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Wrong Temperature on Edge 1030

JanSwanwick
over 6 years ago

As the old thread is locked I'd like to raise this one again.

My Edge 1030 reads low temperatures below what is correct.  I have tested this against a digital thermometer with K type thermal sensors in a static environment.  (Winter and the fridge)

At three Degrees Celsius the 1030 reads below Zero.  At five degrees (in the fridge) it read 1.2C

It must be difficult to accurately read the temperature in the unit, but why can't Garmin add the Tempe sensor to the devices this supports.  My Vivoactive 3 supports the Tempe, but not the Edge 1030.

Personally, I make great use of the temperature reading during winter rides as an indication of possible ice on the roads and would much appreciate an accurate reading by any means.

Regards

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 6 years ago

    Same for me. It was ok at the beginning of the device. AFter update temp is wrong

  • 0 over 6 years ago

    Same here as I mentioned in previous forum

  • 0 over 6 years ago

    A long time ago (from the edge 1000) Garmin was already asked to connect the Tempe to the edge.
    I do not know why today, they have not done it yet.

    The edges fail a lot in temperature, with the Tempe this would be solved

  • 0 over 6 years ago

    How long did you wait for the reading to stabilize? One thing I’ve noticed when I take my routine pre-dawn rides (where the temperatures can range down to freezing or a bit below) is that it takes a long time for the Edge’s temperature reading to come down from that of my home to that of the outdoors.

    Based on the temperature curves I see for my rides in Garmin Connect, it takes at least 15 minutes for the temperature reading to converge on the ambient temperature.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 6 years ago in reply to VeloManR

    The 1030 is definitely inferior to my old 1000 as regards the time it takes to indicate ambient temperature. The 1000 has a metal plate on the underside, which must have the temperature sensor attached, as the temperature readings on the 1000 are far faster to change than on the 1030, with no such plate, when starting a ride in either cold or hot conditions. My wife uses the 1000, and when we both leave the house together, going from an 15-20C garage to an outside temp a considerable amount either colder or hotter, the temperature data field on the 1000 stabilizes in about half the time that the same data field on the 1030 takes.

    Even when the temp reading on both units have stabilized, they still differ by about 2-3 degrees.