Core temperature from Charge 6 is wrong

[Misstree5]

I have had my Charge 6 for a week now, and every night it is reading my core temperature at 1C . Last night it said -.2C 

There is no way that is correct...right? Is this thing accurate or is mine broken?

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject

[JohnnyRow · Accepted solution]

It is not reading core temp.  It is reading skin temp. Isn't it actually labeled "skin temp", not "core temp"?  And it is not showing you the actual temp, but last night's difference from your personal average.  So -.2  means last night your skin temp was .2 degrees cooler than personal average.  If you tap on the reading, it should explain all that.

[Mcav75]

It's not broken, it just isn't recording what you think it is recording. It is showing differences in skin temperature at the site it can measure. It spends a few nights recording a baseline, then it starts reporting on variations, updating your profile as it goes.

[Misstree5]

Thank you. I did read it, I guess I just didn't understand what it was saying

[Misstree5]

That makes way more sense. Thanks! 

[JohnnyRow]

Sorry if I sounded harsh.  I realize expecting core temp.  Somewhat questionable about the value of skin temp but it's fairly easy to measure so it's provided for you to see if it seems to correspond to any health issues for you.