mecheng89 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Hi Hubbers, To those who own a Edge 520, who can realistically get 15 hours out of that unit? After 7 or so hours yesterday, the battery was already on 18%. Here are the functions that are turned on - Brightness - 60%BluetoothHRMPMGPS +GLONASSMaps (during yesterday's ride) What power-saving tips can you recommend? If worst comes to worst, can I purchase a new battery from NavWorld or someone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterbean Posted August 21, 2017 Share Turn off Bluetooth. Makes a massive difference in battery life on my 510. Screen brightness is also a big battery killer. Set to light up when touched if you don't need to constantly look at it. mecheng89 and Geronimo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geronimo Posted August 21, 2017 Share I get about 11 to 12 hours but then I don't use half of the functions you use. My brightness is however at 80%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted August 21, 2017 Share Turn off Bluetooth. Makes a massive difference in battery life on my 510. Screen brightness is also a big battery killer. Set to light up when touched if you don't need to constantly look at it. + normal GPS is fine mecheng89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted August 21, 2017 Share + normal GPS is fine WTF is GLONASS anyway? Something Soviet? ChUkKy and Long Wheel Base 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamstring Posted August 21, 2017 Share just did TB in a time of 15H30 on one charged (before i get slated i chilled with my wife) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s14phoenix Posted August 21, 2017 Share Turn off Bluetooth. Makes a massive difference in battery life on my 510. Screen brightness is also a big battery killer. Set to light up when touched if you don't need to constantly look at it. But my power data is displayed on it. I cannot ride without it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulse Posted August 21, 2017 Share As stated before, turn Glonass off AFAIK, the biggest battery eaters are (in order): GLONASS, Screen brightness, BT, Maps).Some place active map use (navigation) before screen brightness. There has been a discussion on the 520 battery life on here before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted August 21, 2017 Share WTF is GLONASS anyway? Something Soviet? It's a Sovietski GPS service (a separate satellite cnstellation) that augments elevation (IIRC). Also, it operates more at higher latitudes - SA is very much mid-latitude, so shouldn't be a concern for us. I guess unless there's a reason to turn it off, just leave it on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted August 21, 2017 Share Get about 14 hours on a charge! mecheng89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted August 21, 2017 Share My 520 does not have as good a battery life as my 510, so I need to keep an eye on it.I squeeze about 12 hours per week/ charge out of it with bluetooth switched on.(HR, cadence, Di2 and screen on 30%. I don't run maps or power, so hardly touch the screen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TALUS Posted August 21, 2017 Share I run the screen at 10%.Still clearly visible. Makes a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Turn off Bluetooth. Makes a massive difference in battery life on my 510. Screen brightness is also a big battery killer. Set to light up when touched if you don't need to constantly look at it.Unfortunately turning the BT off is not a possibility. SO request and it's very nifty for notifications (calls, texts etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecheng89 Posted August 21, 2017 Share I run the screen at 10%.Still clearly visible. Makes a big difference.I've noticed in bright daylight I can set the screen brightness to 0%. What does screen brightness matter in the day anyway? TALUS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allez Posted August 21, 2017 Share But my power data is displayed on it. I cannot ride without itWhat power meter do you have? Turn off bluetooth connection to your phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allez Posted August 21, 2017 Share Unfortunately turning the BT off is not a possibility. SO request and it's very nifty for notifications (calls, texts etc.). Bluetooth with phone connection will eat up the battery quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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