HRM problem

There's no real problem unless the HRM gives a zero reading, and you seem to be floating over your
own pasty body, while people step over you trying to get to work.

Milosz Michalski said:

Hi,

I've been using a Timex HRM for about 6 months. It works fine for the first 40-50 min. but later
tends to drop the signal. My impression is that it may be the chest unit battery problem, although
6 months seems to be a bit early for that. I tried putting some ECG gel under the sensors but it
did not help. Has anyone experience similar problems?

MM

Is it possible it's loosening while you run? I had a problem within about 1 yr after I started using
my Polar, although not that far into run. In my case possibly 2 issues: less sweat to make contact
(wearing lighter clothes in spring after wintr layers), herky/jerky start to work portion of
intervals. It was a problem for a couple weeks, iirc. Then went away and hasn't been an issue since
- going on 3 yr now with original battery. Weather got warmer (or less breezy = more sweat), and I
don't think I've done that type of intervals since then (mostly do fartleks around good/bad patches
of trail or hills).

Dot

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