Suunto heart rate belt with Race - major issues at the start of each exercise
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@André-Faria
I’ve tried replacing the HRB battery, resetting pairing etc… still get this issue - any ideas?
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Just adding my 2c: I‘ve had (have) similar issues with my S9P and a new Suunto belt - sensor is the same, battery is quite new (and has a decent charge as verified via a BT app), but since I have started using the new belt (same running attire, always wetting it before running) I almost always get a very high HR (180-190) for roughly the first 2k, everything settles down after that. Generally, there are no issues if I wear the belt for some time before setting off for a run and I have not experienced issues w/ other sports, eg HIIT. Almost seems as if the belt needs „proper“ sweat to work !
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@DF130 should not happen and virtually never happens to me. I use the belt 6 days per week and do not have high HR at beginning of running or skimo.
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@Brad_Olwin support said to try and pair the belt to the phone app and see… not sure how it will help but will try tmr
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Ok a couple of things here.
First of all in the end all belts wear out. Suunto could replace it if needed but we are not there yet
- change the battery. Make sure you get a non expired well stored battery. I say this to exclude kiosk batteries.
- Wash the belt without soap. Let it dry.
- Use a little of dishwasher cleaner only directly to the pads and rub it gently with the dish cleaning sponge on the soft side. This will remove any body residue pile ups.
- wear the belt and test after that without washing off the soap used in the step before. It will act as conducting. Do not wear a t-shirt.
- if all goes well, then wear a t-shirt. Test again. Does it create electrostatic that the belt picks up? Imitate a run static, to perhaps create electrostatic via the t-shirt.
- if all goes well you are good to go. Notice if this procedure is needed more and more often that it’s not possible anymore and then replace the belt.
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@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said in Suunto heart rate belt with Race - major issues at the start of each exercise:
- change the battery. Make sure you get a non expired well stored battery. I say this to exclude kiosk batteries.
I’m using a Garmin HRM-Dual belt: with reference to this point, I have found out that it is needed a reset of the device during the battery change. I do not know if this is requested even for Suunto belt device, but by resetting mine I have solved different problems as wrong “average” HR data, frequent not expected HR variation and HR registration stalling.
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@Egika
Worth putting this wonderful @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos explanations in your FAQ post ? -
Thanks @André-Faria
The guy in your video suggests it needs to be under 10kOhm so mine’s in pretty good shape considering its at least 7 years old.
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@Brad_Olwin said in Suunto heart rate belt with Race - major issues at the start of each exercise:
@DF130 should not happen and virtually never happens to me. I use the belt 6 days per week and do not have high HR at beginning of running or skimo.
Okay: then the question If you dont have Problems with your belt --> Happy suunto User. What about good solution for the question teller?;
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@GiPFELKiND said in Suunto heart rate belt with Race - major issues at the start of each exercise:
What about good solution for the question teller?;
did you even read the whole thread?
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Hello,
having regular problems with this belt which annoys me 3 times out of 4 I am going to ask a few additional questions…
I have the same HR belt and the same watch (Race latest firmware).I have already changed the batteries x times (I am now a pro at testing batteries before each change). I tested the resistance of the belt, no problem there. I moisten my HR belt as best I can before each use, and I launch the activity after installing my belt…… and yet my watch almost never finds my belt.
Latest serious annoyance: VVX from last weekend. impossible to connect my belt for my 80km race. I unpaired, restarted my watch and re-paired successfully but 2 minutes later when launching the activity…… no connection! the belt almost ended up in a trash can. (and i ran with the £$^%#• optical sensor).I forgot, I have 4 Garmin belts and therefore quite used to this thing. And I connect the heart rate belt without the slightest problem to a phone for running/biking.
I need your tips which are missing from the frankly light manual.
- Do you have to pair again the HR belt when changing the battery?
- When putting your belt on your chest, do you shake it to activate it?
- Is it really necessary to wear the belt before starting the activity until you see the HR Belt logo and not the simple HR heart?
- what is the time period during which the watch searches?
- If the watch does not find the belt, is it possible to activate it a little by going down in the menu to deactivate the external HR belt device then reactivate it to restart the search?
- Do you use aqueous gels under the electrodes such as electrostimulation gel?
Thanks
and yes I said that it bothers me 3 times 4 because sometimes it works in 1 second without me having to change my process.