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I have a question about the connection between the Garmin Edge 705 and a Powertap wheel. I had my first dide yesterday and if seems that the Edge now calculates the speed and distance from the wheel size instead of the GPS signal. Is that correct and can I activate the GPS measuring somewhere?

Jesse,

I have a Joule 2.0 using a Pro+ Hub. On the Joule, since maybe 2 weeks ago, I get a warning across the top of the screen that says, "PWR Batt". I will get this even when the Joule battery has just been fully charged. I don't think this is the same warning that comes up when the battery is low and just needs to be charged. I don't think it is the hub battery either because I have seen the warning to change that battery, and it doesn't say "PWR Batt". I am wondering if there is something I need to do to get that warning to go away, like get a new rechargeable battery for the Joule. Please let me know what I can do.

Thanks.

Hi JPay - did you ever get to the bottom of the "PWR Batt" alarm? I have been getting the same thing over the last couple weeks. I have plenty of charge on the device, and hub batteries have a different alarm (and recently replaced). What other batteries are there? Replacement of the rechargeable battery? I hope not - only a 2 year old unit.

Thanks,
Brett

Jesse,

Had a question about the 2.4+ model. Should that hub send both ANT+ and Saris 2.4 signals? I have a 2.4 computer that doesn't seem to pair with the hub. It works perfectly fine over ANT+. I've tried to have the computer 'learn' the hub again and looked through the manuals online. Am I missing something here?

Thanks.

Good question. I would like to know the same thing... I have a similar problem, although its a little worse.


I recently upgrade my wireless powertap 2.4 hub with the wireless ant+ updater. Everything seemed to go fine. plugged it in, turned it one. lights flashed for a bit and then the green light flashed indicating success. just like the instructions said. turned it off, but the battery pack back in (with new batteries). but now neither my LYC nor my garmin 500 will pair with the hub. :(

any suggestions??

My G3 (part of 1 yr old Cyclops wheelset) three days ago suddenly stopped calibrating with my Garmin 500 after nearly a full season of operating flawlessly. The Garmin when turned on "sees" the power meter and asks if I want to calibrate, I hit yes and it goes on forever without finishing. If I wait a few minutes I can hit the back button, the Garmin at that point no longer "sees" the G3 so I can hit search so that if finds it and then it will calibrate successfully (value of 514.) Only thing I can think of is that I rode a short stretch of very rough (almost cobblestone like) road recently.

I've updated the firmware and replaced the G3 battery (old one was only 2 months old), with no change. Garmin is fully charged and will successfully calibrate with the Quarq Cinco on my TT bike. Any suggestions on a solution?

Jesse-

I recently purchased the Joule GPS after being a long time LYC computer. The LYC had to go as I purchased a G3 wheel. Maybe I'm a simple person, but the resolution on the LYC is better than the Joule GPS in bright morning/evening time periods and if you can't see what you need to see, all the fancy bells and whistles don't mean as much.

Questions- I've read the manual and think I am fairly comfortable with many of the basic settings/setup.

1) That being said, on my very first morning sunny ride today with the computer- the glare on the computer in the earlier AM hours- 8-10AM- was difficult to see the screen. I've never had this issue with the LYC or prior cateye type computers. I also have the contrast on a lower setting, as high contrast seems to make it harder to see. Any suggestions?

2) The clock is really, tiny. I want to have it as one of my options on my dashboard- so I can actually see it. Can I do this- if not, you really should allow this as an option in a firmware upgrade. As- the question above with the screen hard to see at different times- makes seeing the tiny font all but impossible, especially in motion. Plus, it's so tiny that I would have to be stopped at a red light and put my nose close to the screen to actually read the time, during certain times of day. The LYC never an issue as you could just swap ride time to time of day and the font size was easy to see. I have perfect 20/20 vision....

3) I'm thinking about getting the Joule computer if the resolution is better than the Joule GPS. Is it more comparable to the LYC resolution? Is the Joule resolution better/worse/same as compared to Joule GPS?

Thanks-
Mark

P.S. G3 hub is very nice- stiffer wheel and bearings seem nicer.

Jesse-

I recently purchased the Joule GPS after being a long time LYC computer. The LYC had to go as I purchased a G3 wheel. Maybe I'm a simple person, but the resolution on the LYC is better than the Joule GPS in bright morning/evening time periods and if you can't see what you need to see, all the fancy bells and whistles don't mean as much.

Questions- I've read the manual and think I am fairly comfortable with many of the basic settings/setup.

1) That being said, on my very first morning sunny ride today with the computer- the glare on the computer in the earlier AM hours- 8-10AM- was difficult to see the screen. I've never had this issue with the LYC or prior cateye type computers. I also have the contrast on a lower setting, as high contrast seems to make it harder to see. Any suggestions?

2) The clock is really, tiny. I want to have it as one of my options on my dashboard- so I can actually see it. Can I do this- if not, you really should allow this as an option in a firmware upgrade. As- the question above with the screen hard to see at different times- makes seeing the tiny font all but impossible, especially in motion. Plus, it's so tiny that I would have to be stopped at a red light and put my nose close to the screen to actually read the time, during certain times of day. The LYC never an issue as you could just swap ride time to time of day and the font size was easy to see. I have perfect 20/20 vision....

3) I'm thinking about getting the Joule computer if the resolution is better than the Joule GPS. Is it more comparable to the LYC resolution? Is the Joule resolution better/worse/same as compared to Joule GPS?

Thanks-
Mark

P.S. G3 hub is very nice- stiffer wheel and bearings seem nicer.

Figured I'd try here first. I recently replaced my batteries in my PowerTap Pro+ wheel and recently replaced the battery.

Reinstalled wheel and low power (10-25 watts). Re-searched for the PT and calibrated, still low power reading. Reinstalled different batteries and re-searched the PT and calibrated, still low power reading.

I don't believe the calibration is off but I am having some issues getting it to calibrate as fast as it used to.

If the issue is the strain gauge, what are my options?

Thanks for your help.

ready for a good friday question? here we go.

i have decided to get me a powertap simply because it is the cheapest solution for power measurement on both my road and tribike, but which one should i choose

for me there exists 2 different powertaps which i can not find the difference between

its the g3 hub and the sl+ hub
as far as i know the g3 i newer and lighter, but anything else?? for me i can save 200$ if i buy the sl+ instead of the g3

so please name the differences between the 2 hubs, and pros and cons for both :)

thanks

Will left/right power balance be a feature in the future? It seems to me that if you used a cadence sensor, like the GSC10, it wouldn't be a huge hassle provide left/right power data.

Couple things-

The issue you're describing is actually due to the type of display being used in the Joule GPS vs. the LYC or Joule. The Joule GPS uses a full-dot matrix while the Joule and LYC use what's commonly referred to as a segmented display. Manufacturers like us like full dot matirx displays because we can program just about anything and display it, this makes adding features (like your request for the clock on the dashboard) possible. However, that flexibility typically comes at the expense of some readability. Segmented displays are easier to see, especially in direct sunlight or when the sun is low but the display is literally burned into the glass so we're limited in what we can display where on the glass and once we've locked it in that's it. This is why so many things on the LYC are kind of cryptic- we wanted to offer a feature and made a way to show it on the screen with the characters we had.

Before giving up, try playing around with different numbers of metrics on the dashboard, 4 seems to work well for readability but 3 might be better. Adjusting the contrast to something darker will typically be better for the conditions you're describing and also play around with the angle of the computer itself. We've designed the display to actually be easier to read if the computer is slightly more level. Hope that helps.

What firmware version are you running on the Garmin?