Swimming with the Band

[bulls96]

Anyone dared swimming with the band yet? Just curious. If someone has done takedowns I'm thinking someone would test the waters with it too, quite literally.

 

[bksalt]

Your welcome to try

 

[Darin Hamel]

I've run in the rain and done dishes with it. It's water resistant and not water proof.

 

[jnjroach]

The User Guide specifically states not to use in the shower or while swimming....

 

[realwarder]

Swimming might be pushing things. Unlikely to survive. Might make an entertaining video if you're into blogging.

 

[anon(7901790)]

It's water resistant down to 1m for 30min. I wouldn't try it.

 

[Chris_Kez]

Please try it, then report back. I wonder if that Liquipel treatment would work. Maybe someone will come up with a case for it with a little window for the optical sensor.

 

[xandros9]

Swimming might be pushing things. Unlikely to survive. Might make an entertaining video if you're into blogging.

Sorry but this sounded exactly like something Mordin would say. (of Mass Effect fame)
I even heard the voice.

 

[realwarder]

Sorry but this sounded exactly like something Mordin would say. (of Mass Effect fame)
I even heard the voice.

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Interesting.

 

[bulls96]

I just purchased Microsoft Complete for my band.

There is actually no deductibles for "accidents". It is limited to one replacement only.

Hmmm...

 

[bobsentell]

Sounds like a good experiment for a tech blog of some kind.

 

[DroidUser42]

It's water resistant down to 1m for 30min. I wouldn't try it.

Especially since I think that rating is for static pressure - not the dynamics you find in swimming.

We also had a forum member ruin his Band by accidentally showering with it. (Soap also changes things.)

 

[bksalt]

try this video on the band and water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANcH-eLv9jw

 

[bulls96]

That's a great video. Thanks for posting. Now if someone would be brave enough to swim with it not me sorry

 

[anon(7901790)]

Nice video. But it still backs up Microsoft's claims and I don't think Microsoft is being conservative in its rating. That was only a couple inches of water for 20 minutes. Like I said previously it is rated at 1m for 30 minutes, that's based on actual testing. Also, like DroidUser42 said, swimming changes the dynamics. Bottom line - Don't swim or shower with it. However, normal hand washing and being out in the rain should not be a problem.

 

[onlysublime]

"changes the dynamics"?

1 meter is plenty deep for swimming. the force on a device within 1 meter of water is not any greater unless you swim at the speeds of a speedboat.

that said, I wouldn't mind testing it (when it gets warmer). however, the test would still be anecdotal and wouldn't necessarily apply to everyone's situation.

 

[anon(7901790)]

The pressure at 1m is 2psi more than unsubmerged. For a human body that is negligible... we can't even feel it. For a water resistant device such as the Band, it's a bigger deal since the device's seals aren't made to withstand that pressure for prolonged periods in a static test. Add the movement of swimming itself and you've changed the dynamics. Does that make sense?

 

[onlysublime]

I'd like to see what definitively the rating means. If it actually means "static pressure".

 

[anon(7901790)]

This is what Microsoft says:

Microsoft Band product safety and regulatory info | Microsoft Band water resistance

IP6X - Dust proof
IPX7 - Water resistant down to 1m for 30min

IP67 - Total rating.

Here is how the ratings work:

IP Code - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It's kind of confusing at first. A quick break down. The first number is solid; the second is liquids.

So essentially they just set it in 1m of water for 30min. If it was still working and had no water infiltration then it is rated for IPX7 for water.

 

[E Lizzle]

I wouldn't swim with the band in a swimming pool, the chlorine will corrode the heck out of the contacts.

-E