Smart heart rate belt replacement
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@Mattg576 the belt is something that has to be changed regularly, that’s normal because it streches around and get damaged, 10 years is a very long time for the belt but there’s no reasons for the sensor to “break”, just the battery, so i don’t see why it can’t be the belt, especially if you’re already reading values much higher than before.
Worst case, you have to also buy a new sensor ? you have an extra belt to go with your new sensor…
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@Mattg576
Check the area around the pins for cracks.
If there are any cracks, moisture may have gotten inside, which could cause measurement errors.
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Yes, exactly this happened to me.
Purchased a replacement belt, as it was a few years old and this had previously been the root cause of the issue, but turned out to be the sensor itself.
On closer inspection I did find some moisture inside the old sensor.
I now have two newish belts and one new sensor.
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Thanks all, I’ve checked the sensor & all looks ok with that so I’ve ordered a replacement belt.
Incidentally the belt is considerably cheaper from Amazon than direct from Suunto & also in stock (OOS at Sunnto).
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@Mattg576
did you check if it’s the new one or the old one ? -
@sartoric Good point
The belt I’ve ordered has the grey Suunto patch where the sensor goes so I assume it’s the new type but the faulty one it will be replacing has the black patch, do you know if the older sensor will work with the new belt ? -
@Mattg576
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@sartoric said in Smart heart rate belt replacement:
@Mattg576
did you check if it’s the new one or the old one ?Kind of invalidates your question then really…
But after you asked I checked the gumpf on Suuntos website & it confirmed it was backward compatible.
Thanks for taking an interest mate
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@Mattg576
I’ve asked because the cheaper price. sometimes Amazon sells leftovers
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@sartoric Fair point but considering my old version has performed perfectly for over 10 years I would’ve happily bought another one
I’ll just be happy to have a working belt again as I used the watch OHR yesterday & the end result was laughable
