Suunto app Forum Suunto Community Forum
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Groups
    • Register
    • Login

    Dropping heart rate belt

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Suunto Run
    14 Posts 4 Posters 269 Views 4 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • Hari SeldonH Offline
      Hari Seldon @owend
      last edited by

      @owend said in Dropping heart rate belt:

      I’m curious if anyone else seeing similar behaviour using heart rate straps with their Run watch?

      A similar issue occurred in the past, but it has been resolved and, at least for me, it now works perfectly. Are you on last fw, right?

      O 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • O Offline
        owend @Hari Seldon
        last edited by

        @Hari-Seldon yep I’m on the latest - 3.21.14

        Hari SeldonH 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • Hari SeldonH Offline
          Hari Seldon @owend
          last edited by

          @owend said in Dropping heart rate belt:

          @Hari-Seldon yep I’m on the latest - 3.21.14

          Have you tried using another chest strap just to see if there’s something odd between your sensor and Run? I currently use a Polar H10 or a Suunto Smart Sensor with no issues

          O 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • O Offline
            owend @Hari Seldon
            last edited by

            @Hari-Seldon thanks for the suggestion, but I don’t have a different one to test, and not about to spend on one when it works fine with other devices.

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • Jose Luis Merino ParraJ Offline
              Jose Luis Merino Parra
              last edited by

              Does that happen with the chest HRM strap, or does it also happen with the one on the watch itself?

              O 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • O Offline
                owend @Jose Luis Merino Parra
                last edited by

                @Jose-Luis-Merino-Parra I’ve only noticed when using the chest strap as I almost always use that.

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                  Brad_Olwin Moderator @owend
                  last edited by

                  @owend I have no issues with a Suunto SmartSensor belt. I do not think this is the watch. How new is the belt? Battery? The belt straps for me do not last more than 1 year at most. They wear out. The sensor is not a problem but the belts will stop sending accurate HR. You can check R-R values in Runalyzer, that would give you some indication if there are problems with the belts.

                  Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing/Race2Ti

                  O 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • O Offline
                    owend @Brad_Olwin
                    last edited by

                    @Brad_Olwin It’s a year old, rechargable battery, and it has been fully charged prior to one of the times I saw this issue. As I said, when I ride I dual record to ELEMNT computer which has good hr data from the same strap for the full ride, only the watch is missing data.

                    Brad_OlwinB 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                      Brad_Olwin Moderator @owend
                      last edited by

                      @owend The Suunto watches calculate HR from R-R data, I do not know how the ELEMNT does receive HR. Check in Runalyzer, I suspect the belt is the problem. In colder weather tech shirts can cause static that can interfere with the transmission as well.

                      Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing/Race2Ti

                      O 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • O Offline
                        owend @Brad_Olwin
                        last edited by

                        @Brad_Olwin right so I created a couple of Runalyze accounts and imported the Suunto Run fit file into one, and the Wahoo ROAM fit file into the other. Both were taking data from the same strap during the same activity as I dual recorded.

                        This is the ROAM activity:
                        14f16003-5255-41b0-9ac1-04568673b777-Screenshot 2025-11-03 140036.png

                        This is the Suunto Run activity:
                        f55b7079-d38d-425f-b79b-b309dd12d11c-image.png

                        This looks really odd. It doesn’t appear that the Suunto is missing the data at the end, as the same pattern for the final 21-27km of the ROAM graph matches the 14-20km section from the Suunto graph. It looks more like the 4-11km section from the ROAM is missing from the Suunto graph.

                        Brad_OlwinB 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                          Brad_Olwin Moderator @owend
                          last edited by

                          @owend Check the R-R data not HR, the HR is calculated from R-R. You will be able to see how noisy the R-R data are.

                          Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing/Race2Ti

                          O 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • O Offline
                            owend @Brad_Olwin
                            last edited by

                            @Brad_Olwin ok this is what that graph shows for the Suunto activity. I don’t see the same graph on the Wahoo ROAM fit file:

                            efca109c-df36-4a36-824b-e34dda291bea-image.png

                            Brad_OlwinB 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                              Brad_Olwin Moderator @owend
                              last edited by

                              @owend looks good

                              Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing/Race2Ti

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • First post
                                Last post

                              Suunto Terms | Privacy Policy