Anyone own a Pacemaker Enduro Computer?

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rpduc

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This came up in sled-fiend's thread but rather than jack his thread I'll ask here.

I've seen a lot of talk of ICO and Watchdog puters, but little on Pacemakers.

I can get one real cheap. Anyone familiar with them? Any comments?

TIA

Ross
 
From what I've seen of them, they had a lot of problems and were not as reliable as the ICOs. Battery life is terrible, they frooze up mid race, and were large as well. Perhaps they were sorted out eventually but who knows? ICOs turn up, keep looking.
 
The 9V battery is the weak link on the Pacemaker.
The battery's internal plates would separate from all the banging around.
 
The newer ones used two 9V batteries, one a backup I suppose. The one Bucksnbikes had was always a PIA, rarely worked without a hitch.
 
Found the e-bay unit, but no sensor or thumb switch...

Is that what the Pro Comp unit looked like? Looks exactly like the dual sport unit they sell now...

The seller claims it "seems" to work fine but how would he know with no sensor?
 
In double checking you're right it's the dual sport version.

Seems to work does make it questionable.


I had an old pacemaker got all the settings in for my first enduro. On race morning went to turn it on....batteries dead...that was the end of the pacemaker.
 
I hate to swim against the tide, but I was given an original Pacemaker by a buddy that quit riding and had no further use for his. I've used it for the last 3 seasons without a problem that wasn't my fault. Mine uses AA baterries, not 9V (it's OLD), and I put a fresh set in for every race, but other than that, it's been fine. If I had a choice between that and the ProComp, I'd take the ProComp...it's a very nice unit (son runs one), but for the price (free in my case) the Pacemaker has been great. I wouldn't necessarily reject one out of hand if the price was right.

Tim H
 
I own a pacemaker, needs to be repaired though. I wiped out on a nasty wet day and it took a shot to its case a couple seasons back and started leaking and the race program screwed up and I had to wing it the rest of the event. Never got it fixed as that is its main down fall. Fred had in the past been far to busy racing and not putting full effort into the business.

I really like it but as said they aren't the most reliable. Are a little wide and eat 9 volts in 1 event. The 9 volt connectors do come off the wiring if you aren't careful installing battery's also.

If it was reliable I would take it over the ICO checkmate in a heart beat.
It has all info on the main screen including min and sec and the screen is not busy with a bunch of B. S. info I don't need like on the ICO. Its large and easy to read while bouncing around the trail. Also I would rather be able to change my own battery's then have to send it in every couple of years to get them changed out like the ICO. I also am not a big fan of the auto cal that ICO has put on their computer, I find it can make you chase mileage around if the club that put on the event mileage is not consistently the same. Oh and so you know the ICO is what I have been running over the past 2 seasons yes successfully but not as comfortably.

Roscoe
 
Roscoe's post echos everything I heard and read about the Pacemaker. Great unit when it's working. I got a Watchdog. It's simple, functional, and bulletproof.
 
Thanks for the additional info.

I guess the battery life would be a deal breaker for me as I'd also like to use it on my old Husky for putting around town. (Unless someone has an old mechanical speedo that would work on that beast :eek: )
 
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