Metal Detecting Forum

There is a company named Liquipel than can dip new smart phones and tablets in a chemical that will water proof just about any smaller electronics. I contacted them and here is what they said.

Anthony,
We would be able to treat the board, (brains) if it is removable. The device as a whole is a bit to large for our current scale. If you would like to do so, simply complete the checkout process as though it were a phone & send the board in. Of course, you would want to make sure to protect & pad it in the package you send. 
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Thank You Greatly For Your Inquiry

Cost was under $70 if I remember right. I don't plan on using mine underwater but up here in the PNW it seems like your under water with the rain.

I plan on sending in my Xterra "brain" when the warranty runs out in August. I would send my phone but I don't think I could go 3-4 days without it. Lol

What you guys and gals think?

what about the lcd and non=circuit board electronics/components?

There was another product around about 20 years ago that made similar promises. Trouble was after 6 months or so it permanently detuned tunable capacitors. I'd watch them for at least a year and see if they're still around.

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Garrett AT-Pro, Minelab E-Trac, 2 Pro Pointers and a probe rod.

If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good. ~ Thomas J. Watson, Jr.

C-mon they are puttting this stuff in iPhones. The parts inside the phones are 10x smaller and probably more fragile then these detectors. I don't think they even use tunable caps anymore in new electronics any more.

You might want to direct your questions towards them. I just though for anyone with a warranty about to expire or wanted something better than a silly Tupperware case.

My point was meant that sometimes new wonder products have issues that take time to show up. Just because someone treats their phone now doesn't mean they won't regret it in a year. Call me an old fart but i've watched many a miracle product fail over the years. So before I risk my expensive stuff I want to see a successful track record. Just hard experience talking!

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Garrett AT-Pro, Minelab E-Trac, 2 Pro Pointers and a probe rod.

If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good. ~ Thomas J. Watson, Jr.

I'm always amazed at the amount of people still buying "snake oil". BEWARE!

If it sounds too good to be true . It probably is !

Spend your money where you want but I still would not chance getting the detector wet. There is a lot more to a detector than the board............. connectors, potentiometers, display, switches, cables, speaker and more.

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Bells and whistles are nice, but nothing will substitute for the basic understanding of the hobby.

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Did you guys even go check the site or did just jump on the "snake oil " bandwagon?

They are winning awards for this product. Like ces show in Vegas. I am sure People thought metal detectors were a "snake oil" at one time while the other guy was stacking silver. And I bet that "intern net" thing will never catch on either.......right.

Never mind next time I find a product that might be useful I will just let it pass. I was just trying to make mine a little more water resistant. Good luck.

I went to the website. I'm not saying snakeoil...........but long term is unproven yet especially in regards to how electrical components will fare from the coating material. In regards to a detector, all the comonents would need this treatment to be effective. Which the company is unable to do at this time. It would be similar to having a major leak in a tire fixed, but leaving a couple of small leaks unrepaired.

Don't get so touchy! It's just many of us have seen too many long term failures of similar highly aclaimed products. The stuff I mentioned earlier took the marine industry by storm. Even manufacturers jumped on the band wagon. It was raved about for about a year then the troubles started. Two years later, gone.

It might be great but it might not, long term. Some of us are very cautious. Besides you can get water and salt intrusion along wire strands under insulation, some insulation is not water proof. Rotary pots won't be helped by this nor many switches. In the end it might help the board but not save you from a short somewhere else which kills the board anyway.

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Garrett AT-Pro, Minelab E-Trac, 2 Pro Pointers and a probe rod.

If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good. ~ Thomas J. Watson, Jr.

You asked what we thought and now that we told you, you get your panties all in a twist. I'm sure it is a fine product and I don't think it is snake oil, I just don't think it would work on metal detectors like it does on cell phones. You would have to treat the entire detector to make it waterproof and even if they could do it, I think it would not work properly because of the different components involved but I am anxiously waiting to see your video on the water test this fall.

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Bells and whistles are nice, but nothing will substitute for the basic understanding of the hobby.

CTX 3030, V3i, M6 W/Bigfoot coil, Cibola/modified

To be honest you just sound like sheeple. One person does not think it works or is skepticle and you all follow each other like lost sheep. Then you just regurgitate what other people said. Reread your posts. Open your mind. You can think on your own yOu know.

Trust me I am in no way upset just stating what I see. Everyone wants new stuff but no one wants to try it. NOt me as soon as my warranty runs dry I am sending my xterra brain in. I am just trying to make mine more water resistant to this northwest weather. I never once said I would dunk my machine even though they say it's water proof.

So I will let you go back to answering your same questions about which detector is best for silver, or which detector goes deepest since that keeps the sheep safe.

Trust me I am not so touchy. You tell me how you feel and I am allowed to tell you the same.

wow

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