Re: Help with Polar battery replacement

On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 20:10:02 GMT, Del Eaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>I have a polar Pacer heart rate monitor.  Can anyone tell me the proper way
>to replace the battery?  I would appreciate your help.
>
>Del

If it's a newer one, then I would also recommend that you send it to
polar. If not you will void the warranty. 

If it's an older one, and you don't care about voiding the warranty
then for the watch part,  you can just unscrew the back, remove the
battery and take it down to the local radio shack where they will sell
you a new one. Just like replacing a watch battery (at least on mine
it was). If you can't change a watch battery, then there is no hope
for you (not as a person just as a polar technician). 

For the chest strap, follow the instructions here

www.tinyurl.com/wkdb

I have followed these instructions and successfully replaced the
battery on my polar chest strap. When finished I put a little duct
tape over the hole that was created and have had no problems with
regular use in rain and shine. I wouldn't take it in the water for
obvious reasons though. 

Overall after a few years off from serious training, I got my HRM
running again for about $8 USD. I will soon use the money I saved to
purchase a Timex bodylink system.