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Garmin Vector question

by xxmayocxx
Fri, Aug 12, 2016 16:11
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I've been looking on ebay and have seen you can pick up replacement vector pedal body and cartridge aswell as the pedal pod for quite cheap. My question is would they work together to make a working vector power meter? thanks

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tritecommentbot | 8 years ago
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Okay so!

 

The right pedal in the S/2S system is a dummy pedal. Doesn't do anything. Left pedal senses and transmits.

 

However, you can't buy the sensor spindle as a replacement part for the left pedal which locks you out of building the whole thing from scratch 

 

Always a catch. Still haven't heard from Garmin support but someone else knew the answer on another forum. Shame!

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jiberjaber | 8 years ago
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Some additional info here:

 

http://www.bikingtimes.com/garmin-vector-update/

 

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tritecommentbot replied to jiberjaber | 8 years ago
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jiberjaber wrote:

Some additional info here:

 

http://www.bikingtimes.com/garmin-vector-update/

 

 

Oh, so on the Vector 2, the right side pedal is doing the communication work to the head unit.

 

Pretty sure the 2S will be the same then. Double checking to be sure though, hate to get blindsided 

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jiberjaber replied to tritecommentbot | 8 years ago
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jiberjaber wrote:

Some additional info here:

 

http://www.bikingtimes.com/garmin-vector-update/

 

 

Oh, so on the Vector 2, the right side pedal is doing the communication work to the head unit.

 

Pretty sure the 2S will be the same then. Double checking to be sure though, hate to get blindsided 

 

It's hard to tell from the majority of stuff on the web, but this link shows it as left active pedal.

As does the wiggle page for the V2S.

https://roadcyclinguk.com/gear/garmin-vector-2s.html#Zpt6lxFpHXPBA0o3.97

 

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tritecommentbot replied to jiberjaber | 8 years ago
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jiberjaber wrote:

unconstituted wrote:

jiberjaber wrote:

Some additional info here:

 

http://www.bikingtimes.com/garmin-vector-update/

 

 

Oh, so on the Vector 2, the right side pedal is doing the communication work to the head unit.

 

Pretty sure the 2S will be the same then. Double checking to be sure though, hate to get blindsided 

 

It's hard to tell from the majority of stuff on the web, but this link shows it as left active pedal.

As does the wiggle page for the V2S.

https://roadcyclinguk.com/gear/garmin-vector-2s.html#Zpt6lxFpHXPBA0o3.97

 

 

I'm struggling with this.. tried the Garmin forums, nothing useful there yet. Going to have a shot at garmin support! Looked at loads of links like the one you've got there, just can't satisfy myself 

 

EDIT: Have now sent a message to Garmin support. Expect a reply in about a week!

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tritecommentbot | 8 years ago
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Basically you want to create the (left side only) Vector 2S and use a random right side pedal?

So you're assuming the right side pedal does nothing in the 2S, it's just a dummy pedal.

Interesting. Going to try and find out.

 

FWIW These pedals can now be bought on the Cycletoworkscheme as the rules have been updated this year to allow pedals to be bought on it 

 

 

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jiberjaber | 8 years ago
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On the Vector 2 dual pedal setup.

You can swap the pods around and replace them without effecting them.

I am not sure how the left and right know how to be paired with each other.

The head unit appears to only talk to the right pedal, which then talks to the left, so if the left is dead (battery flat for example) the right will report that it cant find the left pedal (flashes of the LED plus a error code in the sensor status). 

There's only one ANT address from memory (I don't want to take my pods off to check, but I only wrote one down when I originaly installed them.)

The ANT communications protocol has a private part to it, which might be how the Garmin can independantly update both pedals from the headunit (unless it does the update through the right pedal).

You can buy a 'right' pedal to convert a V2S in to the dual, so it is potentially possible if you wanted to take the chance.

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