Garmin Heart Rate Strap

[Colin S]

Hello all

My Garmin HR chest strap seems to have stopped working. It is a few years old but in good condition.

I have changed the battery but no luck. There is no obvious problem in the battery compartment and there is nothing else easily accessible.

Any ideas of something to check or is it time for a new strap?

Many thanks in advance for any ideas of things to have a look at.

C

 

[Pat "5mph"]

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[screenman]

Hello all

My Garmin HR chest strap seems to have stopped working. It is a few years old but in good condition.

I have changed the battery but no luck. There is no obvious problem in the battery compartment and there is nothing else easily accessible.

Any ideas of something to check or is it time for a new strap?

Many thanks in advance for any ideas of things to have a look at.

C

You did well for it too last that long, buy a Polar strap the units fit.

 

[HLaB]

You did well for it too last that long, buy a Polar strap the units fit.

+1 You need to trim back the rubber seals of the polar strap to make it fit though.

 

[jefmcg]

I have had this problem after a few weeks with a new strap. Garmin sent me another one, without even asking for a receipt.

And to be clear, I had only bought the strap, not a device.

Go to garmin.com, and get support.

 

[screenman]

+1 You need to trim back the rubber seals of the polar strap to make it fit though.

Well that is new to me, my Polar strap has worked great for the last few years with the Garmin without any trimming.

 

[HLaB]

Well that is new to me, my Polar strap has worked great for the last few years with the Garmin without any trimming.

I guess its something to do with the version of the polar strap. Each one I've had are the same as this video (nothing major but a little bit of trimming) but I think DC Rainmaker's older type is just a straight swap.

 

[lane]

Well that is new to me, my Polar strap has worked great for the last few years with the Garmin without any trimming.

Same here - when my garmin strap stopped working bought a polar one worked fine without trimming.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Hello all

My Garmin HR chest strap seems to have stopped working. It is a few years old but in good condition.

I have changed the battery but no luck. There is no obvious problem in the battery compartment and there is nothing else easily accessible.

Any ideas of something to check or is it time for a new strap?

Many thanks in advance for any ideas of things to have a look at.

C

Yep mine died, it was the premium soft strap HRM. Ended up buying the old plastic type which up till now works treat ! However looking to buy an ANT+ /BT one so I can pair with Apple Watch for runs as well as my garmin computer.

 

[pclay]

Try shorting out the battery contacts within the sensor. Easily done by installing the battery backwards for about 10 seconds. Take it back out and re-install the battery the correct way.

Don’t ask how, but sometimes this works, and gets a Garmin HRM working again.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Yep I did that with mine but still no go .

 

[Colin S]

Try shorting out the battery contacts within the sensor. Easily done by installing the battery backwards for about 10 seconds. Take it back out and re-install the battery the correct way.

Don’t ask how, but sometimes this works, and gets a Garmin HRM working again.

Thanks for the suggestion>
I tried but no luck

C