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    • Antoine LancrenonA Offline
      Antoine Lancrenon Bronze Member @gerasimos
      last edited by

      @gerasimos
      thank you all formyour feedback.

      i believe the culprit is the 24hr tracking, it drains, and it makes sence. it is always on, making green lights all the time 24hr. must consume.

      can we confirm this theory?

      I will try to turn it off. what so I loose really turningboff the 24hrs tracking? HRV? my progress , recuperating metrixs, sleep tracking?

      is it worthnit to gain 10 days of battery i guess. what do ypu think?

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      • gerasimosG Offline
        gerasimos Bronze Member @Antoine Lancrenon
        last edited by gerasimos

        @Antoine-Lancrenon
        these are personal preferences… I don’t use daily functions for sleep, heart oximeters, etc. yet because they don’t concern me.
        I’m all about feel-based training and mainly navigating…they are definitely useful but they have the corresponding cost for the battery in my opinion ! 🤜🤛🔺
        Just try it!
        Your watch sounds ok by the way 👍

        Suunto Vertical Ti
        Suunto S9 gen1
        Suunto Ambit3 peak

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        • Todd DanielczykT Offline
          Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @Antoine Lancrenon
          last edited by

          @Antoine-Lancrenon I also suspect that it is coming from the 24/7 tracking/firmware as the 9 Peak Pro group also have seen a higher battery consumption since the last update. This doesn’t have the feeling that it is one off as several people across different watch platforms have noticed it.

          I decided to keep my settings as I did and will just charge every 2 weeks (or as needed) until the next major update and see if it improves.

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          • TieutieuT Offline
            Tieutieu Platinum Member
            last edited by Tieutieu

            I use h24 and sleep tracking + vfc. 12hours of average exercice time every last weeks, always with gps at best.
            Sometimes apps, maps always on.
            I don’t know what is the average consumption, I don’t noticed any drop of battery life since update.
            I only have one thing to say : I never remembered when was the last time I charged my SV. So battery life is more than enough !😊

            Suunto’s devices at home :
            Vertical titanium solar
            Suunto Race S
            S9pp titanium sand
            Suunto Wing
            S9B titanium Ambassador edition, A3P, X6

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            • MiniForkliftM Offline
              MiniForklift Platinum Member
              last edited by MiniForklift

              I forgot to mention that I’ll also regularly use maps to navigate and often they are the screen that’s on for most of the activity. I charge my SV at the start of the month as I know it near enough gets me to the end of the month before I need to think about recharging it. Pretty crazy!

              SV Titanium Solar Forest

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              • Tami999T Offline
                Tami999 Silver Members
                last edited by Tami999

                • Always on display + hold upper button to do "“not disturb mode” when i go sleep (that also turn off AoD) when I go sleep. so like 16h/7days got always on display. (LOW BRIGHNESS)
                • 3-5 training per week (no maps so far becouse of weather on my country)
                • Solar version, but again becouse of my country I didnt even used solar posibillity of watch, got it since early winter. Soon solar gonna make his work
                • All sleep tracking, h24 enabled. Just all.

                My battery lasts 16-17 days. I think in spring/summer it will hold easily 20+ days. Iam very happy with that if watch hold more than 1 or 1,5 week.

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                • gerasimosG Offline
                  gerasimos Bronze Member @babychai
                  last edited by gerasimos

                  @babychai Same here!
                  First charge after 22 days of GPS activities 🤯
                  Battery 0-99% never reach 100% even one hour later.
                  But i think it’s calibration… the watch maybe after a few charge cycles will calibrate itself and reach 100%

                  Suunto Vertical Ti
                  Suunto S9 gen1
                  Suunto Ambit3 peak

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                  • Tami999T Offline
                    Tami999 Silver Members @gerasimos
                    last edited by

                    @gerasimos I charged my Verical few times, it was mostly 99% but I think 1 maybe two times it reach 100%:D

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                    • babychaiB Offline
                      babychai Silver Members @Tami999
                      last edited by

                      @Tami999 @gerasimos i think to reach 100% are quite random sometimes. 2 days ago i able to charge from 5% to 100%. but total i charge for almost 4 hours because i forgot to unplug the charger while i doing my other works 🙈

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                      • MiniForkliftM Offline
                        MiniForklift Platinum Member
                        last edited by

                        I’m able to get to 100% when I charge my SV, but it does sometimes take a while to roll over from 99%

                        SV Titanium Solar Forest

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                        • AudaxjoeA Offline
                          Audaxjoe @MiniForklift
                          last edited by

                          @MiniForklift said in Battery drain:

                          I’m able to get to 100% when I charge my SV, but it does sometimes take a while to roll over from 99%

                          Same for me. I’m not sure it really matters to be fair, 99% or 100% really doesn’t make much difference.

