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    Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @freeheeler
    last edited by Todd Danielczyk 4 Dec 2024, 22:08 12 Apr 2024, 22:07

    @freeheeler thanks for the confirmation. I couldn’t remember the cut off level of battery but I remember it being said somewhere; 90% sounds right.

    As for the rings I cannot say for certain I’ve ever seen mine go over 2 but will check for @riccardo88ve as we will have decent weather on Sunday (I get to be outdoors to test my Vertical out? For scientific purpose?!? Count me in!).

    My bike is all ready to go and the Vertical is as well. Will confirm if I see more than 2 rings or not.

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      freeheeler @Todd Danielczyk
      last edited by 12 Apr 2024, 22:18

      @Todd-Danielczyk
      🙂 👍
      you should see all circles filled if the sun is strong enough.
      I have seen it many times and in solar watch face I also see (almost) all bars filled when spending a day at the beach with different activities (of course the watch can not always be pointed at the sub, hence “almost”)

      living sideways

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        SuperFlo75 Silver Members Bronze Member @freeheeler
        last edited by 13 Apr 2024, 06:53

        @freeheeler I saw a different behavior of the solar circle after charging, until the battery level was the first time under 95% after being full charged… then I saw only the little flash inside the 3 circles, when the screen is locked. I say most times, because sometimes it was not different from the ‚normal‘ behavior… 🤔

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          freeheeler @SuperFlo75
          last edited by 13 Apr 2024, 07:10

          @SuperFlo75
          🙄 double checking in a bit… it is the behaviour I saw and recall.
          will post again

          living sideways

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            SuperFlo75 Silver Members Bronze Member @freeheeler
            last edited by 13 Apr 2024, 07:33

            @freeheeler I can check this about every 4 weeks, because the battery lasts very long 😃

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              freeheeler @SuperFlo75
              last edited by freeheeler 13 Apr 2024, 08:02

              @SuperFlo75
              I know, it’s hard to test, right? 6 charging cycles after Vertical release the Race was released 😁

              I have tested it just now and it seems to be inconsistent.
              I get full circles above 95% but only when I touch the screen while the watch is already exposed to the sun. when I touch the screen and then expose it to the sun it shows the flash only, as you report.
              same with the harvest widget.
              my impression: it’s a small UI bug. in the background there will be no charging.
              I’ll report it.
              IMG_6986.jpeg IMG_6987.jpeg

              living sideways

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                SuperFlo75 Silver Members Bronze Member @freeheeler
                last edited by SuperFlo75 13 Apr 2024, 08:52

                @freeheeler It is also my observation that this behavior is inconsistent… but in case when I can see the charging circles above 95%, the charging level increases, and when I cannot see the circles, the charging level does not increase… 🤷
                But it‘s not a big thing!

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                  riccardo88ve
                  last edited by riccardo88ve 13 Apr 2024, 12:48

                  Unfortunately at this point, I doubt it could be a bug of the new firmware … in full sun it never reaches all the full circles. I think I’ll contact the assistance

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                    freeheeler @riccardo88ve
                    last edited by 13 Apr 2024, 13:26

                    @riccardo88ve
                    you can but you don’t have to.
                    I’ve reported an issue to Suunto

                    living sideways

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                      sartoric Moderator
                      last edited by sartoric 13 Apr 2024, 13:44

                      This morning I tested it again and I had the UNLIMITED POWER gauge consistently showing for many minutes … then I stopped looking at it 😁

                      Of course I was under 60%

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                        riccardo88ve @freeheeler
                        last edited by 13 Apr 2024, 13:55

                        @freeheeler So for you it’s not a malfunction of the vertical … but a software bug?

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                          freeheeler @riccardo88ve
                          last edited by 13 Apr 2024, 14:39

                          @riccardo88ve
                          I wouldn’t even call it a software bug, but I am not a software developer… my wild guess: it’s simply a wrong output.
                          but actually it doesn’t matter what it is as we can’t do anything anyway except for sending logs and describing the observations. and that’s what I did, so they know, they prioritise and then look into it

                          living sideways

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                            sartoric Moderator @riccardo88ve
                            last edited by 13 Apr 2024, 16:43

                            @riccardo88ve said in solar charging:

                            @freeheeler So for you it’s not a malfunction of the vertical … but a software bug?

                            it’s a feature, not a bug 😁

                            Jokes apart, as said it probably simply doesn’t use solar if the watch still has a certain percentage of charge

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                              riccardo88ve @Todd Danielczyk
                              last edited by 13 Apr 2024, 17:13

                              @Todd-Danielczyk thanks

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                                Highlands
                                last edited by Highlands 13 Apr 2024, 19:00

                                Posted in wrong thread. Sorry.

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                                  Tami999 Silver Members
                                  last edited by Tami999 14 Apr 2024, 15:54

                                  About solar… how it is safe to have long time on sun? I was today on trip, gained a lot of sunny from direct lighting, and my watch was pretty hot. How long its safe to expose watch on direct sun? I know its not recommended, but does was there someone that damaged watch by that?

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                                    sartoric Moderator @Tami999
                                    last edited by 14 Apr 2024, 15:59

                                    @Tami999
                                    Well, overheating electronics it’s never a good thing.
                                    That said there are operating temperature that should be taken in consideration.

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                                      freeheeler @Tami999
                                      last edited by 14 Apr 2024, 17:01

                                      @Tami999
                                      I know people who take their watches to the sauna…

                                      living sideways

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                                        Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @riccardo88ve
                                        last edited by 14 Apr 2024, 18:01

                                        @riccardo88ve today I got some trail riding in with plenty of sunshine. 3 rings.
                                        Screenshot_20240414_125916_Gallery.jpg

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                                          thanasis Bronze Member @Todd Danielczyk
                                          last edited by 14 Apr 2024, 19:09

                                          @Todd-Danielczyk what strap is that one ?? Seems interesting

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