T31 Coded Hrm Chest Strap

by Polar

Product Features

• The ergonomic design of the Polar T31 Coded Transmitter makes it a comfortable, virtually imperceptible device to wear regardless of conditions. It is 30 percent smaller in size and 25% lighter than its predecessors.
• As more and more people use heart rate monitors today, preventing cross talk from other devices in group situations at the gym or when jogging with a friend becomes essential.
• The rigorous standards to which Polar T31 Coded Transmitters are designed guarantee maximum quality. Each transmitter delivers up to 2500 hours of operation or five years of use exercising 10 hours a week. Polar transmitters are ECG accurate and fully water resistant to 100 meters.
• Item: 5203-920135

Product Description

The Polar T31 coded transmitter is a slim and light accessory to Polar Heart Rate Monitors. With its unique coded technology, it blocks unwanted signals from other electrical devices, ensuring disturbance-free transmission of your heart rate data.

Product Details

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• ASIN: B005ERW9YY
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #646 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars worth buying, July 25, 2010

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Anna - See all my reviews

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This review is from: T31 Coded Hrm Chest Strap (Sports)

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.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Telemetry Strap, February 10, 2010

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A. Kamenick (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: T31 Coded Hrm Chest Strap (Sports)

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.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good buy, October 7, 2008

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runandwrite (Orange County, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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.

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