Heart rate
298 watchers
Nov 2017
12:58pm, 8 Nov 2017
675 posts
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puzzler
I had dodgy readings yesterday on my easy run home. Probably cadence lock but definitely not right. fetcheveryone.com/gallery-image.php?id=92161 |
Nov 2017
9:37pm, 8 Nov 2017
5,069 posts
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chunkywizard
I definitely think the newer Garmin straps are excellent. I just wet the strap under the tap before I go out and never get any issues. My strap must be a year old and gets used 6 hours a week. See tonight’s intervals, it’s got the satisfying rise and fall fetcheveryone.com/t-14355882
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Nov 2017
8:48am, 9 Nov 2017
3,285 posts
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larkim
Just an observation, I don't use headphones so that's out of the question as a potential issue for me. And I generally don't have my phone with me either, so any interference from that can't be to blame either. DC Rainmaker did an article on this issue in 2010 - looks like not much has changed! dcrainmaker.com |
Nov 2017
8:52am, 9 Nov 2017
3,427 posts
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ndellar
When I’ve had dodgy readings: Battery low Strap needs a clean (yuk!) Strap not moist enough (usually sorts out once I start sweating...) Static with a particular t shirt The most recent dodgy high readings was a new one on me none of the above really applied. I had a look at the strap closely and the bit where the pads are had splits in around the edge of the electrode bit - had to look closely but basically strap was disintegrating around the contacts |
Nov 2017
8:58am, 9 Nov 2017
291 posts
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SSLHP (Shoes smell like horse piss)
A lot of my dodgy readings stopped when I started soaking the strap in warm water for 5 or 10 mins before putting it on
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Nov 2017
9:11am, 9 Nov 2017
558 posts
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Brunski
SSLHP - A 5-10 minute soak also stops the strap smelling like horse piss I guess? My HRMrun garmin strap has been super consistent. I think I've only had one bad reading in about 3-4 months. We'll not talk about my optical HR TomTom watch or I may have to start apologising again (after swearing it was working, it obviously wasn't)! |
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Nov 2017
9:31am, 9 Nov 2017
292 posts
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SSLHP (Shoes smell like horse piss)
Brunski - glad we're all in agreement about your previous stats ! 
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Nov 2017
9:37am, 9 Nov 2017
61,917 posts
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Gobi
Lol
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Nov 2017
10:12am, 9 Nov 2017
559 posts
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Brunski
😊
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Nov 2017
1:21pm, 12 Nov 2017
841 posts
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J2R
Well, there's a bit of providence-tempting for you. After reporting on here recently how my heart rate monitor strap has been flawlessly providing accurate heart rate information, without spikes and other glitches, it promptly stopped working altogether a couple of days ago. It seemed a reasonable supposition that the battery was flat, so I tried replacing the battery - nothing, still no signal. But I've been here before with the Garmin sender (which I am using with a cheap strap off Amazon). Last time I tried to replace the battery I couldn't get the thing working again and Garmin actually sent me a new one. But a bit of Googling revealed that this is apparently a known problem. Apparently the answer was to short-circuit the sensor with the battery removed, to reset it - everybody said that worked for them. But alas, it didn't work for me - still nothing. As a last ditch attempt before binning the sensor, I simply left it for a while with the battery removed - I had seen something about leaving it for 10 minutes to allow it to reset. When I got back in from my run, I tried again and this time it worked! So if anyone has this problem, try simply leaving it with the battery out for a while (in my case it was an hour or so, but I'm sure 10 minutes would suffice). |
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