can i leave my Vaquero in the car/truc

[Hightone]

I would think if it was out of direct sunlight, you would be fine. If heat was that much of an issue for circuit boards, your radio wouldn't work, and it's usually in a confined area right under the dash that gets extremely hot. my cell phone works fine as well after being in direct sunlight for hours.

 

[pulltab]

good point hightone

 

[Ken/CO]

I usually remove the control box(s) and place it in a small ice chest with a re-freezeable ice block.

Come to think of it, when they ship metal detectors, they are shipped inside a truck trailer. Ever been inside one of those trailers?, well over 100 degrees when going across CA, AZ, TX, etc.

The electronics are tougher than you think.

 

[southon37]

My Jeep is blue but all windows are dark tinted except the front is legal and do leave the windows cracked. When I get to my Jeep after work it's comfortable and my M/D is cool to touch. Happy Hunting.

 

[dglfi]

Somethings been bugging me for the last couple of days. Wasn't getting any peace of mind. So I gave in and got a Compadre. I do not have a whole lot of time to go out and hunt these days so I'm thinking of keeping the Compadre at the back of my two seater truck so I'd always have an MD with me when the opportunity presents itself- like if I am driving by an area and I see a tot lot, I'll just hop out and try it for a few minutes. Anyway, my new investment hasn't arrived so I'm testing the truck right now to see how hot it gets inside and how hot it will get inside a padded bag behind the seat of my truck. So, what would you guys consider the maximum safe temperature to store a MD?

-Stew

ETA: ok- just went back over this thread and saw Tabdogs comment that 100 F was the max or it would void the warranty. Does that mean that anything below the 100 F mark is safe?

 

[pulltab]

i stuck my BBQ thermometer in the trunk yesterday 93 degrees here. trunk got to 115 was the hotest I read on it it was much hotter in the car.
but I have stereo amps in my trunk and they run HOT. but or not affected staying in the trunk. not to mention the computers under the hood that has to be hotter than the trunk.

 

[Wayne/TX]

Kenco said it right, detector electronics are designed to be very
tough and heat resistant but, it's still best to protect it some.
TIP: Color, Color, Color my friends, is Everything! A light
colored car absorbs LESS heat that a Dark one, Black being
the worst.

But now get this strangeness: Did you know that an engine, especially air cooled
like a motorcycle ( and even the water cooled type), will actually run
COOLER if painted BLACK??!! Yes it's true! This has been known
in the racing biz for years. Physicists explain it this way: It's totally
because of the Color! The molecules of black or dark pigment have the
peculiar ability to ABSORB heat..! Not just Sunlight heat, but ANY heat..!
In an engine, this translates to actually absorbing the heat from the INSIDE
of the engine! And a cooler running motor will perform better than a hotter one!

Now you might ask, why won't the black also absorb heat from outside the engine,
like in hot Summer? Well, the answer to that is also peculiar...the Black will always
draw heat from the hottest source! "The absorption of heat by the pigment is
transversly proportional to temperature, the higher the temp. the greater the
absorption into the molecule matrix lattice"! This principle, btw, is being studied
by Astronomers, to better understand how stars are formed from clouds of
molecular Hydrogen in the Universe around us, a constant process, ongoing as
we speak!

Now, here's what to do, and I have tried this...Cover your detector completely
with a WHITE sheet or towel. It will stay cooler, even in a hot car!
Try it, you'll see it's true!
..W

 

[Steve(MS)]

pick you up a cheap or old worn detector to keep in your vehicle and keep your good detector at home.
Use your Vaq only when you are able to return it home.