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                          Suunto 9 BARO
                          Garmin Fenix 3, 5
                          Suunto Vector

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                          • Antoine LancrenonA Offline
                            Antoine Lancrenon Bronze Member
                            last edited by

                            I have a vertical solar. I am loosing 10% a day not bad, but not great.

                            I have changed the parameters to optimized: backlight to low, no rise to wake, etc.

                            I think the consumption during an activity is just great, even in performance mode.with GPS. What i am desappoint about is when not on activity (watch mode) Is the H24 monitoring Heart rate is the culprit?
                            today, i have to charge my watch every 10 days. again, this is not bad, but this is the vertical solar we are talking about.

                            do I have an issue with battery draining? is the battery Ok? should I contact suunto support?

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                            • Todd DanielczykT Offline
                              Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @Antoine Lancrenon
                              last edited by

                              @Antoine-Lancrenon I have comment about battery drain above and get somewhere in the 10-14 day range for a charge. I also suspect that 24/7 HR is where it is draining. Activity usage tends to track with Suunto’s official numbers but daily use is where it falls short.

                              I would say what you are seeing is also seen with people that run the 24/7 heart rate or with people that use the S+ guides which is another area that tends to drain quicker.

                              I think it is recognized and will be addressed in future updates.

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                              • TieutieuT Offline
                                Tieutieu Platinum Member @Todd Danielczyk
                                last edited by Tieutieu

                                @Todd-Danielczyk I have H24 HR tracking ON + sleep tracking and HRV ON.
                                Standby off
                                Backlight low, raise to wake low.
                                No extra battery drain noticed. It’s still like it was a the beginning => around 5% max / day when not exercising.

                                Suunto’s devices at home :
                                Vertical titanium solar
                                Suunto Race S
                                S9pp titanium sand
                                Suunto Wing
                                S9B titanium Ambassador edition, A3P, X6

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                                • Todd DanielczykT Offline
                                  Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @Tieutieu
                                  last edited by Todd Danielczyk

                                  @Tieutieu that is curious. There are a few of us that noticed the higher consumption (drain) after the last firmware update and some that do not.

                                  (settings are listed as https://forum.suunto.com/post/139007)

                                  With mine, consumption went up (8-10%/day) and through the discussion it seemed like a few people on the forum decided to turn off 24/7 HR and limit the S+ guides to extend the life of the battery. I did the drain/full charge to recalibrate the battery but it has consistently given me a higher drain and I figured i would wait until the next firmware update to test it out again.

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                                  • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                                    Brad_Olwin Moderator @Todd Danielczyk
                                    last edited by Brad_Olwin

                                    @Todd-Danielczyk I am not getting higher drain on production firmware.

                                    Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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                                    • Todd DanielczykT Offline
                                      Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @Brad_Olwin
                                      last edited by

                                      @Brad_Olwin thank you for the confirmation.

                                      I know you put yours through its paces and use GPS/HR etc. as well. It seemed like there was some chatter on the 9 Peak Pro after the last firmware and then a handful of Vertical owners saw a higher battery drain. Chalked or up to Vertical owners having more milliamp batteries so didn’t hit us as soon.

                                      As I said, it’s not a deal breaker for me as mine goes for roughly 2 weeks before needing to be charged but prior to the latest firmware I know it would be 3+ weeks. I’ll monitor it after the next update to see if it improves, holds the same or degrades.

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                                      • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                                        Brad_Olwin Moderator @Todd Danielczyk
                                        last edited by

                                        @Todd-Danielczyk Make sure standby is off and that you have not changed backlight intensity. This will definitely change battery life,

                                        Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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                                        • Todd DanielczykT Offline
                                          Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @Brad_Olwin
                                          last edited by

                                          @Brad_Olwin ah, thank you! I had standby off but brightness at medium. I’ll give that a try.

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                                          • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                                            Brad_Olwin Moderator @Todd Danielczyk
                                            last edited by

                                            @Todd-Danielczyk I have brigtness medium, standby off and raise to wake low. Check to make sure in Control Panel that backlight is off.

                                            Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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