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Variable solar charging

It is not a question, it is just a suggestion about the solar charging system.

Me personally use a Instinct Solar, wear it 24/7 even in my workplace too. I work indoor and there are cases when I go outside and the watch gets solar charging for 1-2 minutes, but this happens several times a day ( approx 10 times). To improve the battery life, it is need to be switchable, to have a ON/OFF option in the software to avoid this little charging periods which are agains battery life (I think). So if I know I am out all day and it is able to get Solar charging then get it. And if I know I am just out for minutes I switch off the solar charging option to expend battery life. What do you think, dear Garmin?! And what about you Garmin users? Hope I wrote it clear.

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bluefish over 3 years ago +1

XanaX7 PRO said:
To improve the battery life, it is need to be switchable, to have a ON/OFF option in the software to avoid this little charging periods which are agains battery life

A lithium ion battery…

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0 bluefish over 3 years ago

XanaX7 PRO said:
To improve the battery life, it is need to be switchable, to have a ON/OFF option in the software to avoid this little charging periods which are agains battery life

A lithium ion battery is installed in the watch. Nothing happens to this battery type when it is charged briefly more often.

0 XanaX7 PRO over 3 years ago in reply to bluefish

As I know they have a charging capacity (in numbers). My brother in law has a Iphone se 2020 and charges it every time when he does not use it, even if the battery is on 80%. After a year his phone switches of even if the battery capacity is still 100%. From 60% jumps to 0 and swithes of due to battery problems. Changed it solved the problem. So this is why I suggested if people pay for a durable watch hoped it will last years then it's a fail.

0 bluefish over 3 years ago in reply to XanaX7 PRO

XanaX7 PRO said:
As I know they have a charging capacity (in numbers)

No.

There seems to be a misunderstanding here. It is not about how often the watch is charged, but about the number of charging cycles. One charge cycle corresponds to a whole charge from 0 - 100% ! A continuous charge from 0-100% corresponds to the same load as 100 times 1% charging.

So it doesn't matter if you charge once continuously from 0-100% or 100 times only one percent each time. Both correspond to one charge cycle.

So it doesn't matter how often the watch gets a solar charge in between.

0 bluefish over 3 years ago in reply to XanaX7 PRO

XanaX7 PRO said:
charges it every time when he does not use it, even if the battery is on 80%.

THAT is what hurts the battery. If he connected the phone to charge with 80% charge before going to sleep, the battery will be fully charged on the charger for a very long time.

The most harmful thing for a Li-Ion battery is to stay at 100% for a long time.

This is exactly why a battery-saving charging method has been available for some time. The phone learns your daily charging times and remains at 80% for as long as possible. Shortly before getting up, the phone is charged further so that the battery only remains at 100% for a short time.

The chemistry in the cell decays most quickly at charge levels of less than 20% and more than 80%.

If you want to save the battery, keep the charge level between 20% and 80%. Do not expose the battery to high temperatures.

HOW OFTEN you briefly recharge in between is irrelevant.

XanaX7 PRO said:
it is need to be switchable, to have a ON/OFF option in the software to avoid this little charging periods which are agains battery life

Since this is not the case, this function you requested is not necessary.