Polar watch battery, how to change?
Ohsmash987
mailing, plus weeks without the HRM. But is it safe to change the battery in a
watch store? Do they have the battery needed? My warranty expired anyway.
Also, any way to get a manual (hard copy or online) of Accurex Plus? I lost
mine.
Thanks.
Conal Guan-Yow Ho
In a word, according to Polar and other coaches who have used Polar (and
also a running store that I frequent), "no". When you send in your watch to
Polar for a battery exchange, they not only exchange the battery, but also
test the seals that make the watch waterproof. Also, when you send in your
watch to Polar, they request that you also send in your heart rate
transmitter. They will replace both batteries and do a maintenance test on
both of the items. The way I look at it, if one spent so much money to get a
heart rate monitor (and I know the Accurex Plus isn't cheap) one might as
well send it in to the manufacturer when the time comes.
C
Some...@somewhere.com
Don't quote me, but I believe the different heart rate monitor
watches all use the same radio transmitter unit. I trained on a
treadmill at the local YMCA this winter and the machines were able to
pick up and interpret the signal correctly.
Differences in the watch are in data management and tertiary
functions, have you noticed?
If the Polar monitor has a screw plate in the back, great, take it
to a watch shop and ask them for a replacement battery. If the unit is
sealed, you might need to be careful opening it without knowing where
the release clasps are.
Good luck.
In article <20000604144338...@ng-ft1.aol.com>, Ohsmash987
garyart1
watch shop can change the battery. The only problem with
that is that if the watertight seal is damaged, the watch
shop will not be able to replace. If you use you HR for
swimming I would suggest you send it back to polar (or if
in NY bring it to them). The one nice thing about sending
it to Polar is they give it a whole service check. The
last time they replaced my HR'S beat up face for free.
As for manuals, you can get them and a lot of info from
these two sites:
http://www.polarusa.com
http://www.pursuit-performance.com.au/index1.htm
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Glenn Reader
>I would like to avoid mailing the watch to Polar service center -- packing and
>mailing, plus weeks without the HRM. But is it safe to change the battery in a
>watch store? Do they have the battery needed? My warranty expired anyway.
>
>Also, any way to get a manual (hard copy or online) of Accurex Plus? I lost
>mine.
>
>Thanks.
>
You can get a store to change it, just be carefull with the gasket or
it will not be waterproof. In UK polar garantee to return watch within
5 working days and also do a complete functional check, or you get a
free t-shirt (wow). I also swim in mine so use polar.
I also have an Accurex+ and may not have gone the polar route If I had
known the anual running costs first. I know they now do a rechargable
transmitter but I here you need to charge it after every use (and do
not go too far).
For manual try - www.pursuit-performance.com.au
Glenn Reader
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Conal Guan-Yow Ho
>> You can get a store to change it, just be carefull with the gasket or
>> it will not be waterproof. In UK polar garantee to return watch within
>> 5 working days and also do a complete functional check, or you get a
>> free t-shirt (wow). I also swim in mine so use polar.
>>
>> I also have an Accurex+ and may not have gone the polar route If I had
>> known the anual running costs first. I know they now do a rechargable
>> transmitter but I here you need to charge it after every use (and do
>> not go too far).
>>
>> For manual try - www.pursuit-performance.com.au
>>
>> Glenn Reader
Annual running costs? Wow, you must be using your heart rate monitor a lot.
I use mine every time I run (6 times a week) and my workouts typically last
from one hour to two hours. And still, my watch and the transmitter hadn't
need to go through battery change (and its been almost 2 years now). Also, I
often wear my HRM to sleep so I can check my morning resting pulse without
having to move around to put the HRM on. It's also fun to run the HRM
throughout my sleep to see what my average HR is. I wonder to what extent
you use your HRM, because changing the battery annually isn't something I
experienced.
C
Sslothrop
it to http://www.sarkproducts.com/index.htm and they fixed. Its easy to pack.
Just go to the stationary store and buy one of those envelopes with the bubble
wrap inside.
-ssloth
Pet
The price for the coded transmitter is £42.99 Re Watch battery. Being a bit
of a tinkerer, if it was mine I'd be inclined to either open it up myself
and get a battery, of take it to a local jeweller to change the battery.
They do a replacement (service exchange) Coded Transmitter for £35 + p&p
Life of the transmitter will be drastically reduced if it is not thoroughly
dried off after use.
