Any pointers appreciated... in the meantime I have also emailed Saris and am awaiting a response.
I own a Powertap 2.4SL. I've had the unit since May, purchased from a dealer in the US and shipped to me in the UK. I have had no problems at all until this week.
The problem became apparent during a ride on Friday when I suddenly lost wattage readings, though heart rate continued to display. I assumed the batteries needed to be changed in the hub. I did this when I got home and sure enough it seemed fine.
However, the next ride on Saturday the wattage kept dropping off - I was just getting the swirly searching signal, then dashes, then a reading would flicker back for a bit but not stay on. I returned home and checked the batteries were properly seated and then spun the wheel for a good couple of minutes - no drop out of reading.
Then Sunday I was on the indoor trainer and all was fine until half an hour in when I lost power readings altogether. I have not done any further checking of the batteries or anything else since this latest incident.
I should just add that the hub has a new set of Silver Oxide batteries, the computer head unit has a new battery and the heart rate strap has a new battery.
I never thought I'd say it but I find the idea of being left without a powermeter hard to bear
I own a Powertap 2.4SL. I've had the unit since May, purchased from a dealer in the US and shipped to me in the UK. I have had no problems at all until this week.
The problem became apparent during a ride on Friday when I suddenly lost wattage readings, though heart rate continued to display. I assumed the batteries needed to be changed in the hub. I did this when I got home and sure enough it seemed fine.
However, the next ride on Saturday the wattage kept dropping off - I was just getting the swirly searching signal, then dashes, then a reading would flicker back for a bit but not stay on. I returned home and checked the batteries were properly seated and then spun the wheel for a good couple of minutes - no drop out of reading.
Then Sunday I was on the indoor trainer and all was fine until half an hour in when I lost power readings altogether. I have not done any further checking of the batteries or anything else since this latest incident.
I should just add that the hub has a new set of Silver Oxide batteries, the computer head unit has a new battery and the heart rate strap has a new battery.
I never thought I'd say it but I find the idea of being left without a powermeter hard to bear