Smart HR belt issues while wearing a hydration vest
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I’ve recently had to replace my Suunto smart belt as it had started giving constant false results.
All was well again & it works perfectly until I wear it under a Salomon hydration vest, then it is a total mess…
I wear the same T shirt as I do without the vest but the results are night & day as you can see from the Runalyze screen shots below.
I always soak the entire strap before putting it on & use a water based gel under each sensor pad.
I didn’t have this issue with the old strap (before it started failing) & only replaced the belt not the sensor as per @Brad_Olwin’s recommendation so any idea what’s going on here or how I can sort it out ?Without the vest
With the vest
Cheers
Matt -
@Mattg576 I wear a Salomon rest as well with no issues. I make sure the straps are not moving the sensor while running. There is some latitude on the chest where the sensor can record.
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Has anyone replaced the belt only & then found the sensor to be at fault ?
Since I posted above I’ve got rubbish results using the new belt pretty much every time I use it (regardless if I wear a vest or not)…
On each of the runs below I wore a different T shirt so I don’t think its down to the fabric causing friction (I’ve read that that can also cause problems).