Could be what's happening with your Gym owner. Sweat = salty water =
excellent conductor. I haven't seen a circuit diagram of the transmitter,
but I would imagine any slight moisture between the two contacts will keep
it *Active* thus very reduced battery life.
The do now do a re-chargeable transmitter called the ECO Transmitter Coded
costs £59.99 Regular one is £49.99
Hope that helps a little....
Re: your own watch, it's not beyond possibility that you have a rogue watch
with a heavy battery drain, OR, if you are keeping the transmitter and
receiver in the same bag etc, and not drying off your transmitter completely
it could also be staying *awake* from the signals of the transmitter. This
will only cease when the transmitter dries off naturally...
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Glenn Reader wrote in message <39432659...@news.ukgateway.net>...
>On Fri, 09 Jun 2000 13:42:24 -0700, Conal Guan-Yow Ho
><con...@cats.ucsc.edu> wrote:
>
>I Have had mine just over 2 years and in that time 2 new batteries.
>Each almost exactly on the annaversery of the purchase. In the UK
>each replacement is £15.00 (including carrage). Last time I also
>needed a new front case - another £11.00. There is also the cost of
>sending it to them (padded envelope and recorded delivery another few
>pounds).
>
>I cannot see that how much you use it effects the life of the reciever
>battery as that is on all the time. Maybe a small ammount depending on
>the type of logic used in the chip manufacture. I would have thought a
>main contender would be when it beep's - something I always keep
>turned off.
>
>When a friend of mine got his HRM (the first in the group) we soon
>learned that when it started beeping to signify he should ease off it
>was time to up the pace.
>
>Back to the subject - transmitter belts. I think these now cost £45.00
>for a replacement coded transmitter. Polar say in normal use (2 hours
>a day from memory) they last 6 years. A friend of mine that works in a
>gym tells me that they are lucky to get 3 months use from them there.
>Though obviously they are in almost continuous use. I hope when my one
>goes I can get one through him as they do not pay anything like this
>price for theirs. If you sleep in yours I do not expect it to last 6
>years.
>
>However for those that have to buy them this still works out at £7.50
>a year, if it lasts 6 years.
>
>I do notice from their current price list that the cheapest HRM only
>costs £5.00 more than the cost of a replacement transmitter.
>
>I am only running for about 5 hours a week at the moment but wear the
>watch as my normall watch.
>
>Glenn Reader
Ohsmash987
to Polar. Got it back in 8 days! (It helps that I live in NY.) FYI, the
procedure is to enclose a check or credit card authorization of $12.95.
It wasn't too bad, but it's not fun having to go through this every year for
the watch plus the suspense that the transmitter will die at an unpredictable
time. My watch completely blanked out when I toed the start line of a race .
Thanks to Glenn for the link to the manual. All my settings are lost after the
battery change. I managed to reset most of them by pressing various buttons,
but without the manual I couldn't figure out how to switch from 24hr to 12hr
mode. (have to press and hold one button)
Conal Guan-Yow Ho
ohsma...@aol.com wrote on 2000-06-17 10:09 am:
> It wasn't too bad, but it's not fun having to go through this every year for
> the watch plus the suspense that the transmitter will die at an unpredictable
> time. My watch completely blanked out when I toed the start line of a race .
Well, when you send the watch in for a battery change, Polar recommends that
you also send in the transmitter so that they can look at it, clean it, etc.
C
RunnerBean
Ohsmash987 wrote:
> Thanks for your inputs. After reading the posts, I decided to send the watch
> to Polar. Got it back in 8 days! (It helps that I live in NY.) FYI, the
> procedure is to enclose a check or credit card authorization of $12.95.
>
> It wasn't too bad, but it's not fun having to go through this every year for
> the watch plus the suspense that the transmitter will die at an unpredictable
> time. My watch completely blanked out when I toed the start line of a race .
Why go through this every year ? I am yet to change my battery on my Polar Accurex
11
after 7 years. My transmitter battery has been changed once by Polar (5 day turn
round in the UK)
>
>
> Thanks to Glenn for the link to the manual. All my settings are lost after the
> battery change. I managed to reset most of them by pressing various buttons,
> but without the manual I couldn't figure out how to switch from 24hr to 12hr
> mode. (have to press and hold one button)
Steve
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