Need help!!!........

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

What would cause my Explorer XS to use batteries at twice the pace as it used to? I used to go 2 days with new alkalines, and now I only get about 7 hours out of them. I did send my probe in to Sunray and Ralph sent me back a new one except the switch box. The XS also went to Vegas for work and they replaced some computer board inside. HELP if you can!!!

 

[jimp]

I usualy get 8 to 10 hours on a battery. More when I don't run a threshhold. I just use the standard battery that came with it. Some of our club members have the ones that have more detecting time but 8 hours is about right. Good Hunting. Jim P.

 

[migolddigger]

OK, Have you switched Headphones recently? If you have,check your connections on them and make sure they seat all the way. I know if you don't have headphones on the Explorer, they like to eat batteries. Dumb question, but is your backup light on? That will cause this as-well. Clean all your connections on the battery outside and inside, and on the spring too with an eraser tip. Next look at the bottom inside of the Explorer, Check the springs to see if there's any type of build up on them. If so gently clean them. What type of Batteries are you using? you could have gotten a bad batch. It happens from time to time. Check the Expiration date on them. It could be a ground problem on the probe but I doubt it. Sun Ray makes a Quality probe but hey give them a shout it cant hurt. Let me know what you find out.

Tom

 

[James N.D.]

You probably just got a bad set of batteries, that's all. Also, where do you put your detector when you go out? You could have bumped something into the detector and it hit the power button and you maybe didn't know it at the time. When you sent your detector in to have it fixed, maybe some solder got crossed with another component, but I'm not sure if the detector would still work if that happened and I don't think the person working on it would have missed something like that. Just try another set of batteries and post back a response if you figure it out.

 

[manganos]

Another member on here showed me something about our detectors. If you take out you battery and look down there with a light you will see some corrosion between the terminals. I'm not sure how the moisture gets in there but it is simple to get rid of. Go to your auto parts store and buy what is called "isoheat". It is isoproprolyne (sp). Take a long handled artist brush and swab the inside of the battery terminals throughly. Let it dry and check it again. Do this until they look all shiny and new again. The corrosion between the terminals actually will put a slight short across the terminals. Look in there and let us know if you have the greenish corrosion. Hope this helps.

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

I have not switched headphones, but will check out the springs etc... Back light is not on, and I have been using alkalines, several types and good dates. Thanks! I will let you know!

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

I used to get two days, so 7 hours is dissappointing for me. I am using alkalines so they usually get more life than rechargeables.

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

Not the batteries. I have tried more than a dozen rounds and a few different types. I will let you all know! Thanks!

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

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