Tips : impact of sweat on altimeter

Hello,

One question, after 1hour and half, the altimeter signal shows lot of spikes leading to a positive assend D+ that is not realist... I am sure that is due to sweat, I have still this issue on fenix 3 and 5 but earlier because hole for altimeter are biger and closer to the skin... This spikes appears after a small stop when my skin start to sweat and it's correlated to an increase of watch température sensor arround 23 degrees.

Did you ever met this ? Have you found some tips to avoid it ?

Thanks

0 CRACRA83 over 2 years ago

Hello no tips for this issue ?

0 eezytiger over 2 years ago in reply to CRACRA83

This is a long standing complaint, with previous discussions on the topic. Here is one example....

https://forums.garmin.com/outdoor-recreation/outdoor-recreation/f/fenix-6-series/246155/fenix-6x-with-wrong-elevation-data-and-spikes-on-altimeter-profile---sign-here-if-you-have-the-same/1195698#1195698

There are some suggested solutions in the first post.

I haven't had an outdoor summer run for almost two years, but here's an example from August 2021. It's a 5.2k run with the first and last 1.5km being over the exact same ground. Note how the elevation is smooth on the outbound leg and very ragged in the return. It should be a mirror image.

0 CRACRA83 over 2 years ago in reply to eezytiger

Hello thanks, interesting it's the same for me.... Another example this morning

do you think it's also sweat ?

0 eezytiger over 2 years ago in reply to CRACRA83

Your example is not like mine. You have just a couple of sharp spikes. Mine is like continuously fidgeting by small amounts.

I did have a few examples like my one above. The defect always appeared in warm weather after several minutes running, so for me I think sweat is almost without doubt the problem.

Not sure about yours. You could try contacting Garmin Support directly.

0 CRACRA83 over 2 years ago in reply to eezytiger

I have also same as you.... This morning I put gloves to test if it changes... I think yes, but when it is sweaty, it is !!!

0 kvasimodoo over 2 years ago in reply to CRACRA83

From which sw started the altimeter problem and in which sw was it fixed? Or does the problem still persist? I suspect it started after sw 19.21 am I right?

0 CRACRA83 over 2 years ago in reply to kvasimodoo

I can't say because I just bought fenix 6x pro solar one month before

0 eezytiger over 2 years ago in reply to kvasimodoo

My example in August 2021 was on firmware 18.80.

0 CRACRA83 over 2 years ago in reply to eezytiger

Hello,

Yesterday, cool and short training, fresh temperature no issue, today big mess ! intervall training, 92% moisture (outside), 13°C, this is the result, after 25 mn of footing, altimeter becomes mad !!!! It was the same on fenix 5x and fenix 3 so for me it's not a problem of software, it's a problem of hardware.... holes for sensors are too closer from skin and sweat, and therefore this is the result !

0 CRACRA83 over 2 years ago in reply to CRACRA83

Hie, I try to find a solution, any idea ?