Fenix 6 Pro - Charging During Ultra Issue

Hi All,

Can't seem to get an answer on line about this one, but a couple of friends have had the same issue.

I recently ran an ultra to half-way (50 miles), and plugged in my Fenix 6 Pro whilst eating. I went to put the watch back on, to start the second half of the race, and the activity/workout had stopped, and gone back to watch face. Very annoying, as then had my ultra in two halves.

Not the end of the world I know - but, has anyone else that this issue, and solved it? As mentioned - a couple of friends have had similar - plug in mid race; goes back to watch face and ends the activity.

With thanks,

Chris.

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0 gaijin over 3 years ago

Select "Resume Later" when paused for charging? That would allow an indefinite charging period and re-join the same Activity when resumed.

HTH

0 cmerrill over 3 years ago

Not clear from the OP, did you pause your run while charging? Like "gaijin" said, you need to select "Resume Later" to avoid a timeout and end of activity. Another possibility is to use the "Ultra Run" activity and then you can leave the activity running but mark the time in the aid station with the lap button.

0 Dr Phil over 3 years ago

Find fitfiletools on the Interweb. There you can join the two halves. ‘Fix’ as noted is to Resume Later when charging during long activities.

0 yooz1e over 3 years ago

Isn't there enough battery on the F6 for a 50miler? There is even enough battery for 100milers ;)

0 svetljo over 3 years ago in reply to yooz1e

depends ... always depends ..... my single/fastest marathon was 4:40, if i was to continue walking to 100 miles that might take quite longer .... LOL

0 brian.reiter over 3 years ago

You should be able to charge without stopping or pausing an activity.

0 CJD over 3 years ago in reply to cmerrill

Nope - I just took my watch off and plugged it in. When I went to put it back on it had ended the activity.

0 CJD over 3 years ago in reply to yooz1e

Ha - yes! It was a tough event (Snowdon 100, 27,000ft of very technical terrain). Should have finished at 34, and just wanted to top up the battery.

0 CJD over 3 years ago in reply to brian.reiter

Thanks Brian. That’s what I thought. All other brands (Coros, Suunto) I’ve just plugged in on 30+ hr events, and they have continued to track my activity whilst charging. Not in this case. I’m hoping it was a one off, as aside from this the Fenix is my fave watch so far.

So it seems so far no one else has experienced this?

0 hotdogpartysausage over 3 years ago in reply to CJD

What is your USB mode setting? As I understand (though I may be wrong) to charge the device whilst still being able to use it, the USB mode had to be set to Garmin mode not MTP