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Exc. Polar H7 Bluetooth Heart Rate Sensor With NEW Black Polar M-XXL Strap
$ 16.63
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Description
NOTE: POLAR MADE/MAKES SEVERAL DIFFERENT HEART RATE TRANSMITTERSJUST BECAUSE THE POLAR NAME IS ON THEM DOES NOT MEAN THE TRANSMITTER WORKS WITH ALL POLAR HEART RATE WATCHES. This is Bluetooth Smart version and will only work with Polar watches and bicycle computers that are
Bluetooth Smart compatible. I have also tested it on my Samsung A12 smart phone running the Polar Beat app and this sensor
syncs
with that phone.
Again, not every transmitter works with every watch or device. Do your research-- the Internet has a ton of info. Or better yet refer to your user manual, call Polar--their US office is in Long island, NY and their customer service is superb, or email me and I will check.
Do not, however assume that because it says Polar on it, it will sync with your heart rate watch or your device.
This unit is
compatible with many Polar watch and bicycle computer models. It will also work with SOME newer Android and IOS cellphones that are BLE (bluetooth Low Energy) compliant
if you use Polar's free Beat app
. Using other apps or other phones may not work and the whole pairing process is often well above the
capability of many people. On some devices you will need to remove other sensors or unpair this H7 with a smartwatch if you want to pair it with your
cell phone
(Polar even claims their Heart Rate Transmitters should only be paired with one device). It is a lot of try this process and even after you try everything you still may not have done everything to get a transmitter to sync with a cell phone.
It should be noted that HR transmitters work best with the smart watches they were designed for. I tested this transmitter with a TomTom Adventurer (which is Bluetooth Smart) and it worked fine. I tested it with my Polar Grit X and my wive's Polar M430 (and had to remove sensors and then pair this sensor and then remove this sensor and then pair the other sensors), and it worked fine. I tested it with a Polar V850 bicycle computer. It worked perfectly. I tested it with a Polar M460 Bicycle Computer and it worked perfectly. I downloaded and installed Polar's Beat, opened up the app and searched for bluetooth sensors (you have to turn on location and bluetooth on Android phones), and my Samsung A12 quickly found this H7 (see photos), and paired with it successfully. I have since removed the sensors from Polar Beat since I don't work out with my cell phone. I work out with smart watches, like most dedicated
athletes. Finally, even Polar has only a short list of cell phones they have tested their transmitters with. Just because your cell is BLE does not guarantee it will sync with this transmitter and if it does not it's usually (Polar's words, not mine) the fault of the user--not doing everything like unpairing other devices, etc. I have not tested it with another app. So, if you want to use Strava and your phone with this I say, buy elsewhere. I do know it works with Polar's Beat app.
ALSO: heart rate transmitters are simple devices and I've sold easily 150 over the last few years and the ones that came back were because: the user installed the battery backwards, the battery was dead, the user did not wet the two sensors correctly, the user did not position the transmitter correctly, the user did not check the compatibility of the transmitter with his/her device and finally, the user's device was the problem since the transmitter tested fine upon return.
This is a NO RESERVE listing for ONE
USED, Polar H7 Bluetooth Smart
heart rate monitor sensor with NEVER USED black Polar chest strap in excellent USED condition. The strap size is M-XXL (as shown in the photo). I've also included the instructions on a CD and my own instructions that are far more informative than Polar's.
Having owned a ton of chest strap sensors of this type I can tell you the instructions given in most manuals is only partially correct. YES, you do have to wet both sides of the sensor but most makes do not tell you that you may have to wet them a lot more than a few drops. For this HRM sensor, the two wetting ares are the two rubber
shiny black panels
on the underside. The way I do it is attach the
strap to my body--AND NOTE the Polar Logo has to read correctly (not upside down), and the center part must be right below your breast bone area, centered on your chest. Once attached, go to a sink, rotate the strap clockwise vertically while keeping it in place and then run some water and put two fingers under the water and generously wet both the senior areas. Then rotate the strap counter clockwise vertically so the sensor rests against the chest. If you do not wet the sensors enough, none of these chest type HRMs will work. Also, if the battery is dead, they don't work.
The sensor is in Excellent USED condition and the strap is in New
. This unit takes
CR2025 batteries which are easy to get and only cost a few dollars-a used one is installed and is working.
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