Battery Drain ...

[Willee - Texas]

Anyone notice that the alkaline battery's will drain with the detector off?
Went to use my V3 today and the battery's were depleted.
The new pack of alkalinity's had about 5 hours total use on them before I left the V3 in the closet for a few weeks.

The Fisher CZ-6 had the same problem but that was corrected with the CZ-6A.

 

[Larry (IL)]

That does not sound right Willee and I haven't had that problem. If it only happens to the alkaline pack, I would guess a short in the pack somewhere or a bad battery.

 

[Willee - Texas]

Could be Larry ... it only happened because I was called to an unexpected job for a few weeks and did not take the V3 with me.
However, for the rest of this summer it wont get a chance to sit in the closet unused again. lol

Perhaps I will be able to test that again this fall ... maybe ...

 

[Steve Howard]

With all White's detectors, some small battery draw is expected when battery is in and detector is off. Usually takes days or even a week to note, however, not a good idea to leave batteries in for several days and expect a full charge to remain. A price one has to pay for the best shielding against external noise and static. Good shielding requires a great ground, loop, loop cable, box, and PCB. All the foil lining in the world can not ground or shield as good as a solid aluminum box!

Howard