Re: Help with Polar battery replacement

trust me, take it back to the manufacturer or the distributor! needs to be
pressure tested.

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Jay Beckley
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"Asweepay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> 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.
>