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Maximising Battery

Former Member over 8 years ago

Hello Garminers.

I have ordered the 235 and am looking forward to trying out all the supercool stuff.

I understand the trade off for constant heart monitoring is diminished battery life but I wonder whether turning that feature off would bring the watch inline with the 230's impressive longevity? Presumably it does.

Thank you!

0 lightmatter over 8 years ago

Yes, it does. I ran 12 hours with GPS on and HR off and had ~23% battery left when I finished, which suggests about a 16 hour total battery life - same as the 230.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

I just ran an Ultra which took a little under 8.5 hours. I left Heart Rate on and had a Tempe sensor connected but turned off Bluetooth and GLONASS. I started with 99% battery and ended with 40%. Not to shabby in my opinion.

http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1269739939