rechargeables, they would not charge in the device and would have to be charged in a 'real' charger. That made me think that there were diodes at work keeping the batteries from being charged if left in place but that is all conjecture at this point.
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You got that right. Garmin handhelds do not recharge batteries when plugged into a power source except of course the Montana with its Garmin Lithium battery. The Montana can also be used on AAs, but will not charge them even if they're rechargeable.
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