Left Crank Stages Power Meter not starting

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Hi There Folks,

I got a Stages Power Meter, left crank, that I acquired a couple of years ago. It worked well till it didn’t. Recently it accused low battery, as it usually does, so I normally swapped the battery, like I have done many times before.
This time it didn’t start, and neither the Stages App (on my phone) nor the Garmin head unit couldn’t connect/find it.

Is this a thing with Stages? I remember when I got it it took a week to start or find the Garmin.

If anyone has clues or ways to make it work that I haven’t tried, please disclose. I took the battery out, then in, then out, then in, etc.

Help.

Thanks,

Gus

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When you put the battery in does the little green light come on? Also, not being a smartass, but is the coin cell battery facing the right way?

I would probably try to clean the battery contacts and if that doesn’t work then I would contact Stages. This isn’t normal for stages IME. I have one and other than some false low battery readings I haven’t had any issues with it not connecting.

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I’ve no idea but with Stages is it the same as HRM’s that you can put the battery the wrong way round to reset it before putting it the right way.

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Sometimes the-o ring can not go in right and the battery might not sit in its spot. You might try that or buy a new oring or battery cover before replacing anything else.

I have noticed some corrosion on the intervals on mine and it still works.

Only good things to say about stages so I’d write this off as an anomaly.

Hint: if you’re going to buy a new one, go for ‘close outs/ cosmetic blemish’. I have always bought them and it’s typically about 50% msrp

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Yes, I’d try this - 10+ seconds. One can also just short the terminals .

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Yes, however for anyone not familiar with electronics, the foolproof way to reset is to turn the battery around and count to 10.

@Gustavo_Cinci over 4.5 years I had left-only gen2 Stages and then dual-sided gen3 Stages. Never had a problem with left-only. The dual-sided I had 2 issues, one was fixed by reset (put battery in backwards for 10 seconds), and the other time it was dead and Stages replaced the crank.

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Maybe it’s the battery…have you tried another new battery?

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On one of my earlier generation Stages Pm I was having battery issues and tech support suggested I slightly bend up the batter terminal to get a better contact. It solved the battery issue I was having.