As an Ironman watch, and ironman tri's can take up to 17 hours, would this watch cope with that with regards to its battery life?
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Battery life is 8hrs, however you don't need GPS for the swim & if you use bike computer, then save GPS for the run.
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For that, I'd probably charge it every 2-3 days. I keep an eye on the battery and charge it overnight when it's low. I haven't had any problems and finished a half marathon with it low.
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It's supposed to be 8 hours with the gps on. But I have had two of these watches and the batteries both times had problems holding charges.
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I am pretty sure that the watch is not waterproof but you may want to check with Garmin to be sure. I know my 405 was not. There may be other watches more appropriate for triathlons but enjoy the heck out of it for pure running.
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It took mine about three months but then the battery suddenly died on me. I found that odd since I step on it for thirty seconds once a day, you would think the battery would last a lot longer than it did. I thought it was just mine, good to note that the battery thing wasn't just me.
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Mine holds for about 2 days. I generally charge it in the evening before I'm to play, and I play 3 times a week.I love this watch.
2280101
All I can say is that the battery life exceeds 1 hour of run time and without slowing down. I've never run it it beyond 1 hour nor has it gone dead. I'm very happy with it. Recharge time seem quick enough but I've not timed it.
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it's very good. I watched a FHD movie for two and a half hours and the battery went from 99% to 74%. My guess is it is probably good for 10 hours. It runs very cool.I charged it overnight occasionally. As far as battery life is concerned, it is much much better than my iPad3
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I have a Timex Ironman (Trashman would be a better moniker for this $90 disappointment!) that has NEVER given me reliable performance and has basically just quit after 17 months of unreliable service. I'm reading enough negative reviews on the Polar F11, which had otherwise sounded promising, to dismiss risking money on that product as well! While I have little or no use for GPS, the Garmin 305 is starting to sound to me like the accurate, reliable heart rate monitor I'm looking for based on further reading!
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Sometimes the battery in the watch gets old and run out of power, I think. I put a brand new one if that happens, and the watch runs well. Ideally, the battery should last much longer than a day or two.
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I only run for 5 or 6 hours or less so I haven't tested this out personally but according to the manufacturer there is 10 hours of battery life if you have the location services and timing going and 6 weeks of battery life if you have just the clock working.
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It depends on how much you use it each day. I'd guess you get 12 to 14 hours on the high setting. Over time it will begin to dim. Since it takes AAA batteries it's easy to find replacements as you don't have to try to find some weird, obscure watch batteries.
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Hi Lourival! Are you one of the students on my last spearfishing course? I have bought one of this watch and I am very satisfied. However, I still do not had to change the battery. If you are from Brazil and that student of my course, I suggest you to open a topic in Guarapas about that. There are people there who have this watch longer than me. Cheers!
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As with all batteries, the life depends upon the usage. I ride during late spring/summer due to the climate here. Use the Garmin for effectively 1-2 hours per day/5-6 days per week for 6 months and I am going on 2 years without a battery change. Mileage may vary, but they are very long-lasting due to using ANT+ protocols-- the devices use low power and are on-then off, saves power consumption overall.
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My wife runns as well and has had no issues, but if you are loking for and extended battery beyond the origional when it was new, you are only looking at an additional 30 to 60 minutes....
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As far as I know, it has lap time, overall time, transition time (triathlon), and I think it could give you time per activity (running, bike, swimming). What is that you want to measure?
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I never timed it with a stop watch but I was and am happy that it tops the battery up pretty quickly-wish I could be more specific but it has proved more that adequate for my needs - if the battery is dead I wouldn't think it would get it up to starting power in just a few minutes though.