Hrm strap issues please help
gaz047
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Hi, I'm having major issues getting accurate heart rate readings :twisted: If anyone has any suggestions, or has had similar issues before I'm all ears
The unit is the garmin forerunner 910xt and I was using the garmin soft strap and whilst running it would always read low within a couple of miles (ie 100 bpm whilst putting in a lot of effort). Whilst cycling it was more reliable but would sometimes get over 200bpm whilst going easy (sometimes whilst warming up!). I always wet the sensors before each use and had tried new batteries.
The garmin strap ended up in the bin in the end and I opted for a cateye (as they are ant+) and am getting the same problems.
This is really doing my head in now. If anyone has any ideas of how to get this thing working right, or can recommend a hr strap that may be more reliable, I would be really grateful...
Many thanks for any ideas
Gaz
Ps I heard the polar ones are compatible, anyone use one?
The unit is the garmin forerunner 910xt and I was using the garmin soft strap and whilst running it would always read low within a couple of miles (ie 100 bpm whilst putting in a lot of effort). Whilst cycling it was more reliable but would sometimes get over 200bpm whilst going easy (sometimes whilst warming up!). I always wet the sensors before each use and had tried new batteries.
The garmin strap ended up in the bin in the end and I opted for a cateye (as they are ant+) and am getting the same problems.
This is really doing my head in now. If anyone has any ideas of how to get this thing working right, or can recommend a hr strap that may be more reliable, I would be really grateful...
Many thanks for any ideas
Gaz
Ps I heard the polar ones are compatible, anyone use one?
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Garmin replaced it with the new design soft strap (light grey strap) and mine's been OK for 6 months now.
What this says - although I never had any issues with my all black soft strap.
There is a new garmin HRM that does cadence and a load of other jazz coming out apparently.
Billy- I used to have the plastic one and found that fine, unfortunately it was sold with my old 705. You'd think newer versions would be better, rather than worse! I may have to go back to the plastic one if all else fails.
Charlie - did you just get the polar strap or the polar transmitter too?
Bernie and Mpatts - I've not seen the grey one yet, I'll have a look and see if you can get them in the shops.
Jack - yeah I usually have a base layer on when riding, but when running mainly have one layer. I'll try a run with 2 layers over next few days.
Just got new battery's for the cateye. I'll give it another try and if it still won't play, go for polar or the grey garmin.
Thanks again for your replies
Gaz
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I just bought the strap. The Garmin transmitter fits perfect after peening the studs slightly.
Have I missed any tricks? If not, anyone recommend a cheaper ant+ alternative than a new Garmin one.
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After much further internet forum reading I came across the idea that sounds a bit crazy (as mentioned by Term1te above) but it worked for mine. The suggested solution was to take out the battery, refit it in reverse (ie wrong polarity), leave it a few seconds, then remove again and refit correctly. To my surprise, this fixed the problem.
I've fitted the new battery into the cateye transmitter and paired it to the garmin ok. I'm working nights at the mo so will give it a try over the next few days once I stop looking like an extra from the walking dead. I'll let you know how it goes, fingers crossed. Is it worth trying any gels like they use for ultrasound (not sure of the proper name)?
Thanks again
Gaz
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