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Battery door quirk

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wayne_etc

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Hey folks...something I noticed today was that the battery door of my x70 kept popping open. I made sure the "hook" part of it would catch, and the door itself was seated all the way. Still, with the slightest tap, the door would open and the batteries would slide out.
Anyone else ever hear of this happening, and aside from some duct tape is there a simple remedy?

Thanks in advance.

edit...to "make do" in the field, I was luck enough to find one of my daughter's pony tale holders in the car. It stretched around the entire control box and held the door on. Not a permanent fix by any means!


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I've had my -70 since 6-08 only problem I have had so far is not enough time to hunt. I sure hope you find a solution to the door problem.
 
You could just leave the environmental cover on. Eventually when you are going to take a few weeks off from detecting send it in to minelab for repair.
 
I only had that problem once and it turned out I wasn't pushing "in" hard enough while seating and then latching the battery cover and as a result it wasn't fully latching. It was latching, but not completely. On mine I not only need to gently push in and down to fully seat it, but once seated I then have to push in and up slightly to fully latch it.
 
I guess this was a problem a while back. It seemed at the time that it was our fault for not making sure the latch caught completely. Good Luck.
 
I've had the X 70 for 21/2 yrs now and haven't had this problem. Mtmnm might have provided the solution. Good luck.
 
I was trying to figure out the deal with the battery door tonight and was examining everything closely. I noticed that the plastic "latch" on the body of the detector (not the hook part on the battery door) had a "give" to it. Looking closely I could see a small crack where it was separating from the body of the detector. A few drops of super epoxy glue and everything is holding tight now! Hopefully it'll stay that way.

Thanks for the advice. I'm still surprised that others haven't experienced this. Seems like a mild design flaw?


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I spoke too soon. The repair didn't last long. I've contact Minelab too see about having it fixed the right way. Or maybe I need a better cement/adhesive for plastic. Any suggestions?


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wayne_etc said:
I spoke too soon. The repair didn't last long. I've contact Minelab too see about having it fixed the right way. Or maybe I need a better cement/adhesive for plastic. Any suggestions?

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Hi Wayne, see if I can help a bit. In Consumer Reports magazine, the glues that get the very highest top rating for gluing plastic are:

MULTIPURPOSE ADHESIVES
Loctite - Sumo Glue (24 hours to harden--the best at Gap Filling--may require clamping)

QUICK-DRY SUPERGLUES
Krazy Glue - Advanced Formula
and
Loctite - Super Glue Control Liquid
and
Devcon - Super Glue (They all are a fast working glues with a drying time of only a few minutes--very poor at Gap Filling as good fit is needed between the two surfaces being bonded)

The QUICK-SET TWO PART EPOXIES are not as good for plastics so do not use them, they only get an average rating.
But the top very best rated glue for gluing metal is: Devcon - Plastic Steel High Strength Epoxy (24 hours to harden--very good at Gap Filling)

Cautionary Note: Do not get on your skin and use only outdoors at arms length or in very well ventilated places as the fumes-vapors can be irritating or harmful.
 
Thanks David. The last epoxie I used on it was one of those 2 part mixture deals. I'll look into the Gorilla Glue.


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Hey Beale. I bought the machine used on the classified forum. It's been around a while - has a really low serial number.


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wayne_etc said:
Thanks David. The last epoxie I used on it was one of those 2 part mixture deals. I'll look into the Gorilla Glue.

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NO, NO Wayne, do not use 2 part epoxies or Gorilla Glue. They both have only an average rating for gluing plastic. The best is and instead use Loctite Sumo Glue as a first choice, then Krazy Glue-Advanced Formula, Loctite-Super Glue Control Liquid, or Devcon-Super Glue!!
 
Loctite in my opinion are the best . We use alot of loctite products were I work and a rep also came in one day and took about an hour with us and explained how they are used and where they need to be used. We use to use others but loctite always worked the best.
 
Yeah, that's what I meant to say...Sumo NOT Gorilla!
The first repair I did (the one that didn't work long) was with the 2 part. I'll try again with loctite.


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