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    SSWHR + belt -> heart rate wrong

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      Jani Kaikkonen Bronze Member @aldnet
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      @aldnet I got my belt (just the belt, not sensor) replaced, too. And the first test was ok 🙂

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        aldnet @Jani Kaikkonen
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        @jani-kaikkonen to moves with the new belt without any strange heart rate!! 💪 💪

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          I just saw this thread now and want to second the “clean the living daylights outta that thing” posts on here.
          I had a lot of problems with dodgy HR data from the Suunto HR belt and took the suggestions here: http://www.natharward.com/heart-rate-monitor-not-working/ and took them up a notch a few weeks ago. Since then I’ve had zero problems anymore.
          I pop out the sensor and swab the metal posts of the sensor and the spots on the HR strap where it snaps into with a Q-tip and rubbing alcohol after every single time I use it. It only takes a few seconds. When I wet the belt before putting it on, I also squirt a drop of dish detergent on each electrode and scrub them good with my fingertip, then rinse them out. That only adds an extra couple seconds to wetting the strap, too.
          Maybe it’s excessive, but I’ve abruptly gone from cursing that thing to no problems at all ever since I started doing that. Keep those ports, connectors and electrodes clean every time.
          One other thing I do (I don’t know if it makes a difference or not). When I’m on the start exercise screen on my watch and it turns the heart icon green and starts displaying numbers, I give it 10 or so seconds before actually pressing start.

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          • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
            Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @ianshowalter
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            @ianshowalter said in SSWHR + belt -> heart rate wrong:

            I just saw this thread now and want to second the “clean the living daylights outta that thing” posts on here.
            I had a lot of problems with dodgy HR data from the Suunto HR belt and took the suggestions here: http://www.natharward.com/heart-rate-monitor-not-working/ and took them up a notch a few weeks ago. Since then I’ve had zero problems anymore.
            I pop out the sensor and swab the metal posts of the sensor and the spots on the HR strap where it snaps into with a Q-tip and rubbing alcohol after every single time I use it. It only takes a few seconds. When I wet the belt before putting it on, I also squirt a drop of dish detergent on each electrode and scrub them good with my fingertip, then rinse them out. That only adds an extra couple seconds to wetting the strap, too.
            Maybe it’s excessive, but I’ve abruptly gone from cursing that thing to no problems at all ever since I started doing that. Keep those ports, connectors and electrodes clean every time.
            One other thing I do (I don’t know if it makes a difference or not). When I’m on the start exercise screen on my watch and it turns the heart icon green and starts displaying numbers, I give it 10 or so seconds before actually pressing start.

            I still use my 2016 belt due to the above article.

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