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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.
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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

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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…

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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.
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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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                                          Todd Danielczyk Gold Members @thanasis
                                          last edited by 14 Apr 2024, 19:18

                                          @thanasis it’s a knock off version of the Apple Ultra ocean.

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                                          Super comfy and keeps the Vertical tight enough to get good HR readings.

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