very happy but.........

[MEV]

First time I went detecting for real to an old park. I started detecting and in less than 1 min i found my very first coin about 3 inches down. I got really excited. I continued and this is no kidding. Every sweep was a coin. I found pennies, a necklace and other things. It was infested of coins!!. About 50 minutes later , I found a gold chain (Lets hope this is really gold) but something happened to my detector. Suddenly it went off while i was with my shovel making a hole i didnt see it when it went off . This is the second time it happens. i turned it on again and everything was okay , i was wondering if the x terra 705 has an automatically turn off when it is turn on for several minutes , the first time it went off, it was 50 minutes on before it went off. I read the manual and didn't found nothing about this, i hope that by accident i turn it off but i don't think so.


im sure its not the batterys their new

 

[thecoinhunter]

MEV
The Xterra 705 are really partial to"copper top" batteries. Most of the other brands of batteries are a fraction of an inch shorter than the Duacell's. I had the same problem when I started with my first Xterra 70. Now I have a 70 and a 705 and that's all I use is Duracells and I haven't had a problem since!
thecoinhunter

 

[MEV]

Thanks coinhunter i hope your right my batteries are alkaline Sony

 

[Digger]

In addition to the proper battery "length", another thing I might suggest is to check the tension on the battery springs. When mine acted like you described, I found that the springs weren't providing enough tension to keep the battery contacts in place. When I set it on the ground to dig or bumped the coil up against something solid, the batteries momentarily lost their point of contact and the detector shut off. Now I'm not telling you to do this.............. but what I did to mine was remove the batteries and (using a small paper clip with a short "hook-like" bend on the end) gently pulled up on the springs. I was very careful to not pull so hard it caused damage. But just enough so the springs would provide a bit more tension on the batteries. After I extended the springs just a touch, I've not had any problems with mine shutting off. In my case, I suspect that bouncing around in the vehicle when traveling to the hunt sites had jiggled the batteries around so as to compress the springs a little bit. Since then I have been careful to place it upright so that the batteries are laying flat when transporting it. JMHO HH Randy

 

[MEV]

to be exact my baterys are SONY STAMINA PLATINUM ALKALINE

 

[WONKA]

Mev,
Having had a 70 and now a 705 after reading your post I believe this is a fairly common problem as I have adjusted the contacts a number of times. Another problem other than the short batterys is on some of the cheaper battery brands have a thin layer of wax or clear coat on the battery contact points; touching up with a bit of sandpaper or a file takes care of the problem.

 

[elrodcod]

MEV
The Xterra 705 are really partial to"copper top" batteries. Most of the other brands of batteries are a fraction of an inch shorter than the Duacell's. I had the same problem when I started with my first Xterra 70. Now I have a 70 and a 705 and that's all I use is Duracells and I haven't had a problem since!
thecoinhunter

That's rediculous.

 

[mapper65]

I had a similar situation happen a few weeks ago. I put brand new Energizer batteries in. For the first 10 minutes of detecting, when I would set the detector down and start digging and by the time I picked it back up, it was off. After that happened a few times I removed the batteries and put them back in. It was fine after that. I think the way the battery door slides over top of the batteries and how it gets situated may have been the cause. I possibly didn't have it closed completely. Nothing else changed so that's all i can contribute my situation to. I've been using Energizers for over a year and a half in my 705 so I don't expect that they are the problem. I've been out a few times since I reseated the batteries with no problems. I always putt he batteries in from the rise rather than the top which can cause them to bang down on the springs.