"Mike Spera" wrote in message
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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?

How about the bios battery? I suppose it does have a small dry cell to keep
the settings while you change battery, or kill the rechargeable battery?

A low voltage on something like that can drive you mad.
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Jim in NC