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khouse said:Those other $600 machines - are they waterproof?
khouse said:I'm sure someone if not Garrett will come up with a the cover you speak of. But the other advantage of being waterproof isn't just the submersion in water. It will not be susceptible to dust, rain and any moisture on the inner workings. So even if it's used 100% on land your ahead of the game. Don't you believe that your other machines "if" waterproof would be a plus?
SteveP(NH) said:khouse said:Those other $600 machines - are they waterproof?
No and I am kind of glad of it. The main environmental problem I have with detectors isn't from water - it is from tree branches and from the detector scraping against rocks and sometimes my relic shovel. I always use environmental covers to protect the lcd screen from getting scratched or dinged from tree branches I walk thru on the way to cellar holes in the woods, or sometimes I will accidentally prop my detector up on my shovel and the wind will blow it off and it will hit the shovel on the way down to the ground or a sharp rock once it gets there. I am concerned that no one will make a good environment cover for the At Pro since it is waterproof and so while it will be protected against water (I have been detecting for 20 years now and have never had an issue with a machine getting wet except for some beach machines I had which were water proof to 250 feet. But I have had issues with other environmental issues several times. The odd shape of the control box (with the bullet shape on the front (for lack of a better way to describe it) will make it impossible to use an environmental cover made from another detector and have it fit. You think looking thru an environmental cover is bad, try using one with a big scratch across the lcd when the sun catches it.
Jason in TN said:SteveP(NH) said:khouse said:Those other $600 machines - are they waterproof?
No and I am kind of glad of it. The main environmental problem I have with detectors isn't from water - it is from tree branches and from the detector scraping against rocks and sometimes my relic shovel. I always use environmental covers to protect the lcd screen from getting scratched or dinged from tree branches I walk thru on the way to cellar holes in the woods, or sometimes I will accidentally prop my detector up on my shovel and the wind will blow it off and it will hit the shovel on the way down to the ground or a sharp rock once it gets there. I am concerned that no one will make a good environment cover for the At Pro since it is waterproof and so while it will be protected against water (I have been detecting for 20 years now and have never had an issue with a machine getting wet except for some beach machines I had which were water proof to 250 feet. But I have had issues with other environmental issues several times. The odd shape of the control box (with the bullet shape on the front (for lack of a better way to describe it) will make it impossible to use an environmental cover made from another detector and have it fit. You think looking thru an environmental cover is bad, try using one with a big scratch across the lcd when the sun catches it.
Have zag make a screen cover will never scratch and want need a cover. Simple fix. Then just come in hose it down and you are good to go.
Jason