another Tesoro waterproof question

[Tajue17]

now that I know the compadre's coil in fact is waterproof,, let me ask you this.. my compadre and vaquero how deep in the water can you go or is there a "rule of thumb" you guys use for non-submergable machines.. its Freshwater only for these two machines as far as inthe water but should I keep it say 2ft and less or do any of you go almost to the bottom of the head unit????

also just for curiousty,, have any of you ever stumbled in the water and accidently dropped or submerged your machine maybe for even a split second,,, if that did happen is it instant death or can you quickly remove the battery and let dry and it might work arterwards or maybe something like that? I was wondering about creeks and small rivers but as a fly fisherman I know it gets slippery under there..

 

[Sven]

If water gets into your case, it will short out the electronics and stop working. If saltwater will corrode the parts and solder joints quickly if not rinsed.
Freshwater drops might not damage too much of the circuit board if at all, parts are sealed so it will need a thorough drying, more than likely work again.
The pots are not sealed and are of the inexpensive kind, less than $1 each, more like 50 cents each if you know where to buy. Those may or may not work
after drying. Coil connector may also need to be looked at for drying. Pray if you drop in salt water.

Regarding the coils, they are foam filled and float. May take extra effort to keep it submerged using the 7" and larger coils. Sort of like holding down underwater a ball.
I haven't tried water hunting with a 5.75" coil yet.

 

[kirk01]

Have hunted in fresh water with the V and Silver up to about 2 1/2 feet deep.

Never had a problem, but I have never got the control box wet.

Good Hunting,
Denny

 

[Pulltab Assasin]

For what it's worth, in the 80's I dropped an old style Compass into Lake Tahoe. Opened it up to dry and it was fine. I think I would wear some type of leash to connect it to the upper part of the body just in case. Didn't think I would drop the Compass, but I did.
Haven't introduced myself to the Forum yet, so this is it. Greetings Forum.

 

[foxhunter]

the compadre would only be good for fresh water...as far as wading goes..thats up to you but if you get the housing wet there is a good chance you'll ruin it...

 

[fowlercharles]

Hi Tajue, I've posted here and elsewhere a few times over the years about what I call my "Katrina" Sidewinder

 

[Tajue17]

hey you guys thank you for all the posts.. its good info atleast I got it out of the way. Fowlercharles,, what a story and sorry to hear about the flood you had to deal with during that,,despite your post above being # 666 I hope you post back and make it 667 just in case and then go find some old silver... awesome though with the info and its always good to be reminded how decent Tesoro is to its customers and thats why at some point I'll have every model here..

thanks again T

 

[tvr]

Charlie has a lot of terrific experience to share. Hope to hear more! Maybe a re-post or update of that button find that the experts found they weren't really experts on???

I could not resist hunting water with the Cibola that had very quickly paid for itself. I'd take it knee deep, then about box deep. Then I bought a used water proof detector so that I could hunt water and not drown the Cibola ... and get better depth in the wet salt environments. I also picked up a CZ6a that is "splash proof and water resistant". Well on one trip to Florida, I packed only the CZ6a since the wife and I had packed up to the weight limits for the baggage and did not want to incur extra bag charges. I could not stay out of the water and ended up getting hit by a wave. The water looks like it entered the battery compartment and then the detector made this terrible squealing sound. I turned it off, took it to the room, took the battery cover off, batteries out and aired it out. It came back to life. Has been fine for the two years 11 months since that event. I have learned how to pack more detectors with less weight by shifting weight to carry on bags ... including my wife's purse. Now those trips include a waterproof detector. Plan is to pack the Sand Shark for an upcoming trip.

You don't want to get the electronics wet, but it may not be a detector death if you do. Better not to chance it.
Cheers,
tvr

 

[fowlercharles]

Yikes on that 666 stuff so I'll get on with 667, and fess up that I don't always take my own advice. I did use 2 or 3 different detectors(in water) when trying to locate a ring in a cowpond. I finally found it after the dam had broke and drained some of the pond. It was 10 years after the first attempt, December, and cold as a Witches,,, finger! I was takin water in over my Rubber boot tops and nearly bumping the cold water with my butt whenever I would squat trying to get a little more reach with the coil while not wetting my machine. Fishooks ,lead sinkers,scrap tin, barbed wire and you name it was not very incouraging.I finally waded out , went to my truck, broke out the old GS II, tuned up for "gold accept only", waded back in and all was quite as could be. When I finally did get another hit, I had to really squat low and nearly wet my butt and the "box", but I reached into the mud and was able to put the ring on my finger and come up with it for my friend to see. It was actually his Heart Dr's College Graduation Ring that his Father had bought for him.My friend returned it to his Dr.as a surprise Christmas gift during their Christmas dinner together.Causes like that would be reason enough I think to take a chance on wetting a machine. I was more concerned about not getting my butt wet in that cold water than I was the machine so I had plenty reason to be careful not to slip. HH, Charlie

 

[fowlercharles]

Hey Andy, Button situation is bout same as before,I need to perk up and tend to that some more while I still can. I feel it is a really great button, and a true mystery. Be really cool for someone to find one of it's mates, HH, Charlie

 

[smokey63]

Yikes on that 666 stuff so I'll get on with 667, and fess up that I don't always take my own advice. I did use 2 or 3 different detectors(in water) when trying to locate a ring in a cowpond. I finally found it after the dam had broke and drained some of the pond. It was 10 years after the first attempt, December, and cold as a Witches,,, finger! I was takin water in over my Rubber boot tops and nearly bumping the cold water with my butt whenever I would squat trying to get a little more reach with the coil while not wetting my machine. Fishooks ,lead sinkers,scrap tin, barbed wire and you name it was not very incouraging.I finally waded out , went to my truck, broke out the old GS II, tuned up for "gold accept only", waded back in and all was quite as could be. When I finally did get another hit, I had to really squat low and nearly wet my butt and the "box", but I reached into the mud and was able to put the ring on my finger and come up with it for my friend to see. It was actually his Heart Dr's College Graduation Ring that his Father had bought for him.My friend returned it to his Dr.as a surprise Christmas gift during their Christmas dinner together.Causes like that would be reason enough I think to take a chance on wetting a machine. I was more concerned about not getting my butt wet in that cold water than I was the machine so I had plenty reason to be careful not to slip. HH, Charlie

Great story, but now I'm curious how it got in the cowpond

 

[fowlercharles]

Hi Smokey, Best as I can remember from what I was told,one day when the young Dr. was there fishing and using worms or whatever for bait he washed the goo off his hands at the edge of the pond and as he was shake/slinging the water from his open hands, the ring went flying off into the pond. Lol, musta been a pretty generous shake that sent it a "fer piece" out into that pond. 10-11 years later after the dam break and much of the water had drained out, the ring was still probably 15' feet from where the waterline was when he lost it. I had searched as far out as I could back and forth in the cold water for almost an hour and my friend was about to go for his boat so I could somehow attempt to search out even farther. That would have likely been a disaster in some way if I had not found it when I did.HH, Charlie

 

[Mracquis]

a few ideas:

(u need a long cable on the coil)

1

 

[fowlercharles]

Somewhere back in my memory , seems I recall seeing some pics and story of a