hi all
I am wondering how to record a 24 hr ride I use a wahoo element which has a battery runtime of 15 hrs[i think].
does anyone know if the elements runtime can be extended if a cache battery is connected while recording.
Colin - I assume you use a specific lead for this so that the Garmin can keep running while being charged 'during stops'.If I wanted to run my other Garmin (Edge 500) for 24 hours I would top up from my 1,000 mAH powerpack during stops.
Oh, I had never thought about details like that! I had it run out of juice towards the end of a 200 km Cheshire forum ride. I wasn't bothered by the timing, but I would have liked to have logged the actual riding. I was thinking that I could have got enough power back into it at our cafe stops at which times I had it switched off anyway.Colin - I assume you use a specific lead for this so that the Garmin can keep running while being charged 'during stops'.
A USB “On The Go” (OTG) lead?
For rides longer than the 500's battery life - about 15 hours (this got me to Tinténiac) - I have previously tried to get some charge in at stops. But I stop the recording to do so. I'd like to keep it running so it shows the whole rides elapsed time.
Presumably the 500 is one of those older Garmins that can't walk and chew gum at the same time, or in
Garmin 500's you cant charge on the go. It was a right pain in the arse when doing long rides.
Well you didn't know either. You live and learn and all that.
Before last year's Easter Arrow I procured a OTG miniUSB cable and the male/male connector - duct-taping the two items together. It's not sensible to try to have this running while riding along, even in the dry, as you will do your miniUSB socket in the 500 no good at all, even if it stays plugged in. I tried to use this lead and a powerbank at a stop (having tested it successfully in the calm of the kitchen beforehand), and it will do the business (without stopping the recording of the ride) but the slightest wiggle and it says 'power lost' and then switches off. Meanwhile you're inside eating and drinking oblivious to the non-charging outside: the Garmin is not getting charged AND it's switched itself off: so the rest of the ride offers arithmetical exertion (274 plus . . .).I have a Garmin 500 and can confirm that you can charge on the go using an OTG such as this and is exactly what I do
OTG mini USB cable
and . . . you'll need a male to male USB as well to connect from the above lead to your powerbank.
Before last year's Easter Arrow I procured a OTG miniUSB cable and the male/male connector - duct-taping the two items together. It's not sensible to try to have this running while riding along, even in the dry, as you will do your miniUSB socket in the 500 no good at all, even if it stays plugged in. I tried to use this lead and a powerbank at a stop (having tested it successfully in the calm of the kitchen beforehand), and it will do the business (without stopping the recording of the ride) but the slightest wiggle and it says 'power lost' and then switches off. Meanwhile you're inside eating and drinking oblivious to the non-charging outside: the Garmin is not getting charged AND it's switched itself off: so the rest of the ride offers arithmetical exertion (274 plus . . .).