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Solar on the 955 is BS?

I left my 955 solar in the meddle of the Florida sun at 12pm for 60 mins and it didn't even go up 1% it actually went down 1%

Am I the only one?

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FlipStone over 3 years ago in reply to BlasterFL +2

Oh, one I developed myself (to minimize energy usage and have the things I want on there)

https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/23d0c24a-4592-484b-8dfc-a84912032d45
DPSK over 3 years ago +1

Yeah I feel it is not worth the money. But good for Garmin to sell.

Just me though.

That's why I opt for the non solar.
ethcz over 3 years ago +1

Leaving the watch at the sun in the middle of the day is not a good idea. The watch stops charging, if it gets overheated. It is stated in the user manual.

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0 Yeti over 3 years ago

On my Instinct 2 Solar I can charge the battery by solar, but Garmin claims more battery life for the Instinct 2 that for the Forerunner 955. I think the solar area is also bigger, but not 100% sure.

Seeing your question here I've ported my Battery Guesstimate Widget to Forerunner 955, it should show you the battery changes more accurate: https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/572b8232-7fb6-4e4f-a938-2395d0df3c7c

would be interesting to know if you can make the solar actually charging you watch

0 derek87 over 3 years ago in reply to FlipStone

thanks. i may give a whirl although i think i'm content now with my usual faces using up 5-6% in general. thankfully, i haven't had any phantom losses overnight as others have observed due to my minimal fields and only using Garmin HRMs as an ANT device.