Protect Your Machine From Cold Weather Damage !

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Here's a very important tip that a Minelab Tech. told me last year ...

"After hunting in very cold weather - DO NOT bring your metal detector into a heated house or put it close to the heater in your car !
The sudden change in temp. can allow condensation to form in the control box - and this moisture can really damage the machines electonics ! "

After hunting in very cold weather cold weather ( I try to hunt all winter ) I always double wrap my control box & battery compartment in a heavy beach towel - put the machine inside the factory carry bag - and then I wrap a winter coat around the carry bag for the ride home. This give the machine time to warn up very slowly - so no condensation forms.

HH --- Mark

 

[kschae4]

Great advice Mark, as we head into winter and still want to hunt.

 

[bunker314]

Thanks for the tip Mark. We have a COLD spell coming. Suppose to get down in the upper 40's.
HH,
Bunker

 

[tmanly]

If you do get condensate inside your display or detector, remove the batteries as soon as you can. Put the control box in a large zip lock style bag with dry rice. The rice will pull all the moisture out of the detector. I have used this on a cell phone a couple of times.

Tom in SC

 

[edjcox]

I've finished for the season. My Safari is hanging from the ceiling in my basement office, batteries removed... It'll be there till the ground thaws and the dirtfishin becomes possible again.