polar 720i power unit

[bike mike]

Having problem with speed reading. power and cadance work fine. no light flashing with wheel turning . speed was working at one time.

 

[RoadBikeGuy]

Having problem with speed reading. power and cadance work fine. no light flashing with wheel turning . speed was working at one time.

Check the wire to be sure it hasn't been damaged. I had the wire that goes to the sensor on the rear derailleur break on me. The outter casing was fine, but the wire inside was busted.

 

[Tom Anhalt]

Having problem with speed reading. power and cadance work fine. no light flashing with wheel turning . speed was working at one time.

I had the reed switch in the speed sensor go bad on both my power units...well, actually, it was the wiring to the sensor.

Either send it to Polar for repair, or, if you're handy with a soldering iron (and don't care about the warranty) you can just repair them as I did. Just pop open the speed sensor case and replace the reed switch with a new one from an electronics store. Only requires a little soldering. A dollop of RTV on the reed switch and then contact cement the case back together. I did that over 2 years ago on mine and they're both running strong.

 

[cheapie]

the battery could be dead on the wheel sensor as well.

 

[Tom Anhalt]

the battery could be dead on the wheel sensor as well.

You must be a little confused...There is no seperate battery for the wheel speed sensor on the POWER MODULE kit. The entire setup is powered from the battery in the watch mount.

 

[JTE83]

I broke my speed sensor when I mounted it upright and a spoke smashed into it. Polar replaced the sensor and shipped it back for $25.