Hi
Thinking about getting one (not sure which yet) of the Garmin Edge bike computers. I can't find any reference to how long any of the models take to charge from flat or nearly flat, if
(1) plugged in to the mains electricity
(2) from a power bank - I have no experience of power banks so any tips would also help.
Anyone know?
Thanks lots.
I’ve got an edge 530 which I got second hand from eBay (the seller said it was about a year old). It takes about 2 hours to recharge from flat on mains. The battery life seems ridiculously good on it; a 4 hour ride only takes it down to 75% or so and it just takes 20mins to fully recharge after that.
I have edge 130. Also couple of hours to fully charge off mains.
Battery life of this model not great and you’ll find plenty google reveiws saying same. Less than 10 hours in my experience, often a lot less than that.
Sounds like battery life important to you so may be other models suit better.
I had a 520 before it and it was fine and got 15 hours plus as claimed.
Yes, a bit worried as I have seen a few people mention some of the battery lives are poor (for a trip, not the working life span of the battery).
Started off looking at the one with 12 hours battery estimate (Garmin Edge Explore I think) but wondering about bigger batteries now, as all electronics companies seem to measure battery life with all the facilities switched off and only the most basic level of anything and dim screens running to push up the estimated battery life.
I thought if things got a bid dodgy I might be able to run something directly off a cable to a power pack, but since starting this thread I have seen someone say elsewhere that the battery port is in a position hindered by the mount on some (all?) of the Garmins, so prob not possible.
You can get "angle up" USB cables that have a 90deg angle at the plug, makes the cable about 1/3rd of the height of a normal plug. Also has the advantage that it doesn't put as much strain on the soldering holding the socket onto the circuit board.
I've the 520 and it's fine for long road rides but I prefer the Oregon for multi-day off-road trips.