Hot weather caused my screen to fade

[Anonymous]

I was out hunting yesterday. It was in the 90's. I noticed my screen began to fade.
Will the heat damage the unit?
I had a meter cover on as well as a box cover....

B

 

[Anonymous]

n/t

 

[jbow]

I hunt in some pretty darn hot weather but I never use a cover for the box or for the pod. The cover on the pod may actually be making it hotter. The pod needs no cover even in the rain and you can get a screen cover replacement cheap from White's... or you can get a pack of Palm screen protectors and cut them to fit, they are anti-glare too. I guess if I were on a beach I might use the box cover but not otherwise. I'd remove the pod cover.

J

 

[Aurium]

The screen is an electronic element and as such I would suspect that high temperatures could cause some problems. But I would expect those high temperatures to be a problem if the detector were stored in a vehicle, in full sunlight on a bright summer day. Not what you would typically see walking around outside around 90 or so. I cover my detector when inside the vehicle, and try to be careful about storage, and storage temperatures.

 

[Rob (IL)]

The covers are good for dirt and scratches. As far as rain there should be no need. I've hunted in temperatures pushing 100 and never had a problem with the unit or screen. This included some pretty hot weather in the Rio Grand Valley of Texas. Carl has warned about keeping the detector and coils in hot vehicles and trunks. Yes I know many people do it an have no troubles. Rob

 

[Anonymous]

It must be the cover and pod cover. I did not store i in the hot car.

b

 

[jbow]

I hang a light colored cap over the pods of any detectors I carry in my truck mostly so they don't bump each other or something else and get marred. I always have several detectors in the back seat... never had a bit of a problem either but I drive and extended cab F-150 with heavily tinted windows in the back part. You can see in but not easily, you have to cup your hands to the glass to get an idea of what is inside and it still isn't clear. I can see out just fine though. The air gets hot in there but the detectors really don't get as hot as you'd think. They are never hot to the touch, never as hot as they may quickly get out hunting in the sun, especially when you lay it aside to recover a target. Black absorbs heat and detectors have been black forever... of course we haven't had these LCD displays for all that long. An anti-glare screen protector may help to deflect some of the heat too, but i'm not sure. I still think using a pod cover in the sun probably holds extra heat... sort of like wearing a black plastic coat while you are detecting in the sun... try that and see if you get hotter.

Julien

 

[jbow]

I have thought about this and I wonder... if your vehicle gets really hot would it help to lay one of those foil covered windshield thingies over your detectors or get a "frozen food bag" from the grocery store and slip it over your coil... still I don't see any way a black coil can get hotter in a vehicle than it can in direct sunlight while hunting. It the sun a black coil can quickly become hot to the touch but it never does in my truck. I wonder why if heat is such a problem... why do they make the coils black in the first place? Why not make them all white?

J

 

[tony (Orlando FL)]

Jbow,

Interesting you mention the insulated bags. I for one do use them ONLY because I have em in the car already for when we go to the store. One day I didnt want to take the tector our of the car thanks to the crummy neighborhood and onlookers, so I packed the electronics in one bag and the coil in another while it was still assembled and the unit stayed very cool when I did finally take the V3 out of the car.


Tony