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[blowfly1967]

could high humidity have a detrimental effect on detectors made by tesoro.the instruction book says optimum between 0 to 75% rh. hh. blowfly

 

[trueblue]

I rekon it possibly could blowfly , I get the miss'us to save those little silica satchells ya get in vitamin tab bottles ect , I dry'em out on the window sill then slide em into the control box housing through the small gap in the battery compartment just for insurance ..I noticed the other day while detecting that the face place on my Silver has a small gap between it and the arch in the housing were the box goves over the stem , I d never noticed it before it was only due to sun catching a relflection on the circuit board that I seen it , came home checked out the Eldorado Umax same gap ?? must be how there made , ya'd think they could do better as it allows water , dust an other nasties easy entry onto the circuit board

 

[larzam]

I would say not so much as other detectors.I live on the coast of Mississippi for 4 years now,where the humidity is at the worst,and never had any problems.I did have a few pieces of good electronics I believe failed because of the humidity[radio's I left outside on my porch].I cover all my detector speaker grills with tape to keep moisture and dust out,but maybe I could be making any condensation worse.So far so good.sam in ms

 

[sqwaby]

I'm on the Texas Gulf Coast and see no ill effects from the 80-90%+ humidity here. I haven't seen any difference hunting here or inland areas with lower humidity.

 

[fowlercharles]

I doubt that humidity would bother Tesoros, even after any long period of time. I say this because of what took place with my Grandson's Sidewinder. My daughters house was (still is) within just a few blocks of the beach in Long Beach, Ms. when Katrina surge came in it filled the entire house with 4-6 feet of Gulf seawater.The Sidewinder was in a corner of a closet and of course went under. It was almost 2 weeks later before the Sidewinder was brought out and I got to it.I opened it up and with a little brush cleaned as much of the already beginning buildup of salt residue and then gave it ALL several COMPLETE submersions and soaks(big plastic garbage can) in clorox/water and baking soda/water with inbetween "lengthy" periods of drying in the sun, The Sidewinder fired up and worked fine when I finally turned it on and continues to do so from time to time when I now try it . Make your own decisions as to what all this amounts to, but that is one Sidewinder that speakes volumes for Tesoro, and most likely any kind of "dampness"you may incounter.. Y'all have a good hunt now every chance you get!! Charlie S. Ms.

 

[Hightone]

Over 75%rh is when condensation can occur easier. As the electronics would heat up (almost non detectable to touch), you could experience (some) condensation on the circuit board. We all know that water is conductive, and it's a possibility (quite small) that an IC chip could slightly short enough to make the electronics unstable. It's a possibility that Tesoro addresses by the stat, though it doesn't happen too often.

 

[Furious T]

Blowfly, I've taken my Eldorado to beaches from mid north coast of NSW to the Gold Coast... event detected in the surf with it once. had to stop when it started raining....but the Eldorado was fine...humidity doesn't get much higher than when its rainin.It is possible that condensation can get into any detector, but as long as its not acidic or salty, the detector should be fine when you let it dry out. Sapper

 

[blowfly1967]

basicly i'm clutching at straws to figure out why a perfectly good detector goes haywire,because if and when my vaquero gets repaired ,i want to be able to protect it from happening again.they may not fix it the next time. blowfly

 

[Furious T]

Are you sure it is a moisture problem?

 

[Hightone]

Was the humidity question a stab in the dark? Haven't heard of detectors going crazy in high humidity. Did it get rained on? Did you leave it sitting in the back seat of the car on a hot day with the sun baking the inside? Or........it may have just been a faulty detector (it happens). Find out from Tesoro what they determined the problem to be and what may have caused it.

Dan

 

[blowfly1967]

you are right offcourse, hightone, it's just a stab in the dark.not a rich man, so i'm very careful when i use these detectors, that i don't expose them unnecessarily, to the prevaling elements. blowfly

 

[Ism]

Key word is Optimum. Your detector goes deeper in optimum soil conditions also. Over time and use, your detector gets contaminants (dust, etc) on the circuit board and other components. Humidity makes this thin film conductive. It will affect the performance of ANY sensitive electronic circuitry. For your particular issue, as the humidity changes, so will the performance (if that's the cause of the problem). If the problem is constant, then its likely a component issue and would have failed regardless of anything you do to protect your Vaq. Murphys law indicates that the more you try to protect something, the sooner it will break. Aside the standard precautions, I treat mine like the tool that it is and it hasn't failed me yet. Of course, I don't give it a name and worship it either.

 

[slingshot]

Thanks for the tip about the silica jel. I don't know about the insides, but I remember Karl Von Mueller's words that the humidity DOES affect detection depth and response and on days like that the scanning rate and overlap has to be monitered. It's proven true here in Texas-some days the Silver umax amazes me at it's depth and response at some school tot lots. The next time I come on a hot,clammy day I can tell the signals are shorter and quicker and I have to slow down and overlap tighter. And it's the same with other units.

 

[blowfly1967]

thanks ism and all you other gentlemen for responding with your knowledge.our weather here would be akin to florida's i suspect .blowfly