Suunto Smart sensor vs other belt-sensors
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Is there any plan to ‘upgrade’ the Suunto HR Belt to connect to 2 BT devices? I have both Garmin ProPlus and H10 and I found the H10 much more accurate and pleasing than the Garmin’s. The fact that Garmins is non machine washable and after a while it starts smelling like burned electronics is hideus. So I much prefer Polar’s. The only thing I kinda miss from Garmin are the running dynamics but as Stryd user I have those now so not much of a problem.
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@Stefano-M64 hello Stefano, does the memory function provide data that affects the ctl and all training load function, even recovery?
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@Fabii85 Hi, honestly I don’t know, it records both HR and HRV, so I guess it should, but those you mention are parameters that I don’t care, I just wear it for controlling that my gym exercises don’t push my heart to far
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@Fabii85 these values have nothing to do with the memory, you just need HR measured, one way or another. So yes you get TSS.
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@isazi thank you, appreciate it
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Hi guys! Good morning!
I’ve read the thread a bit, but I wanted more recent information.
I’m used to Polar H10 (I have it since 2018). In the last period, it has always had lots of problems. Often, it loses connection, or during an activity, the HR drops randomly and stays low even after firmware updates and yesterday’s battery change.
So, I decided to buy the Suunto Smart Sensor to pair with my Suunto Vertical and 9PP.
If one of you has used it daily for months, how do you find yourself from an accuracy and consistency point?
Have a nice day!
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@HansLeo I have both a Polar H10 and a Suunto Smart Sensor.
From an accuracy perspective both are perfect, except… (i) when the battery in the snesor is getting low - I usually replace every 9 or 10 months and / or (ii) when the actual belt is about 2 years old.
Yes, the actual belts need replacing every so often. If I start to get strange results and I have a new battery installed, it normally means the belt is due for replacement.
Note that for both the Polar and the Suunto HRMs I am only talking about the strap into wich the sensor itself clips, not completely new units. The straps are ‘only’ about <€40, whereas a complete belt with sensor is c €80 from memory.
SV Ti All Black, Coros Apex Pro, Ambit 3 Peak, Ambit 3 Sport (sold), Ambit 2 (Sold), X10 Mi (Retired), Quest (Sold), T3 (Sold), T6C (Retired as unfixable - Suunto gave me a big discount on Ambit 2!), Polar H10 belt, Suunto Smart Belt
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@Swaddy61 Rather than replacing the belt you can “measure” if it is damaged or not, check this video
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@Mattg576 Indeed! I have done this too - and belt life can be prolonged by using some contact cleaner on the module connectors, but eventually the belt will still need replacing!
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@Swaddy61, thanks for your point of view. My belt is well over two years old, so I think it’s indeed time to change it. I will keep the Suunto smart strap because in summer, I swim in open water, and it has this feature for recording hours during the swim.
@Mattg576 , thanks a lot for the video. Also, I’ve tested my strap, and it does not conduct well anymore—although I’ve always followed the maintenance and cleaning instructions to ensure it has a long life.
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First time since a while with a new Suunto Smart sensor (after some monthes of use of Coros OHR arm band).
ASCBE37336558During my first 10min warmup at constant endurance pace, I had two sharp rises of HR, for sure not realistic. Does anybody else has already had this ?
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@v-sacre said in Suunto Smart sensor vs other belt-sensors:
First time since a while with a new Suunto Smart sensor (after some monthes of use of Coros OHR arm band).
ASCBE37336558During my first 10min warmup at constant endurance pace, I had two sharp rises of HR, for sure not realistic. Does anybody else has already had this ?
Dieses Problem hatte ich heute zum ersten Mal. Plötzlich geht die HF um 20 Schläge nach oben.
Mein SSB ist gerade 3 Monate alt. Schlimm.
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I owned Suunto Smart sensor in the past (5-10 years ago). While the sensor itself worked fine, the straps seemed to be very unreliable and I had to replace them every 3-6 months in order to get good quality HR data. Once a strap was getting older it increasingly produced a lot of noise such as spikes with unrealistically high HR, and the quality of HRV was very poor, which I could clearly see in Elite HRV app. Cleaning didn’t help much. Once I even ended up in emergency care because I was scared with the poor data coming out of Suunto HR sensor and thought it was real.
I wonder if the quality of Suunto straps has improved recently? I like my Polar H10 but it may sometimes be uncomfortable in the middle of chest under the sensor and may cause a skin irritation on a longer run.
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@sky-runner hab meinen Suunto Gurt zum Glück grad per Amazon Chat zurück geben können.
Also das hat mich echt sehr enttäuscht.
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@sky-runner said in Suunto Smart sensor vs other belt-sensors:
I wonder if the quality of Suunto straps has improved recently? I like my Polar H10 but it may sometimes be uncomfortable in the middle of chest under the sensor and may cause a skin irritation on a longer run
I have no longterm quality experience with a Suunto belt, which undeniably seem to be chafe-free, but I fixed the Polar (and previously Garmin) chafing with a sleeve made from old bicycle inner tubing. Even after a couple of hours running it then left only a slight reddening of the skin at the bottom edge:
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@Sportsfreund said in Suunto Smart sensor vs other belt-sensors:
Dieses Problem hatte ich heute zum ersten Mal. Plötzlich geht die HF um 20 Schläge nach oben.
Mein SSB ist gerade 3 Monate alt. Schlimm
If the spikes only are short ones at the beginning of an exercise, like in the graph you quoted, then they most likely are from static electricity built up in a dry tech material shirt. Those spikes disappear when the shirt get drenched by sweat.
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@Inge-Nallsson
Bei mir steigt der Puls oft um ziemlich genau 20 Schläge an nach ca 20 min im Training.Unterbreche ich die Aktivität und starte sie danach neu, läuft es erst prima um dann nach ca 20 min wieder einen Sprung um ca 20 Schläge nach oben zu machen. Dort hält sich dann der angezeigte Puls auch bis zum Schluss.
Im direkten Vergleich mit meinem Corosband und von meinem Gefühl her liegt der Fehler am Suunto Band. Denn dieses zeigt mir dann bei schnelleren Läufen Werte jenseits meiner maxHF.
Ich habe jetzt aber rausgefunden dass das Problem höchstwahrscheinlich im Gurt liegt. Denn wenn ich den Sensor auf einen anderen Gurt stecke, kommt dieser Fehler nicht.
Schade Suunto. Den schicke ich zurück und nutze erstmal meinen sehr alten H10 wieder.
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@sky-runner the belt for the Suunto smart sensor had been updated a few years ago and the new contact material seems to be more reliable than the old one. You can tell them apart by the color of the rounded patch around the sensor contacts (black is old, grey is new). If you’ve never used the new one, it may be worth to give it a try.
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@halajos Ich habe den vor 3 Monaten erst gekauft. Das war das Schwarze.
