[Amazfit] zak3l7:
Hi all,

I've finally solved the battery drain issue for my Amazfit Pace I've bought one year ago.

I would like to underline that I've always washed the watch under the shower and also when I washed my hands. The smartwatch is IP67 certified, that means IP67 means the unit can be dropped into a body of water up to a meter deep for half an hour.

My problems raised when I forgot the watch at my hand, during a sea swim. Even if the Amazfit pace is water resistant and the water has not entered into the unit, salt minerals entered into the only hole on the smartwatch: the microphone hole.

When I opened the unit, I've found that all contacts were in perfect condition without any oxide on components and smartwatch internal parts. The small paper placed on the mainboard to verify if water entered inside the smartwatch, had not changed color from blank to red, meaning no water presence.

However, in some way some salt has affected the microphone causing oxidation and short circuit: this is the cause of battery drain.

The microphone is protected by a plastic dress fitting its shape and at the end of the hole there is a thin membrane that should prevent water to enter but maybe is not so resistant to small salt minerals.

I solved the problem washing the microphone with isopropylic alchol and then removing the oxidation residuals with a small tip.

Now the battery discharged in 5-6 days as expected for a normal use in airplane mode.

Considering that microphone function is not so useful because there is no correct and plain translation from chinese to english or other languages, you can think to close the hole with some plastic material or, as I've done, with a small drop of plastic glue in order to close the hole avoiding voice blocking.

I hope my experience can help!

Matteo

---------- Post added at 03:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:50 PM ----------

PACE is water resistant according to IP67 standard..

Hi all,

I've finally solved the battery drain issue for my Amazfit Pace I've bought one year ago.

I would like to underline that I've always washed the watch under the shower and also when I washed my hands. The smartwatch is IP67 certified, that means IP67 means the unit can be dropped into a body of water up to a meter deep for half an hour.

My problems raised when I forgot the watch at my hand, during a sea swim. Even if the Amazfit pace is water resistant and the water has not entered into the unit, salt minerals entered into the only hole on the smartwatch: the microphone hole.

When I opened the unit, I've found that all contacts were in perfect condition without any oxide on components and smartwatch internal parts. The small paper placed on the mainboard to verify if water entered inside the smartwatch, had not changed color from blank to red, meaning no water presence.

However, in some way some salt has affected the microphone causing oxidation and short circuit: this is the cause of battery drain.

The microphone is protected by a plastic dress fitting its shape and at the end of the hole there is a thin membrane that should prevent water to enter but maybe is not so resistant to small salt minerals.

I solved the problem washing the microphone with isopropylic alchol and then removing the oxidation residuals with a small tip.

Now the battery discharged in 5-6 days as expected for a normal use in airplane mode.

Considering that microphone function is not so useful because there is no correct and plain translation from chinese to english or other languages, you can think to close the hole with some plastic material or, as I've done, with a small drop of plastic glue in order to close the hole avoiding voice blocking.

I hope my experience can help!

Matteo