Quarq troubleshooting

I’m having a quarq issue. It reads 0 watts all the time. My garmin is connecting to it, and the zero offset is working.

I connected it to Qalvin and checked the firmware. I’m on the latest version. The zero offset in Qalvin also works. I tried two different garmins and both said 0 watts while pedaling.

I replaced the battery and it still doesn’t work.

When i put the battery in, the red blinky light comes on and turns back off. When I back pedal 5 times, the light does not flash at all (even with a new battery).

Has anyone had a similar issue? It is one of the aluminum Rikens. I think it is about a year and a half old.

Any suggestions?

I wonder whether the accelerometers that eliminate the need for magnets are the problem. Have you tried a temporary magnet?

Had the same issue and contacted Quarq. What solved it was a hard reset as described below. I’ve attached the jpeg as well.

You can try a hard reboot to your power meter. This is done by connecting both terminals inside the battery compartment together and reinserting a new battery. We recommend using a set of pliers to make this connection. Make sure to touch the outside threads and not the black base of the compartment. I’ve attached a diagram to illustrate.

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Thanks Hetron. I will try that tonight. I don’t see the attachment you said you attached, but I found a photo here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/performanceby3/9459962467/

My bad. See the image above.