Ridecamp: Re: [RC] HRM, how long to they last?

I have one I bought from Roger in 1990 that is still going strong.  I
replace the batteries every spring, and I had to buy a new watch about six
years ago when the jewelry store I took it too fried it changing batteries,
I do it myself now.  I've had to replace the leads a couple of times, and
once, mash the little thingies that hold the battery down because it was
loose and giving inconsistent readings...   I don't know how he stays in
business if they all last as long as mine!!!

Becky Huffman, Cleburne, Texas
www.TheOriginalSeries.com
www.BlueArabianHorseCatalog.org

"Good and Ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing
among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. "
-Aragorn, son of Arathorn


----- Original Message ----- >
> I bought a HRM and before the year warrenty lapsed, I needed the
transmitter replaced.  Luckily I got a new one free.  Then a year later,
this one went kaput.  I bought a whole new set.  A year later that
tranmitter died.
>
> I changed the batteries as needed. Each time the readings have become
unreliable.  Sometimes it's right on, then later it'll be stuck at 180 at a
walk...  Am I going to have to replace my transmitter every year or have I
just been unlucky?
>
> What has been you experience?  Do you think some brands last longer than
others?




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