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Why does my Wahoo never fully charge?

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Is it a wattage issue or cable? I'm not sure if I got a specific charger for it?


 
Posted : 27/11/2022 10:14 pm
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Charging it from a standard wall brick or some smart device (that is possibly turning off when the current draw drops and it thinks it's full?)

I use any cable to charge mine, although a couple of times I don't think it's fully topped off when using a power bank


 
Posted : 27/11/2022 10:18 pm
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What % does it get to?


 
Posted : 28/11/2022 12:19 am
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Better than Garmin's annoying way of it showing 100% charge but it taking another 20-30 mins of charging to really get to 100%. Every Garmin device I've ever had has done it.


 
Posted : 28/11/2022 5:49 am
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My Elemnt Bolt v1 looks to get to full charge, just a no-name usb cable and a multi way wall plug with a couple of USB A sockets in.


 
Posted : 28/11/2022 10:21 am
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I wonder if it's possible for the voltage to be read incorrectly? Or is the battery just booked? My original element gets charged to 100% and it's dropped noticeably by the time I've walked to garage and put it on my bike!


 
Posted : 28/11/2022 12:22 pm
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Because it's a Wahoo

I had a Bolt v2 for a while that did something similar, it would report 100% but quickly drop to 95% once you took the plug out.


 
Posted : 28/11/2022 1:38 pm