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      larrybbaker @duffman19
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      @duffman19 I have put my watch on it’s side this week - instead of face down… maybe… less drain?

      SV Solar
      iPhone 16 Pro

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        Ghost @larrybbaker
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        @larrybbaker Why not just turn off 24/7 wrist HR tracking when you leave the watch on the table?

        🔺 Vertical Titanium Solar

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          larrybbaker @Ghost
          last edited by

          @iterumtenta it is off.

          SV Solar
          iPhone 16 Pro

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            duffman19 @larrybbaker
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            @larrybbaker I did a very short experiment, but it is telling none the less. Last night I took my watch off and placed it on its side. Overnight (~8 hours) it lost 0% (91-91%). In the morning, I turned it face down. It lost 6% in less than 3 hours (91-85%). I then recorded a 2 hour activity and saw a 3% drop (as expected). I have since left the watch face up and it has yet to drop a percentage (only about 2 hours so far).

            For my watch, position clearly makes a difference. Something about having it face down causes a severe battery drain. Whether it’s related to the ambient light sensor or perhaps the gyroscope/accelerometer, I really don’t know. It makes no sense, but it is clearly happening.

            Vertical Ti

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              larrybbaker @duffman19
              last edited by

              @duffman19 interesting since that is supposed to be it’s “sleep mode” if I recall.

              SV Solar
              iPhone 16 Pro

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                Ghost
                last edited by

                Last night, I performed a soft reset and left the Vertical on the table as usual. However, I didn’t notice that the top right button was accidentally pressed, which kept it in the activities menu and resulted in a 15% battery drain overnight.

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                  martintrail Silver Members
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                  I have Vertical Solar for the first week. What is your average battery consumption per week? Is 40% per week normal? I use 24/7, average an hour/hour and a half of activity each day, notifications off. I can’t use solar much anymore, no sun when it’s fall/winter 😄

                  Vertical Titanium Solar

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                    Tieutieu Platinum Member @martintrail
                    last edited by Tieutieu

                    @martintrail With this use, normal day use is around 2-4% max/ day with no exercice. 1 to 1h30 activity / day should add around 2% of consumption/day.
                    If it’s you’re first battery cycle, you need a full cycle first, battery should calibrate properly.

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                      gerasimos Bronze Member @martintrail
                      last edited by gerasimos

                      @martintrail
                      2.37.48 installed
                      1st November 100% charge battery
                      18 November 38% remaining

                      -training hours 29 (trail run mainly- openwater swim - mtb)

                      • always PERFORMANCE battery mode-
                        sometimes with map navigation and backlight ON at 6 night sessions.
                        hr always ON

                      *daily use everything OFF hr / steps / no connections with mobile / etch… only watchtime use.

                      Godzilla battery!!🔺 💪

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                      Suunto S9 gen1
                      Suunto Ambit3 peak

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                        thanasis Bronze Member @gerasimos
                        last edited by

                        @gerasimos hard reset yesterday…
                        full setup
                        full charge to 100% at 08.15

                        test training (walking) to see if things work at 08.30 for 7 min
                        battery at 12.15 : 93%

                        so 7% In 4 hours

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                          timecode @thanasis
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                          @thanasis A friend of mine has a S9PP with a new battery and it lasts only a few days. In the evening the watch has 20% and in the morning 2%-3%. The watch is unusable at the moment.

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                            martintrail Silver Members
                            last edited by

                            my battery consumption is higher than others here report. I get 8-10% a day with use as I write. I’ll wait for it to discharge to 0 and then we’ll see. So far it’s not too bad, but nothing great either 😄

                            Vertical Titanium Solar

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                              Ultrawalker
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                              My Vertical had monday evening 79% battery when i left my watch in the closet.
                              2 days later without using watch i only have 57% left…
                              All those updates later Suunto can’t solve the problem of huge battery drain…
                              When will this be solved? Or never…???

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                              Suunto 9 Peak Pro All Black
                              Suunto Vertical

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                                larrybbaker
                                last edited by

                                I tried resting my watch on its side as opposed to face down when not using it. I am still seeing the unusual drop. What is interesting to me is that it seems like up to 65% of battery is a slower loss but once it gets below that it seems to drain faster?

                                SV Solar
                                iPhone 16 Pro

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                                  gerasimos Bronze Member @thanasis
                                  last edited by gerasimos

                                  @thanasis never dohard reset.
                                  I just drained battery once time 0% and the others about 15%-20% and full charge again.
                                  After last update i charge as usual and i have the results above.
                                  Small faster drain Problems i had only in the first software for two or three cycles of charge again now im ok

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                                  Suunto Ambit3 peak

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                                    martintrail Silver Members @Ultrawalker
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                                    @Ultrawalker I also noticed that it doesn’t discharge as quickly during activity as it does during normal wear. That’s really weird.

                                    Vertical Titanium Solar

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                                      thanasis Bronze Member @gerasimos
                                      last edited by

                                      @gerasimos it drained 14% today . That’s a lot !!

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                                        misu763 Bronze Member @gerasimos
                                        last edited by

                                        @thanasis never dohard reset.
                                        I just drained battery once time 0% and the others about 15%-20% and full charge again.

                                        Is it useful to drain battery till 0%? I am not sure if it is a good action or not for battery life…I am just curious as I read a lot of different opinions about this.

                                        S9PP Ti Slate

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                                          gerasimos Bronze Member @thanasis
                                          last edited by

                                          @thanasis i think this drainage it’s a lot… Maybe you can go at local Suunto service and measure the power and capacity of battery if it’s ok .

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                                          Suunto S9 gen1
                                          Suunto Ambit3 peak

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                                            thanasis Bronze Member
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                                            17% drop in 24 hours with just 7min of test training .
                                            Obviously there is an issue
                                            The only change made : I switched to this watch face :

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