AeroPod, PowerPod and Newton

PowerPod should be able to stand up to mud and dust.

If the wind port gets really dirty then you can rinse it with some water, then wipe it clean afterwards. Use a Q-Tip if you wish...

Same thing for the USB port.

We'll see if we can come up with something...

Whenever you attach PowerPod to a USB charging device, PowerPod will flash red whenever it is charging. When fully charged the red flashing light will go out. PowerPod will operate for about 20 hours of riding when starting from a fully charged battery. Note that even when asleep PowerPod will use s...

Hmm...it looks like the tabs on your PowerPod have been scraped down. That would have the effect of making the the tabs thinner, making it more difficult to compress the tabs in the mount, etc.

I honestly don't understand what would cause this problem.

Thanks for your ideas! Now that we have our first-production run behind us we will see if we can tighten-up tolerances a little bit. I'm finding that with my unit, which I take on and off the bike almost daily, that I get good consistency, as long as I am careful to put the PP back in the same posit...

Please provide a photo showing your PowerPod attached to your bike, with the attachment bolt. When you reattach PowerPod to its mount it is very important to rotate it into the same position where it was previously. If it is rotated into a different position then it will take up to 8 minutes for the...

Garmin will default to GPS speed when it is not working properly with the speed sensor.

Try moving your speed sensor to the front wheel; that should help!

The answer is shown in your picture. Notice that there are some notches in the speed readings... In fact, your speed sensor is not working properly. Here is same data, with no filtering: Screen Shot 2016-03-05 at 5.59.01 AM.png Make sure your speed sensor is properly located and that the magnet pass...

Please post a ride file, preferably one where you did your FTP test.

Use Isaac command Analyze/Tweak Crr..."
Reset Crr to 0.001 (wooden track), then click Accept.

Funny you should ask...we just answered this question yesterday for another customer! Here is the answer: PowerPod is shipped with profile 1 active. Thus all information from your initial setup, including sensors and calibration, is stored in profile 1. If you want to use PowerPod with more than pro...

I have at least 4 Velocomp products in use at any given time, and I have only one computer for all of them... :-) You can download your Newton files into Isaac. At the beginning of each download Isaac will give you the opportunity to name the files, so just name the file for the person whose Newton ...

Please describe as specifically as possible what is happening.

Actually, this is an interesting question! Most likely you're using a Garmin or other GPS bike computer. If so then you can merge your Garmin .gpx files into your PowerPod .ibr files; no smartphone is required. We haven't enabled the Newton Tracker feature in PowerPod, because NT is redundant with t...

OK, if you are using Isaac and comparing it to your Garmin Connect then please post the .ibr file where you are seeing the difference. Set your Garmin to the shortest averaging period possible (3 seconds I think) and you will have more immediate response. Your Garmin is delaying the values reported ...

OK, I think you are saying you are seeing a 10W gap between two entities that are reporting watts.

The question is: what are the two things from which you are seeing the difference?

Yeah, I agree your Newton was a bit confused at the beginning of this ride. If you wish you can do a Hard Reset. You may get odd watts for the first 8 minutes of your next ride, but then hopefully things will settle down. At the end of each ride do a Trip Reset to save the settings from the finish o...

Your tilt calibration was way out of whack at the beginning of the ride, and the Newton took 8 minutes to fix it.

I put the cursor at the 8 min mark, then used the command below to delete the first 8 minutes of the ride. After that everything is fine.

Your Velcro idea is nice.

Nope, moving the bike out of the shed won't do anything, as long as the crank is not turning.

Please post your ride file and we will try to help.

Thank you for the kind comments!

Are you comparing your Garmin Connect measurement of watts to your Garmin bike computer of watts?

Please post a ride file that illustrates your problem.

When you reattach PowerPod to its mount it needs to be in EXACTLY the same position. If it's not then it will take about 8 minutes for it to automatically recalibrate itself. You see this happening in the green line over the first 8 minutes. This is normal behavior; your PowerPod is working perfectly!

No recalibration of your Newton is required.

Yes, doing a Scan of ANT+ sensors will automatically find the Stages (or other) DFPM. After a Scan, by default the Newton displays the DFPM readings ("On dFP diSP"--DFPM display is on). If you prefer to display the Newton power readings on your screen, then enter Setup (press-hold the cent...

Yes, PowerStroke is available for PowerPod.

http://www.powerpodsports.com/shop/powerstroke-upgrade

Yes; Newton will read Stages power readings

Your hunch is correct. PowerPod measures opposing forces, so it doesn't have the problem of trying to interpret torque measurements. It does not over-report watts when used with oval chainrings.

I don't understand the question.