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Any suggestion on getting the battery out of the chest strap?

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VegasFit
VegasFit Posts: 1,232 Member
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I haven't worn my Loop in about three weeks now because it's pointless to me if I can't wear it during my workouts. For some reason it's impossible to remove the battery cover. After almost ten years I've never had this problem with my F11, which I have been wearing again.

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  • llmg970
    llmg970 Posts: 257 Member
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    What battery are you trying to remove? I don't think you can remove the loops battery
  • VegasFit
    VegasFit Posts: 1,232 Member
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    It's the chest strap battery. I haven't even worn my Loop in almost a month now because of it. I've gone back to my original HRM.
  • llmg970
    llmg970 Posts: 257 Member
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    I believe you need a quarter or flat head screwdriver to open the back of the H7 HRM
  • VegasFit
    VegasFit Posts: 1,232 Member
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    llmg970 wrote: »
    I believe you need a quarter or flat head screwdriver to open the back of the H7 HRM

    Doesn't work. But thanks! I am going to have a couple male friends try and then upgrade to a Garmin. It's not worth the trouble to have to go through this every few months or pay a jewelry store or ship to Polar for what should be an easy thing to do.

  • Numb5kull
    Numb5kull Posts: 249 Member
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    I just changed my battery in my H7 3 days ago. Just used the edge of a rounded key...turned it a bit and it pops right open. If its stuck after turning if you just apply some pressure to one edge the other should pop up. Its a 30 second replacement job. First time I've had to replace mine in 6 months and I use it daily.
  • VegasFit
    VegasFit Posts: 1,232 Member
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    Numb5kull wrote: »
    I just changed my battery in my H7 3 days ago. Just used the edge of a rounded key...turned it a bit and it pops right open. If its stuck after turning if you just apply some pressure to one edge the other should pop up. Its a 30 second replacement job. First time I've had to replace mine in 6 months and I use it daily.

    Thanks! That's how my F11 works but this one not so much. I will try the pressure part. It's so damaged on the back from all my attempts Polar said they would send me a replacement cover if I can ever get it off. Funny thing is I am happy wearing my actual HRM during workouts now because the feed back is more detailed and faster versus the Loop so maybe I will just go back to wearing it as strictly a tracker.

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