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Why specifically do you want the the Model E ?

Its not in your list of "Wants" so personally I would get the Model D.

You may need some different bolts from memory, but the plastic fits.

Personally I would be keeping the PM4 as a backup monitor, but thats just me.

Don't leave any batteries in it and keep it in dry place.

The end that bolts to the rower itself is the same on all the arms. The issue is at the monitor end, the PM2 was wider than the PM3 so it needed about 1.6mm sliced of it to make the PM3 fit. The arm has evolved over the years to include a down height stop and later a hole in the web at the monitor e...

Yes if the second hardware version made after mid 2008.

See if you have the later version by the firmware its running here.

https://www.concept2.com/service/monitors/pm4/firmware

Buy a new PM5 unless you can find a second hardware version of the PM3 made after 2008.

Personally I think its no longer worth getting a PM3. A late hardware version PM4 is still an excellent monitor and its the one I am still using.

Use this, it worked for me.
https://www.freespiritsrowing.com/forum ... calculator

Your fastest time is obtained by getting to your target pace within 4 to 6 strokes and then maintain a constant pace till the finish and die on the finish finish line and not before. The only strategy is the luxury of being able to slow near the finish because your winning so you can conserve energy...

Cannot remember if I used alcohol based like mentholated spirits or petroleum based like petrol to loosen the adhesive tape. You need to get the monorail really clean so the new tape sticks. Unfortunately for me the sweat got under the paint on the rail so I had to strip it all the way back to the a...

Yes but the old rail was lifting and it was falling off anyway so it was easy to remove. You just need something to loosen the adhesive tape its held on with, thoroughly clean the area its sticking too again and make sure the holes in it line up with the ones on the rail if it has holes in it. Sweat...

^^^^^ Awesome post. Keep on rowing dude.

Hey Bob, look I can understand some of your frustrations. Why don't you search the Forum, you will find we have made many suggestions years ago as to improvements in the monitor that have simply not happened. One of the biggest inaccuracies of the monitor is the average rating or SPM in the final re...

Wow you own a Jeep ? its not the model that try's to kill you when your not even driving it is it ?

What a brilliant piece of engineering.

Yes on the board, the gold plated contacts can get a build up as the carbon from the keypad breaks down. Also clean the carbon button contacts on the rubber keypad. Use only a cotton bud and some IPA. If you have a fiberglass PCB rework pen then you can give the gold contacts a quick flick but gener...

Its not broken so don't fix it. Some would also argue that their bycycle has come along way since the 1980's but I would say its hardly changed. Still ride mine that I purchased in 1984. Just upgraded the crank bearing to a sealed unit and had to replace the wheels but its still running the steel fr...