Total mileage on an erg

708uvr · Post by **708uvr** » December 16th, 2007, 2:30 pm

I noticed people will frequently mention how many total miles are on a machine. How do they know? Is there some kind of internal odometer somewhere or is the figure based on doing the math in logbooks?

Citroen · Post by **Citroen** » December 16th, 2007, 4:02 pm

PM2 has two odometers, one resetable.

PM3 may have an odometer (depends on firmware level. Versions after V88 include it). Main menu --> more options --> utilities --> product ID will show it on the second page.

PM4 has an odometer. Same menu options as PM3.

708uvr · Post by **708uvr** » December 16th, 2007, 8:46 pm

Thank you, Citroen. I went to the online guides and now see that my used Model C has a little over a million meters on it. Good to know.

So I take it there's no odometer on a PM1?

(Love this forum, by the way.)

Citroen · Post by **Citroen** » December 17th, 2007, 10:41 am

708uvr wrote:So I take it there's no odometer on a PM1?

There is an odometer on the model A, that's what was used to give results. But unless it has a Performance Monitor retrofitted you won't get total distance rowed on an A.

c2scott · Post by **c2scott** » December 25th, 2007, 6:46 pm

FYI, the design for the PM3 did not include a lifetime meters counter. This was added after, and is NOT a permanent record: it can be reset by removing batteries for 30 min or so. So, although it MAY be a good indication of how old the monitor is and how long the machine has been used, it is NOT absolute.