Originally Posted by
OnyxTiger
Now, I've heard that it's a good idea to get the device damp before putting on, so that it gets a better signal, but I decided not to. Will try that and see what happens.
I run mine under the sink for a moment before I put it on. But in my experience, what can go wrong if you
don't do that is you'll get a really low reading for the first couple minutes, or none at all. Then you begin to sweat and then the thing is wet anyway so it doesn't matter if you wet it or not.
You said you just got yours, right? When a chest strap goes bonkers the first thing you usually try is changing the battery, but that's probably not it either. Is this happening pretty consistently for you?