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| Forerunner 305 in the rain (Read 401 times) |
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posted: 5/11/2008 at 9:55 PM |
Is it safe? I know it says it's waterproof at like 1 meter for up to 30 mins or something like that. But does the rain bother it? Just wanna know soon...it's raining.  |
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posted: 5/11/2008 at 9:59 PM |
| Mine has never been affected by rain. Not even a torrential downpour. |
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posted: 5/11/2008 at 10:51 PM |
They are waterproof to the point where you can get rained on or take a shower with it on.
But you're not supposed to swim with them.
At least the 405 is that way. |
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posted: 5/11/2008 at 11:50 PM |
| Ran in downpoor with dh's 305 this past Friday. Wasn't paying attention to it. However when I went to actually check what my time was I could see condensation inside. It ended up fogging up later. It's a little over a year old. |
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posted: 5/11/2008 at 11:54 PM |
| Quote from rockenmamof5 on 5/11/2008 at 11:50 PM: Ran in downpoor with dh's 305 this past Friday. Wasn't paying attention to it. However when I went to actually check what my time was I could see condensation inside. It ended up fogging up later. It's a little over a year old.
Same here. The condensation dried up in about a day, and it didn't appear to adversely affect the watch. Nevertheless, since then, I tend to leave the Garmin at home when the rain is coming down steady. |
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posted: 5/11/2008 at 11:56 PM |
| So why are the Garmins not more water-resistant? Wouldn't it make sense to design a device that could be used by triathletes and people who run in the rain that would withstand immersion in shallow water or water from rain? |
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posted: 5/12/2008 at 12:41 AM
modified: 5/12/2008 at 12:42 AM |
according to the 205/305 manual:
Water resistance: IEC 60539 IPX7 (submersible to one meter for up to 30 minutes).
Note: this product is not intended to be used while swimming. |
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25k: 1:35:59
21st Century: 5k: 19:42 |10k: 43:00
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posted: 5/12/2008 at 2:23 PM |
| I had a 40$ timex ironman for 4 years, I swam with that sucker, never an issue. C'mon Garmin = get with it! |
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posted: 5/13/2008 at 5:49 PM |
| Quote from MissPratt on 5/12/2008 at 2:23 PM: I had a 40$ timex ironman for 4 years, I swam with that sucker, never an issue. C'mon Garmin = get with it!
I used to scuba dive with my old Timex 100lap Ironman. Down to 60 feet and never had a problem. My Garmin 205 will show condensation in the screen if I wear it in the rain. Garmin should be able to make the screen a little more waterproof.
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posted: 5/13/2008 at 6:37 PM |
I sweat like crazy all the time w/mine...except for when I'm actually running in the rain/snow (as I did today) in which case, I usually have sleeves over it to a degree....(37* F) I just leave it out to completely dry out before I download/charge it....it's over 1 yr old & so far, so good  |
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posted: 5/13/2008 at 6:57 PM |
Quote from Mtnchk1 on 5/13/2008 at 6:37 PM:I sweat like crazy all the time w/mine...except for when I'm actually running in the rain/snow (as I did today) in which case, I usually have sleeves over it to a degree....(37* F) I just leave it out to completely dry out before I download/charge it....it's over 1 yr old & so far, so good
I recommend putting scotch tape over the sound holes. Mine went silent last year, probably due to a combination of sweat and sunscreen getting in there. |
20th Century: 800m: 2:04 |1600m: 4:37 |3200m: 10:06 |5k: 16:23 |10k: 35:38 |15k: 54:20
25k: 1:35:59
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posted: 5/13/2008 at 8:34 PM |
| My 305 survived the Great SleetRainSnowRainWindSnowRainRainRainBlizard at the Glass City Marathon. I thus assume it can withstand just about anything I'm likely to subject it to. |
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posted: 5/13/2008 at 10:05 PM |
| I don't recall seeing it in the Garmin 305 manual, but other devices I have had, that are of limited waterproof sometimes say not to press the buttons while in water. As a general rule I don't press buttons on electronic devices in the rain (i.e MP3 player). |
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posted: 5/13/2008 at 10:06 PM |
| Quote from JakeKnight on 5/13/2008 at 8:34 PM: My 305 survived the Great SleetRainSnowRainWindSnowRainRainRainBlizard at the Glass City Marathon. I thus assume it can withstand just about anything I'm likely to subject it to.
The soundtrack for this post is Led Zeppelin's "Fool in the Rain". |
20th Century: 800m: 2:04 |1600m: 4:37 |3200m: 10:06 |5k: 16:23 |10k: 35:38 |15k: 54:20
25k: 1:35:59
21st Century: 5k: 19:42 |10k: 43:00
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