Why does Blaze require disassembly to recharge when Charge and Surge don't?

[litetaker]

I mean come on! Surge is practically the same form factor as Blaze and is similarly sized. Clearly Fitbit knows of ways to make devices that don't require you to break them apart in order to recharge. And I don't think a major hardware redesign would be necessary either. They just had to put in a socket which is identical to the one in Charge HR or Surge and we would have been set. I mean why was this considered a great idea to begin with?

I am completely clueless on this quirky design decision and I worry it will eventually damage the Blaze for no good reason. 😞

[Rich_Laue]

Inductive charging is great, but does have its drawbacks, in that it tends to not be efficient and produces excessive heat. Uses more power, increases tye electric bill, probably unoticeable, heat tends to cause premature death to the battery, Basically meams these watch will have to be monitored more closely, with more frequent but shorter recharges. Even so i like the idea, but this feature will also disable syncing through the cable.

As a side note,  there is talk of having inductive transmission of electricity inside rooms, just place a cordless lamp on a table and it will light up, no battery or obvious power source. This also would mean that your inductive charging device, would simply charge anytime you enter this room, no removing from the arm would ever be required. 

[AngelaMa]

Hello @fudge22, @SunsetRunner, @fudge22, @MikeS1971, @Rich_Laue and @bbarrera. Thanks for taking the time to visit this tread. I just want you to remember that the warranty does not apply to a Product or part of the Product that has been altered or modified (e.g., to alter functionality or capability) by anyone who is not a representative of Fitbit or if the Product is inserted or installed in a casing not provided by Fitbit. 

I'll be around if you have any questions! 🙂 

[fudge22]

Thanks for letting us know. I think it is more of a suggestion to fitbit to change the way the trackers charge as opposed to us altering the fitbit tracker. 

When you say casing do you refer to teh frame? So if we buy a fitbit frame off of ebay and we put the tracker in it the warranty doesn't apply?