I need a new Tomtom 700 battery. Is there a replacement?
STOP PRESS: This Tomtom battery, fully made up, is currently in stock. It is available here…. Here is the experience of Ed Chapman who very generously offered to answer queries about his procedure. Send in queries to Ed using the ‘Contact Us’ link on the left. I bought a LIR-18650-FT to replace the exhausted one in my mate’s Tomtom 700 which was five years old and no longer held a charge. The charging circuit is a circular pcb the same size as the battery end, with a little soldering and delicate disassembly it was possible to remove it from the exhausted battery and attach the new battery. I searched high and low for a replacement battery on the web but no-one seems to have spent the time and effort to document or advertise these batteries or how to change them. Tomtom themselves will replace the battery for you but this service is very expensive – Tomtom probably prefer customers to replace the unit entirely! Anyway thanks for a great service and please mention the Tomtom 700 in th
