As you are aware there have been a number disconnections mentioned on the forum. I believe i may be able to point you in the way of resolving this but obviously it would be great if Garmin could amend…
I've been using the Garmin Varia radar for nearly a year now with my 520+ and all of the sudden it has started disconnecting during a ride multiple times. It sounds crazy but the common theme seems to…
If it is connected as a light you will see what looks like a car head light icon in the list of sensors and will see a message "Forming light network" when you power the Edge on with the radar active.…
RTL510 seems to crash when faced with high traffic density.
Having the same problem. I have a RLT 510 linked to a Edge 820. It worked fine for several months but lately the connection keeps breaking. The 510 is fully charged but the blue flashing light stops and my Edge says the radar is disconnected. The radar icon flashes red on my edge. If I turn the 510 back on it reconnects but eventually loses connection. It apprears that the RTL 510 is shutting down for no reason.
I too recently started getting these disconnects after many months of flawless performance. I suspected the 820 firmware so I rolled back to v10.00 and the disconnects are gone. I think Garmin have screwed this with recent firmware updates to their head units.
We are looking into this problem and I will provide an update when I have additional information. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
I had the same problem with the Varia disconnected repeatedly from my 520 & FR935. I attributed it to my 520, since it constantly dropped connections from every ANT+ sensor that I have.
But while on a 110-mile rode last month, my Varia battery died because I didn't recharge it. The light came back on briefly, then shut off. When I got home, it was completely depleted. I recharged it, which took a lot longer than usual, something like twelve or more hours. Since then, it has not disconnected at all. Worked with my 520 & 935 at the same time, and now works fine with my 530, 935 or both.
Hi Matthew, I have three head units and they all suffer from this problem. I rarely have high density traffic so can't comment if that is causal to the problem but what I think is happening is that the systems are looking for new sensors, finding the RTL or head light and then trying to establish a light network which then disconnects the radar function... this happens every few minutes now... this is a newer problem within the last 6 months and I suspect either the firmware in the head units has changed or how the devices are searching for sensors or how the light networks are being built. But that said, while I do not soley rely on the RTL for my safety, knowing how many cars are coming up behind me is a clear enhancement and getting this fixed asap would be helplful.