Suunto Vertical battery modes
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@Mff73 said in Suunto Vertical battery modes:
@MKPotts
Battery is one point, but if you plan to record such a long activity, you may consider having issues with syncing it to the app after.
https://forum.suunto.com/post/121031Maybe you should split it into small portion, and sync them during aid station pauses.
This has been fixed as eMMC memory is now used to record long events. This change occurred in the latest update. I tested this with a drive from Colorado to California this last summer on field test firmware when released with no issues.
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@Brad_Olwin
@Mff73
Thanks for the further info. And pleased to hear that storage space for activities is no longer an issue. I just assumed it wouldn’t be given the size of even a very long activity file (about 10MB) compared to available storage in the Vertical.When buying my S9PP, Suunto confirmed that it would have enough memory to, at the very least, store an activity as long as the claimed battery life (so 70hrs in Endurance). I assumed that would also be true for the Vertical, meaning 140hrs in Ultra mode, so good to have it confirmed.
I know about the limits with the S9B. Like the original poster in that thread, I found out the hard way by being unable to sync a long race, after recharging as I went.
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@Spree if i activate Performance (estimation to 60h) mode in suunto vertical and route navigation and if i switch to an another screen than navigation during my workout, will the autonomy stay at 60h (without suunto plus) ?
It is just to sometimes the screen map and waypoints, ETA but not all the times in an ultra.Watch: Suunto vertical solar
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@Antoine said in Suunto Vertical battery modes:
@Spree if i activate Performance (estimation to 60h) mode in suunto vertical and route navigation and if i switch to an another screen than navigation during my workout, will the autonomy stay at 60h (without suunto plus) ?
It is just to sometimes the screen map and waypoints, ETA but not all the times in an ultra.Yes I believe that is correct, additional battery life is only consumed when you have the map screen displayed. Once you come out of navigation and are back on your normal data fields screen, whatever battery option you have selected will kick back in. Hopefully that makes sense
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@MKPotts Here are my recommendations. In any mode that uses low power for GPS, Ultra in Vertical and Endurance in S9PP I would avoid using any ETE/ETA fields in Custom Sport modes. I will try to test this with some SkiMo but it will not occur for a few weeks. It is not reliable to test short ~3h events. Anything using 1s GPS on full power mode should be fine. Maps are off in low power modes so maps will not be an issue and loaded routes should not be a problem.
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@Antoine this is correct; the map display itself consumed more battery, not the possibility of scrolling to it
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@Brad_Olwin
I’ll post back if I get a chance to test it on my S9PP. Agree it needs a long activity to get an accurate assessment, given how close the per hour burn rates are.
I meant to test it at a race last weekend that took me 14hrs but I got distracted on the start line and forgot to change the battery mode. Though in performance, using an external HR sensor, my battery only drained 27% points, which suggests about 50hrs is possible with the S9PP. Based on this, I’m guessing the Vertical might go past 100hrs in Endurance with the wrist HR off. -
@MKPotts That sounds good and inline with my testing.
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@Brad_Olwin
I’ve not been able to do any very long activities but based on testing endurance mode on the S9PP on 6-7 hour runs my conclusions are:In endurance mode (half power), navigating a route but with no ETE/ETA/distance to waypoint fields in the sport mode, the S9PP stays in endurance mode for gnss fix. Battery burn rate was equivalent to 65-70hrs.
In endurance mode, navigating a route and with ETE etc fields in the sport mode, the S9PP switches to performance mode for gnss fix. Battery burn rate was equivalent to 40-45hrs.
Further supporting these conclusions was the comparison to the Garmin Enduro I wore at the same time. In the second case, distance measured agreed to within 0.1% compared to the Enduro, which is similar to what I normally see based on many comparisons in performance mode. In the first case, the difference increased to 2.5%, which is not surprising if the S9PP remained in Endurance mode.
I don’t know if this is the same in the Vertical in the equivalent low power mode (ultra?) or why the S9PP switches when ETE/ETA fields are included. It’s not necessary given it’s accurate enough to navigate a route in endurance mode. There were no other differences that would account for the change in burn rate.
If you’ve done any testing with your watches or had any feedback from Suunto, I’d be interested to hear. I’m not going to buy a Vertical yet because the replacement HR sensor on my S9PP is bubbling a second time. So I want to wait until I’m sure Suunto has fixed the sensor bubbling issue (3rd time lucky for me hopefully!) before considering another watch.
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@MKPotts I am going to send you a PM in chat.
