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My Polar HRT monitor has all of a sudden gone crazy when I first set it.
HR goes through the roof, then settles down after 15 minutes or so.
Whats happened ? and what should I do, as its annoying.
Thankyou kindly,
Peter
My Polar HRT monitor has all of a sudden gone crazy when I first set it.
HR goes through the roof, then settles down after 15 minutes or so.
Whats happened ? and what should I do, as its annoying.
Thankyou kindly,
Peter
are you near power lines, tram lines, train lines??
they all give my HRM a cardiac!
"Pete" <petie@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> My Polar HRT monitor has all of a sudden gone crazy when I first set
it.
> HR goes through the roof, then settles down after 15 minutes or so.
> Whats happened ? and what should I do, as its annoying.
Other HRMs nearby will cause craziness as will trams.
Depending on the quality of your HRM (more expensive
Polars are individually coded so as not to interfere with
others) it will most likely happen with trams going by. It
could also be breaking contact with your chest.
hippy
"Pete" <petie@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> My Polar HRT monitor has all of a sudden gone crazy when I first set
it.
> HR goes through the roof, then settles down after 15 minutes or so.
> Whats happened ? and what should I do, as its annoying.
Other HRMs nearby will cause craziness as will trams.
Depending on the quality of your HRM (more expensive
Polars are individually coded so as not to interfere with
others) it will most likely happen with trams going by. It
could also be breaking contact with your chest.
hippy
how the heck do you avoid powerlines?
Pete wrote:
> My Polar HRT monitor has all of a sudden gone crazy when I first set it.
> HR goes through the roof, then settles down after 15 minutes or so.
> Whats happened ? and what should I do, as its annoying.
> Thankyou kindly,
> Peter
>
>
Yep, had the same problem with mine. Try giving the chest strap a good
clean in the grooves where sweat etc gathers. I used a metal skewer and
soapy water. I also found that wetting my chest and the strap beforehand
would get it off to a good start but eventually even that wasn't as good
as actually cleaning it.
DaveB
"flyingdutch" <flyingdutch.19u3t0@no-mx.forums.cyclingforums.com
> > Other HRMs nearby will cause craziness as will trams.
> > Depending on the quality of your HRM (more expensive
> > Polars are individually coded so as not to interfere with
> > others) it will most likely happen with trams going by. It
> > could also be breaking contact with your chest.
> >
> how the heck do you avoid powerlines?
I've not had trouble with powerlines with my S710.
Trams cause it havoc and sometimes other riders
do too (even with the unique code feature).
Maybe high voltage lines cause some problems
for some HRMs.. but I've not noticed it with
mine. yet.
hippy
"Pete" <petie@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> My Polar HRT monitor has all of a sudden gone crazy when I first set it.
> HR goes through the roof, then settles down after 15 minutes or so.
> Whats happened ? and what should I do, as its annoying.
> Thankyou kindly,
> Peter
>
>
Hi Peter
I know the same problem and it irritates me.
I've found that it usually happens when I've drunk coffee earlier in the
day. Just do a warm-up for the first few minutes until your pulse rythym
stabilises.
Marty
Pete wrote:
> My Polar HRT monitor has all of a sudden gone crazy when I first set it.
> HR goes through the roof, then settles down after 15 minutes or so.
> Whats happened ? and what should I do, as its annoying.
> Thankyou kindly,
> Peter
>
>
Sounds like a contact problem - once you start sweating everything seems
ok. Give the transmitter a good clean, and wet your chest before you use
it. Or get a tube of the conducting gel stuff they use in hospitals when
they are applying the monitor pads, I've heard this works a treat.
- Mark Munk3y
"Munk3y" <spam@munk3y.net> wrote in message
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> Pete wrote:
>> My Polar HRT monitor has all of a sudden gone crazy when I first set
>> it. HR goes through the roof, then settles down after 15 minutes or
>> so. Whats happened ? and what should I do, as its annoying.
>> Thankyou kindly,
>
> Sounds like a contact problem - once you start sweating everything
> seems ok. Give the transmitter a good clean, and wet your chest
> before you use it. Or get a tube of the conducting gel stuff they use
> in hospitals when they are applying the monitor pads, I've heard this
> works a treat.
It's called K-Y. You can even get it at Coles these days. My, how times
have changed.
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are you near power lines, tram lines, train lines??
they all give my HRM a cardiac!
Try going under the ones at the top of Kinglake hill. Not only do they fry your HRM transmissions, on wet days they make your hair sizzle as well.
M"insta-perm"H
>>Sounds like a contact problem - once you start sweating everything
>>seems ok. Give the transmitter a good clean, and wet your chest
>>before you use it. Or get a tube of the conducting gel stuff they use
>>in hospitals when they are applying the monitor pads, I've heard this
>>works a treat.
>
>
> It's called K-Y. You can even get it at Coles these days. My, how times
> have changed.
>
Yes, when you go to Coles make sure you tell the checkout chick that you
are going to smear the KY on yourself, strap something to your chest and
then run around the park. Otherwise she might think you are some kind of
pervert or something.
- Mark Munk3y
My mate's truck makes my HRM race. The first time I noticed it was after a 50km fast, hilly ride. We were driving home with the bikes in the back and the HRM maximum HR alarm went beep, beep, beep. I looked down and grabbed my chest.... 275bpm... scared the ****e out of me for a few seconds.
>>Sounds like a contact problem - once you start sweating everything
>>seems ok. Give the transmitter a good clean, and wet your chest
>>before you use it. Or get a tube of the conducting gel stuff they use
>>in hospitals when they are applying the monitor pads, I've heard this
>>works a treat.
>
>
> It's called K-Y. You can even get it at Coles these days. My, how times
> have changed.
>
Yes, when you go to Coles make sure you tell the checkout chick that you
are going to smear the KY on yourself, strap something to your chest and
then run around the park. Otherwise she might think you are some kind of
pervert or something.
- Mark Munk3y
dont forget to tell her that you will be wearing lycra and hanging out with 50 other men wearing lycra as well, all doing the same thing, at 6 in the morning.
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