Customer Reviews

Polar T31 Coded Transmitter and Belt Set

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I have owned a polar hrm and transmitter before and love it.I wanted the same quality, so when my polar transmitters battery life was exhaustd, I purchased the same transmitter.NO regrets!!!Polar T31 Coded Transmitter and Belt Set Do not bother sending your polar transmitter to the company after the battery wears out not worth the money--too expensive. You can purchase a new transmitter for half the price.

I purchased this telemetry strap to use while working out at the gym. Almost all the cardio machines at my gym have Polar receivers and can display my heart rate from this transmitter without having to hold on to the physical sensors. This may not seem like a big win, but it's much more comfortable to walk on a treadmill or use an elliptical machine without having to hold on to heart rate sensors.

Using the strap is easy: you just wrap it around your chest, connect the loose end of the strap to the sensor and moisten the contacts. There is no on/off button so you don't have to worry about anything except for putting it on. It is fairly comfortable to wear, and I don't really notice when it is on. The whole thing is made out of plastic and the strap is elastic. The build quality is excellent and it is completely waterproof.

The strap is 'coded' which means that you don't have to worry about interference from other people wearing straps around the gym. This works with the polar wrist-watches, but I have found that the 'coding' doesn't work with the Life Fitness treadmills/elliptical machines or the Precor elliptical machines at my gym. Your mileage may vary, but if the person next to me on the machine is also wearing a telemetry strap, the machine will get confused and vary wildly in its reading. Sometimes it will display my heart rate, and others it will display the person next to me. This is more a problem of the proximity of the machines. If the other person is one machine away, there is no problem with interference. I haven't found this to be a big deal, if I need to I just move one machine over.

Pros:
+ Fully waterproof
+ Excellent build quality
+ Comfortable
+ Accurate

Cons:
- Interference with other transmitters nearby in gym (this is a problem with the receiver on the equipment, not the strap).

Bottom Line: Excellent strap to use with a watch. If you are using in a gym with a receiver on a machine, be prepared to deal with some interference if there is another transmitter within 5-10 feet.

I was frankly a little concerned that, despite the product description and picture, the item might not include the elastic strap with the transmitter, since Amazon listed the strap as an item frequently purchased with this item. In case anyone else is concerned, yes, it does come with the elastic strap!

The transmitter works well in general, although I've noticed it gives me trouble when running near power lines -- I don't know if anyone has found a way to prevent that yet.

It's a excelente product. In my spinning class i always had a interference problem with other's people monitor. With this belt the problem are gonne. Excellent !!!

The Wearlink transmitter that came with my Polar FT40 just wouldn't pick up my heart rate in the pool, and swimming is pretty much the exercise I do. So when I lost it, I wasn't too broken-hearted. Instead of replacing it with the same, I bought this model, thinking it might be more watertight, as it's one piece. It works wonderfully! Unfortunately, I can't directly compare the two as I've also begun wearing the transmitter strap so that the contacts are on my back (and upside-down to keep right and left on their proper sides, in case that matters)--this was also said to help get a good heart rate when in the water.
The only downside is that this model won't let me change my own battery when it eventually dies. Honestly, I consider this a small price to pay as I can now actually track my workouts. Plus, as this design doesn't have a small part, it is far less likely to get lost or absconded with by a pet or kid.

KISS; Keep It Simple Sweetie!

I wanted something that would tell me what my heart rate was at the gym on their cardio equipment without holding the heart rate sensors. This transmits to the equipment even if I am not using the F4 watch and heart rate display.

This does a great job of letting me know if I am in my target heart rate zone or not!

Polar has always been my only selection for heart rate monitors. I am a competetive athlete that requires such a quality and accurate piece of equipment and this HRM definitely provides that.

I have purchased the Polar T31Coded Transmitter and Belt Set from Amazon as a replacement for my old transmitter and belt. Before bying this set, I have considered replacing just the battery itself but the cost and headache for doing it were both not worth it. Also, there was nothing even close in the price range at the Dick's Sporting Goods that I could find as these parts are not being sold by the stores. I have to say that I am NOT using the original wrist watch that came with this set due to the fact that all of the Precor aerobic machines in our gym support this set by directly reading the heart rate from the belt transmitter and displaying it on the console. It is a much better and more convinient option for me not to have to check the wrist watch and play with it so the compatibility with other exercise equipment is something I care about a lot.
This product is very reliable as it took over 12 years for a battery to wear-out before I had to replace it. I am strongly recommending this product based on its longevity, durability, quality, compatibility with other equipment, and price affortibility.

This is a replacement piece from a lost/stolen WearLink coded transmitter. In comparison this strap is much less comfortable; make sure it's in a comfortable position before going on a long run or hard work out, i had a little chafing under my bra and on my stomach area because i didn't have it attached snug enough. Also it takes longer to pick up the reading and can lose it if you reposition. Overall it works well, it does what it's suppose to. But if i had a choice i would've spent the extra 20 bucks and got the more comfortable WearLink Coded transmitter. If you use this piece daily for more than an hour strongly consider just that, but if you wear it a couple times a week for shorter workouts the Polar T31 will do the job just fine.

Arrived fast and as advertised. No problems at all. I would recommend this sealed version of transmitter over those with replaceable batteries, since the latter always tend to malfunction after replacing battery.