LR44 or SR44 batteries. Is any one type preferred for Vector 3?

Reading through the manual I see that the battery types are as follows:

User-replaceable LR44 or SR44, 1.5 V, 2 per pedal

I am curious if it is better to use one over the other type of battery. Is battery life and or performance any better with one type of battery over the other? Does Garmin recommend one over the other or does it not matter?. I just got my Vector pedals so the batteries are still new but I (as well as others I imagine) plan on getting some extra batteries to have on hand.

Does Garmin suggest one over the other type?

0 renschler over 6 years ago

thanks C._B._Dane
crazy that walgreens would also have counterfeits but I think it could be possible. Those batteries were also under 1V out of the package. Going to double check with a friend's multimeter.

so my multimeter was malfunctioning. batteries from walgreens look fine on a new multimeter. not sure about amazon batteries bc I've already returned them, but they were likely fine too.

That does not resolve my issue though, my right pedal was dropping out, despite having new batteries (which I thought were bad but were actually fine) and I was getting low battery warnings on my watch.

So I swapped my pedals at REI for a new pair. Will see if the issue returns or if I had a faulty unit.

0 bloom34 over 6 years ago

On my new set of pedals I got a low battery warning about 75 miles into a 100 mile ride so I looked into the fit file to look at the battery voltages at the start of the ride. Voltage at the start of the ride was 2.62V voltage at the end was 2.58V, I believe the pedals will shut down at 2.35V . I will let these (Garmin Stock Batteries) go until they reach the shut down point and see where they end up hour wise, they currently sit at 73hrs. :)

Bart

After a 7.5 hour ride the batteries are at 2.5v with 102 cumulative hours on the batteries. I think they will make the 120 as advertised :)

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlaptPVp91UlnU__g7CdcWynWs7y

0 Niv-Parsons over 5 years ago

I'm using really cheap LR44's from eBay, costing about £1.50 for 20 off, so only 30 pence per set of 4. So far I've had variable results, but last 3 sets have all lasted about 60 hours of riding in total (62, 57, 67), (current set is on 20 hours & going strong), only half what Garmin claim, but then again these are very cheap batteries. SR44's would cost £2 per set & maybe last a bit longer (they're 150mAh as opposed to ~100mAh for LR44s).

0 Embraer over 5 years ago in reply to Niv-Parsons

I've been using these to avoid the 2 battery mineral oil issue and have had no problems with them - www.amazon.co.uk/.../