Originally Posted by
pdlamb
Inquiring minds want to know. How do you use the battery pack, hooked up while you ride or short charges at controls? How long does the Edge 800 run by itself, and what's the longest you've ridden without an off-bike recharge?
Recent results: 8:40 time with a reported 27% charge remaining, Edge battery alone. That's the longest I've gone without using the pack and would work out to 12 hours battery life, about what others report.
For long rides, I leave the pack plugged into the Garmin unless it's raining. No pack in the rain. I recharge both the Edge and the pack when I can, using 2 chargers.
The Garmin Edge 800 battery is 1100mAh. The pack consists of 4 AA 2400mAh batteries. This would theoretically give ~36 hours run time. I use this pack - $3.95:
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