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Garmin Edge 510 Battery Life

by craig749
Mon, Aug 24, 2015 09:07
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Hi all,

In October myself and 4 friends are attempting an Everesting challenge and one of my concerns is the battery life of my Garmin 510. The longest ride I have ever done is 9 hours so battery life wasn't an issue then however this ride will be at least double that.

So I was wondering if anyone has any experience of doing long riders with the Edge 510? If so how long did the battery last?

I've also read that charging the unit mid ride can delete the ride if the ride isn't saved? does anyone know if this is true?

Many thanks

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Happymanc | 9 years ago
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I just did the Rapha 220 and my 810 lasted from 6am until 11pm, however I did turn it off at the feed stations.

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Happymanc | 9 years ago
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I just did the Rapha 220 and my 810 lasted from 6am until 11pm, however I did turn it off at the feed stations.

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turboprannet | 9 years ago
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I did a 125 mile ride with an 810 this year and gaffertaped one of the non-exploding EE powerbars to the underside of my steam and ran a cable to the back of the unit - it didn't power off or stop anything when I did that.

not elegant but did work.

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Marauder | 9 years ago
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I was worried about battery life of my 510 when I did the C2C this year. However after just over 10 hours it just used about 35%.

I ran out of battery the weekend just gone and then had to revert to using my smartphone and Strava app to time me and then was able to merge the 2 rides together so there are other options if needed.

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craig749 | 9 years ago
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Am I right in thinking that I will need to use a different USB cable for charging instead of the usual one? Is it a micro USB i'll need? If so does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks

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craig749 | 9 years ago
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Thank you all for the great feedback and advice. It definitely looks like a battery pack is the way to go 3

Wheelz - what battery pack did you use?

Thanks

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wheelz | 9 years ago
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I used my Garmin edge 510 on the Coast to Coast on the Trans Pennines way non stop. The 510`s battery life lasted for just over 11 hours, then i used a battery pack to keep it running for a further 10 hours.
The most annotyng thing is when the unit is fully recharged it tries to cut out. It does give you a warning, ie; the unit is about to shut down in 15 seconds, so what i done was time how long the battery pack took to recharge the unit, or hit the X to stop the command, then disconnected it. But beware sometimes it will try to shut down then as well, but just hit the X to not shut down. It sounds hassle but in reality its easy.
Honestly, after 22 hours of pedalling across our fine country i managed to keep it recording no problem. My mates MIO was another story......... What a piece of c**p..

Wheelz

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VeloPeo | 9 years ago
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Oh and there are merge tools out there where you can combine multiple GPX files into one - so if you're worried about losing your data, do a reset before plugging any battery unit in and merge the files post ride.

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VeloPeo | 9 years ago
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Triathlon bag on the top tube with something like an Anker battery pack in - you can run two USB plugs out of it, one to the Garmin and one to charge a light or your phone.

I've done that on 24hr rides before now and it hasn't reset my Garmin 800 on plug in. 510 may be different - but worth a try. Those battery packs are excellent regardless.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/16000mAh-Portable-External-Technology-Motorola/d...

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kwi | 9 years ago
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You can pickup battery extenders via fleabay. Though my 705 gave 16hours once.

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