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Is the temperature sensor any good for others?

jmto
over 4 years ago

As I feel it's pretty much off usually and even when swimming in cold water, where one could expect the water get to the sensor.

Like today looked at the swim temperatures: 16, 16, 17, 17, 16, 15, 16, 15 °C (For the US: 59-63)

And now I'm not sure where it's located, as is the location just bad or the sensor itself?

I would expect real temperatures to be couple of degrees less. Of course it kind of isn't much, but getting the real temperatures of the water while swimming would be nice.

Also kind of HW request for future watches, make it better! :) 

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  • over 4 years ago in reply to jmto +1
    jmto said:
    So I'm sorry.

    I appreciate the apology.  It takes a bigger person to say they may have been wrong then not too.  So, with that.  I swim with a wet suit in the Puget Sound that is the draining…

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  • 0 over 4 years ago

    The body temperature influences the values read by the sensor.

    Then, it is normal that the readings are higher than the actual environment temperature.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to linsguilherme

    Yep, but my friend has Polar and he got couple of degrees lower. So he is colder than me or Polar has better sensor/design?

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to linsguilherme

    And when swimming I would guess that the water should flow also pretty good, remember this was the reason not having the optical HR when swimming as it affects the measurements... Which nowadays is there but they recommend using HR sensor.

    Only way kind of mess it up, is to have the temperature sensor below the watch directly contacting the wrist so that there isn't so much water flow which is also best place to get the body temperature to affect the reading.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to linsguilherme

    Also the watch was over wetsuit sleeve, which should also insulate my body temperature for the watch.

    I really cannot much think of the situation where the body temperature should have least effect on it, if the watch is on your wrist.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to jmto
    jmto said:
    . So he is colder than me or Polar has better sensor/design?

    You don't say if you verified the water temperature with a 3rd unit or another source.  How do you know if the Polar sensor was correct and that it wasn't off?   A couple of degrees diffence between two devices would make determining which one is correct a difficult task. 

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to tess

    Did you have anything to say to the accuracy on your own experience or do you now where the sensor is located? These were the things I asked.

    But yes, I didn't verify it on every lake, but one similar lake has sensors which say 14. So those lake were most probably around 13-14.

    And you can really feel that is it 13-14 or 16-17.. the difference doesn't sound much but the feel on your face tells a lot, it's the difference do you feel like your brain is freezing or not.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to jmto
    jmto said:
    Did you have anything to say to the accuracy on your own experience or do you now where the sensor is located? These were the things I asked.

    Yes I do have my own experience. What's with your attitude?  Simple and harmless questions frustrate you?  And the ONLY question you asked in all your post was if Polar had a better sensor. 

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to tess
    tess said:
    Yes I do have my own experience.

    Care to tell it then?

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to tess
    tess said:
    ONLY question you asked in all your post was if Polar had a better sensor. 

    Oh? You probably need to read the post again.

    Is the temperature sensor any good for others?
    is the location just bad or the sensor itself?

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to jmto
    jmto said:
    Care to tell it then?

    Yes.  Let me jump on right on that.