How Long To Charge Garmin Instinct Solar. The Garmin Instinct Solar as the name suggests is a new version of the 2018 Instinct with the benefit of frankly incredible battery life thanks to regular solar top-ups plus some other. After seeing posts where Garmin advised to use the Garmin Cable that came with the Instinct solar and not older Garmin cables I did some testing.
This is an amazing feature for weekend warriors backpackers or thru-hikers who are out on the trails for days at a time. After seeing posts where Garmin advised to use the Garmin Cable that came with the Instinct solar and not older Garmin cables I did some testing. To prevent corrosion thoroughly clean and dry the contacts and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to a computer.
When you are wearing the watch avoid covering the face with your sleeve.
To prevent corrosion thoroughly clean and dry the contacts and the surrounding area before charging or connecting to a computer. The watch will charge faster when exposed to sunlight. They say it should take about 5 - 55 hours to charge fully. Garmin claims up to 24 days in smartwatch mode and 54 days with exposure to the sun.
