Garmin forerunner 45 doesn't connect to Xcadey power meter

[Ivan Muller]

Hi there does anyone know if the Garmin forerunner 45 is able to connect to a xcadey power meter because mine simply doesn't want to connect to said power meter?

[shaper]

10 minutes ago, Ivan Muller said:

Hi there does anyone know if the Garmin forerunner 45 is able to connect to a xcadey power meter because mine simply doesn't want to connect to said power meter?

It doesn't have the feature to connect a power meter, see the specs https://www.garmin.com/en-ZA/p/641121#specs, it will only do speed and cadence sensors for cycling

[Ivan Muller]

5 minutes ago, shaper said:

It doesn't have the feature to connect a power meter, see the specs https://www.garmin.com/en-ZA/p/641121#specs, it will only do speed and cadence sensors for cycling

Okay thanks i see, but speaking in theory should it still not be able to connect to the watch but only display speed/cadence?

[shaper]

14 minutes ago, Ivan Muller said:

Okay thanks i see, but speaking in theory should it still not be able to connect to the watch but only display speed/cadence?

It is a running watch with basic cycling mode, so will pair with a separate speed and cadence sensor, like this https://www.sportsmanswarehouse.co.za/product/garmin-speed-sensor-2-and-cadence-sensor-2/

You can try this, done on other garmin watches that don't have the ability to connect a power meter similar to your F45 https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/05/cycling-power-vivoactive.html.  It might work.