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?