First silver with Explorer... Plus small problem I think...

[Anonymous]

Yesterday I finely found my first silver with my Explorer. I got a 1945 war nickle, 1964 rosie, no date buffalow and a 1901 indian head and 17 wheats that are soaking now. These were from the trashiest part of the park I have hunted for years! I did have one problem however, my battery died while I was hunting and the detector cleared my program and my saved programs were cleared also. I had to start from scratch and reprogram it from memory. Does it always do this when the battery dies? The battery indecator said the battery was still fully charged but it wouldn't start again untill I put in the new battery pack. Then when I turned it on again it gave a error message saying "Reset Required". Is this a problem? How do I fix it if it is?
Old Ran

 

[Anonymous]

Sounds like iots brain just got messed up.. had mine do it once and after the reset back to basic it never did it again.. never lost any stored programs though

 

[Anonymous]

Don't know what to tell ya about the problem Randy, even after the battery died you should still have your saved programs. Just have to wait and see what happens, I have heard of people losing all power when they got the control box wet or the detector was to hot from being in the trunk of a car. Hope it's ok Ran, congrats on your first silver, that was a pretty good day plus all the wheats, hh
Ray

 

[Anonymous]

During my earlier attempts at modifying the Explorer something happened, due to my actions, caused a very similar problem to the one you speak of.
1. The power supply in my Explorer had some how become defective, most likely due to the fact that I once managed ACCIDENTLY reverse the battery poles and attempted to turn the unit on . This did away with all my saved programs, but believe it or not, the detector still worked fine for quite a long while.
The next time this problem occured,It would mostly happen after about ten minutes of using the detector.
It could have been a consequnce of:
a) dropping the control box(that I had seperated)and the impact my have damaged the solder joints of the larger components that make up the power supply:
b) The moisture that had got into the electronics, which I duely sprayed with a water/moisture diplacement spray(electronics friendly)the moisture may or may not have contributed to the problem.
or
c) The initial reversing of the polarity had finally caught up with me.
I returned the control box back to Minelab and there techo's fixed up the power supply(quickly) and charged me about US$70.00. That was about a year ago and I have used this modified (Land And Water)Explorer quite a lot.
It may be your power supply.
It could also be due to the internal PCB's not connecting or have disconnected form there multi pin connection points and there is a bad connection at these points. IT IS UNLIKELY BUT NONE THE LESS POSSIBLE.
If this problem persists with your Explorer then I suggest you return the detector to Minelab.
Hope it is still under warranty?
If not, then there is really no alternative unless you understand electronics enough to help you repair the Explorers' power supply or whatever may be the cause. I would take the option to let Minelab do any repairs. Just remember that the Explorer, like many other devices, is a MANMADE product. Things of this nature can and will sometimes most probably go wrong. It's knowing that even if they do then there is a repair alternative that will help to put you back on track fairly quick, which will always depend on where you are located in relation to a Minelab repair centre.
I hope this helps you.
Hardnose

 

[Anonymous]

Which coil did you use in the trashiest part of the park?

 

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[Anonymous]

Randy, see my post for todays date under the classroom forum, sounds like your problem might be simular to the one I had. Good luck
Tom Blanchard