Garmin

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Gooner May 2020 11:49am, 29 May 2020 15,850 posts	0 Gooner A 245 that's less than a fortnight old and fully up yo date 🤷‍♂️
um May 2020 11:56am, 29 May 2020 2,523 posts	0 um Garmin support has a UK chat service - maybe try them. But I think you'll initially get guidance on making sure you got a good signal / synch, unless it's shown to be repetively faulty. There are some geographic anomolies, typically caused by natural (trees) or man made (bulidings) cover or 'signal bounce' - eg locally, there's a regular 'hole' about 300ft deep I go down and up without even noticing.
chunkywizard May 2020 11:59am, 29 May 2020 8,004 posts	0 chunkywizard Ok, link the 245 up with Garmin Express and download any GPS updates. There have been a few since release. When you start an activity make sure you wait until the arc at the top of the screen turns green and then maybe 2-3 seconds more to ensure the lock is good. You should get a good track every time
SPR May 2020 12:07pm, 29 May 2020 30,170 posts	0 SPR Don't GPS updates come via bluetooth since the FR230 as long as linked to Garmin connect on smartphone? I've had to delete EPO.bin a couple of times where the Gamin was being slow to pick up GPS. TBH with the 230 upwards, GPS should pick up in less than 30 secs if it is linked to a smartphone during none workout mode (so satellite location info can be stored).
larkim May 2020 12:13pm, 29 May 2020 11,170 posts	0 larkim One bad trace doesn't indicate any fault though. I suspect we've all had experiences of one bad trace coming out of the blue every now and then, even on the most reliable watches. (More info on EPO.bin here support.garmin.com )
SPR May 2020 12:51pm, 29 May 2020 30,171 posts	0 SPR Agree Larkim. Could be just a random issue or user error. Re the EPO.bin file, it shouldn't really ever need to be touched, but if it gets corrupted somehow, deleting it will mean Garmin Connect creates a new one next time it connects.
SPR Jun 2020 2:07pm, 1 Jun 2020 30,179 posts	0 SPR Random Garmin wrist HR question as I'm sure I'll get one eventually... Can you turn the HR monitor off? When I'm coming back from injury, I like to just run for a bit (wore the HR monitor today for the first time this year). A little OT but ~~strava~~ had a good article a little while back about why fitness shouldn't be your primary concern when returning from injury.
flanker Jun 2020 2:52pm, 1 Jun 2020 19,165 posts	0 flanker Yes, you can. I often do this on long races to eek out a bit more battery life. Anyone else finding that in this hot weather the OHR is becoming far less accurate? Mine is recording far lower, so much so that my calories per mile are down about 20%, when I'd expect them to go up as the effort required to hit a pace rises with tempertaure. I can't decide if it's down to sweat interfering with the reading or the increased blood volume in the outer vessels as the body tries harder to col itself.
SPR Jun 2020 3:13pm, 1 Jun 2020 30,180 posts	0 SPR Thanks Flanker Also interesting observation.
chunkywizard Jun 2020 3:29pm, 1 Jun 2020 8,090 posts	0 chunkywizard I havent seen the change in HR from optical. I do know however when it is supercold then it really struggles though.