Polar Replacement Strap.

rhonniema
rhonniema Posts: 522 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
So I was having weird readings so I contacted Polar to get a replacement strap & they sent a different version, I suppose.
I never seen this one before.

Old Strap (Not mine, but same thing):
Polar-FT7-HRM-Chest-Strap.jpg?e8bd46

Replacement Strap:
9869z9.jpg

Anyone else have this strap?
I haven't tested it yet, I'm going to class soon to test it out.

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  • rhonniema
    rhonniema Posts: 522 Member
    bump
  • mhotch
    mhotch Posts: 901 Member
    I have the first one. Where do you put the transmitter?
  • rhonniema
    rhonniema Posts: 522 Member
    It's the same in the front, just different in the back.
  • DawnVanSlim
    DawnVanSlim Posts: 10,468 Member
    I have the first one as well, but am now to thin for it. It falls down when I am running even at the tightest setting. Can you tell if the new strap has tighter adjustments?
  • rhonniema
    rhonniema Posts: 522 Member
    I have the first one as well, but am now to thin for it. It falls down when I am running even at the tightest setting. Can you tell if the new strap has tighter adjustments?
    Seems like it.
    I had to make mine a little tighter than the old one.
  • heytherestephy
    heytherestephy Posts: 356 Member
    I just got mine, it has the second strap. I haven't used it on a run yet but testing my resting heart rate it seemed fine. It just appears to be a lower-profile strap Imo.
  • rhonniema
    rhonniema Posts: 522 Member
    Ok, I'm not alone with this strap.

    Looks like some sort of plastic in the back because when I wet the back of the strap nothing seemed to happen.

    I tried it when I went to kickboxing last night & it seemed to work pretty well.
    Got a few 00 readings but I chalk that up to the strap not being tight enough.
    Looks like you can use the electrode gel no problem with this strap.
  • lizjames1971
    lizjames1971 Posts: 39
    I have the old strap....anyone else have trouble changing the battery in the sensor??
  • rhonniema
    rhonniema Posts: 522 Member
    I used a quarter to open & close the back.
  • DawnVanSlim
    DawnVanSlim Posts: 10,468 Member
    I have the first one as well, but am now to thin for it. It falls down when I am running even at the tightest setting. Can you tell if the new strap has tighter adjustments?
    Seems like it.
    I had to make mine a little tighter than the old one.

    Thank you!
  • rhonniema
    rhonniema Posts: 522 Member
    Took some comparison pictures.

    Top - Old Strap
    Bottom - Replacement

    Fully Extended:
    acr6yo.jpg

    Back:
    10p9b28.jpg

    Shortened:
    2ck6dy.jpg
  • rhonniema
    rhonniema Posts: 522 Member
    Really only 2 people on this whole site have this strap?

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