More info. Measured with TACKlife MUT01 USB amp meter. .16-.17 amp charge rate at standard 5.04 volts. 160-170mA is way below even the basic USB charge rate of 500mA, let alone the 1,500mA to 2,400mA of faster devoted chargers or the 900mA of USB3. I hooked the Epix up to the same charger and amp meter. It reported .44-.45 amp charge rate. Unless you have purchased from somewhere that allows you to return and exchange for the 5+ (up to 18 hours) or 5X+ (up to 32 hours), the best thing to do is buy a small USB battery charging block thingy and just charge your 5s+ on the go (you will need to take the watch off your wrist, due to the cable attachment angle, but the activity can be I've been waiting a long time for the Fenix 7 to come out and would really love wireless charging. The thing about the Fenix 5 Plus is that Garmin hasn't been backporting features from the Fenix 6 like they used to do with older models. With Garmin, you can guess on upcoming features on the Fenix line by what they're adding to other models. It takes more than 2.5 hours to fully charge the Fenix 7 via USB, hitting 50% in an hour. The longer 15-day-plus battery life, faster performance, better GPS, a touchscreen and stamina metrics Now, going back to our troubleshooting, here are the things you have to do if your Fenix 5 Plus won’t charge…. Clean the connectors with rubbing alcohol. Use a different cable. Plug to a I have been using my Fenix 5 Plus for almost 1.5 years now. (update/spoiler: further investigation and screenshots show the unit has an internal hardware failure) With exception of the first month (beta firmware) i had no issue with this watch until today. This morning i did a short 2Km OWS followed by a 5Km run. Got my Fenix 5S Plus yesterday. I plugged it in to charge. Cable fell out. Hmm. Rinse and repeat. Finally swiped my husband's cable for his 5X Plus… 3117350 over 3 years ago +1. I replaced the battery in mine yesterday for the same reason. Not sure how you can get a battery there. You want: HQRP Battery for 361-00098-00 361-00097-00 Garmin Fenix 5, Fenix 5X GPS Watch. Battery Voltage…. .

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