Most accurate and reliable HR strap?
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My Garmins always seem to have a limited lifespan. I have friends who've used the Wahoo Tickr for the same amount of time I've had two Garmins and they've run flawlessly.
Odd. I have a Garmin that must be 7-8 years old and still working fine. My 1 y.o Wahoo is beginning to give every sign of impending death!
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I found it's not the actual unit that stops working. It's the strap that changes in it's electrical properties after sweating washing drying it several times.
I learned a trick on how to revive a strap and theoretically get it to last many years.
When the readings start to be clearly wrong then try this. Get a pair of scissors and cut the strap just between the two snap buttons that connect to the unit. Cut it so that there is a 5-10mm gap between the ends of belt.
Done.
I learned a trick on how to revive a strap and theoretically get it to last many years.
When the readings start to be clearly wrong then try this. Get a pair of scissors and cut the strap just between the two snap buttons that connect to the unit. Cut it so that there is a 5-10mm gap between the ends of belt.
Done.
This. I have been using one for a few years now. Never missed, excuse the pun, a beat. Easy to set up and very reliable.
MAMIL? Never. O.F.I.L. yeh! (Old F**ker in Lycra)
Do you have a photo of your strap? not sure what you mean exactly and how that helps.alcatraz wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:10 amI found it's not the actual unit that stops working. It's the strap that changes in it's electrical properties after sweating washing drying it several times.
I learned a trick on how to revive a strap and theoretically get it to last many years.
When the readings start to be clearly wrong then try this. Get a pair of scissors and cut the strap just between the two snap buttons that connect to the unit. Cut it so that there is a 5-10mm gap between the ends of belt.
Done.
It helps to isolate the signal left/right. On an old strap it loses it's left/right isolation and the signal becomes weaker and weaker as the strap basically starts to short the buttons instead of allowing the signal to go through the body via the pads.zefs wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:14 amDo you have a photo of your strap? not sure what you mean exactly and how that helps.alcatraz wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:10 amI found it's not the actual unit that stops working. It's the strap that changes in it's electrical properties after sweating washing drying it several times.
I learned a trick on how to revive a strap and theoretically get it to last many years.
When the readings start to be clearly wrong then try this. Get a pair of scissors and cut the strap just between the two snap buttons that connect to the unit. Cut it so that there is a 5-10mm gap between the ends of belt.
Done.
Maybe the residual salt that doesn't wash away just gets embedded and creates an electrical path where there shouldn't be one.
Thanks Alcatraz, I'll try that on an old Garmin strap to see if it fixes it.alcatraz wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:54 amIt helps to isolate the signal left/right. On an old strap it loses it's left/right isolation and the signal becomes weaker and weaker as the strap basically starts to short the buttons instead of allowing the signal to go through the body via the pads.zefs wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:14 amDo you have a photo of your strap? not sure what you mean exactly and how that helps.alcatraz wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:10 amI found it's not the actual unit that stops working. It's the strap that changes in it's electrical properties after sweating washing drying it several times.
I learned a trick on how to revive a strap and theoretically get it to last many years.
When the readings start to be clearly wrong then try this. Get a pair of scissors and cut the strap just between the two snap buttons that connect to the unit. Cut it so that there is a 5-10mm gap between the ends of belt.
Done.
Maybe the residual salt that doesn't wash away just gets embedded and creates an electrical path where there shouldn't be one.
