Is it bad luck with ACE250

[ArthurKnight]

I did buy ACE250 last week so this Wednesday I went proudly with my new gadget to the beach it was +5 Little bit windy but i was ready for the treasure hunting so I live my car on parking took my Ace250 and after 10-15 min treasure hunting it stop working it's stop picking signals from the metal i did the test at home on all metals and it was working fine but now when I took it to the Beach for first 10 minutes it was fine but after it's just stops so with the Sad face on my Head i get beck to my car i turned my car on, turned the heater on because I freeze a little an start to look on my new toy Wat happen with it the battery was fool charge the coil was connected every thing was fine so i sit in my car for about 20 min and it's become pretty worm and then suddenly Ace 250 start work again but again for so short of time 10-15 minutes the coil cools down an it's stops piking the signal I try it for couple of times worm it up in the car and then 10-15 min and stops and then again my be some body did get the same, or I need to exchange it for new

 

[awhitster]

I wish I could help but I don't know what the tempature range is on them. Like I need to know. I live in sunny California

 

[khouse]

In really cold weather your LCD will work slower. But to have it just up and quit isn't right. It sounds like a component might be shrinking because of the cold and pulling away from a connection. I don't know but I would call Garrett and ask.
PS. Maybe one of you batteries is opening up after getting cold? Did you try new batteries?

 

[Black Davy]

Try some new batteries or some of John Edmontons tricks for cold weather hunting, he insulates the housing and also uses a hot pack for hands in the battery housing to keep the batteries warm. If John reads this I am sure he will comment on some of his tricks.

 

[ArthurKnight]

OK thanks for advise, tomorrow i will tray again , I did phone to Garrett so I run some test with my Ace250 - at home again i put it in the fridge for 10 min to -10 turned on, but it was working fine so some kind of poltergeist, tomorrow I will Record on video if it will happen again

 

[Uncle Willy]

If it's to cold your batteries fail and your detector dies. They don't work well at freezing temperatures.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

Batteries cease to function at a cerrtain degree. Cold kills them fast.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

They list the operating temps in the manuals but they left that info out of the 250 manual. Operating temps are usually 0-130 degrees or somewhere in between. His tector just got to cold to function.

Bill

 

[robert roy]

You need to use a hand warmer in the battery pack and a wool sock over that.
The hand warmer keeps the batteries from draining and they will drain fast in the cold!
I have hunted in 25 and 30 degree weather for 4 to 5 hours with no problem.
RObert R

 

[awhitster]

[quote robert roy]
I have hunted in 25 and 30 degree weather for 4 to 5 hours with no problem.
RObert R[/quote]I'd be good for 4-5 min. in that kind of weather

 

[Paul(NWO)]

were having a bible study at their house and it was fall. us Buckeyes walked outside in the high 50's air in short-sleeved shirts and stood around and talked for awhile. The wife of the Call-e-fornia, pronunciation by Gov. Swartzen-GrabHer, family came out in a winter coat. I asked her her, "Woman what are you going to do when it gets really cold around here?" She asked, "How cold does it get?" I told her "-20F sometimes, you know that's 52F below freezing." She asked, "What do you do?" "Stay inside, because we're not stupid." No offense intended John-Edmonton just messing with the lady and awitster!

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

It is the batteries, not the metal detector. I tried to take photos of the lunar eclipse on Wednesday night. The low battery indicator on the camera lit up. After coming inside, I was able to use the camera without a problem.