Oh I will try that! I haven not. I’ve only really focused on the charge cable port since that gets mucked up. Thanks!
What method of cleaning the port do you use? I guess I’m lucky because I just got my 955 replaced for the 4th time and they were so tired of me sending them back that they also sent me a Swim 2 for free just to swim with.
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I used to use a toothbrush and just some diluted dish soap. Don’t hammer the barometer holes with anything too stiff.
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Documented e.g. here https://old.reddit.com/r/Coros/comments/1blz701/pace_3_favero_assioma_low_power/ and here https://old.reddit.com/r/Coros/comments/1edims0/cycling_duel_power_meter/, and they confirmed it when I asked. It wouldn’t be the first time an update made things worse in a boring unflashy way.
I had a Coros Pace 2 which was working fine as my first sports watch. Unfortunately, after the warranty period passed, the dial stopped working, so it was essentially unusable except as a rudimentary timepiece. Though Coros offered a partial refund if I purchased another watch, I passed on this offer because all their watches are constructed with the dial. (You can search online such as on reddit for reports from others about the malfunctioning dial.)
I didn’t want to risk having this kind of failure again, so I bought a Garmin Instinct 2 that was discounted to < $180. It’s working fine and has a long battery life.
Price is right.
I experienced the same issue with the Epix Gen 2 Sapphire. I recently received the refurbished unit, but I’m considering selling it and using my backup Garmin 235 instead, as keeping a $1,000 watch that offers little value to me doesn’t seem practical. Since I don’t swim with a watch and rely on a cycling computer during rides, I find limited use for a high-end triathlon watch.
It doesn’t really matter if the altimeter on your watch is broken because you should always use the elevation correction feature in Strava and Training Peaks regardless. That is the only way to get accurate elevation data.
What about people who do not use Strava or Training Peaks or want to see accurate data in their Garmin Connect environment?
You can also change the survey type in GC How do I Change the Elevation Source in Garmin Connect? | Garmin Support
Thanks, you beat me to it. These elevation correction features use DOD and other data sets to combine with your GPS and very accurately represent your true elevation. As the garmin site says, even the best altimeter in a device doesnt get it right in all conditions. Sometimes its not even close. If you are really making TSS decisions from the elevation data your watch is giving you you are doing it wrong.