I might have been a little precipitous. Updated the software, and got it working. It was mostly the lack of documentation, and the cluelessness of their support that ticked me off.

Before computers, people used to expect manufacturers to release products that worked without needing repairs. Now e're conditioned to accept Version 1.0 and be the beta testers while they straighten it out.

First ride the power balance was way off (35%-65%) which is inconsistent from my Quarq data. But that appeared to clear up after recalibrating a couple of times.

In the tandem application, the stoker pedling and with my feet off the pedals, it still reads 10-20 watts. I'm hoping this isn't affecting the power when I pedal, given that I'm pulling her crank around rather than vice versa in the Captain coating experiement. Need to do some field tests to see.

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