On Nov 2, 10:57*am, Mike Spera wrote:
Out of warranty (naturally) 396 has started acting flaky. It sits there
with the incorrect time and date and will not acquire satellites and
start up. Tried different antennas. Sometimes it will acquire after
30-40 minutes. Garmin's support database is useless. Are there any known
problems with this unit or is it time to get fleeced by their service arm?

Thanks,
Mike

It's the internal (non-user replaceable) battery. I've had several
friends who have had the same problem. They were both surprised at
Garmin's cluelessness over the problem and had a hard time convincing
them to change the battery. But that's exactly what it is. The unit is
losing it's internal memory because of the battery and having to re-
initialize itself which takes the 30-40 minutes you are describing.

Steve
KDMW