NOX 800 Battery

[MattBullSummerville]

So my 800 has been setting around since I charged it about a month ago. Kitchen remodel has kept me away from detecting much lately. Started to go help a guy find his wedding band and the Nox will not power up. Charged over nights, turns on while connected, but go dead soon as charger is disconnected. Owners manual says this situation is a bad battery and needs replaced. Anyone had this issue? My Nox is just under a year old so it may still be under warranty. If not, where is the battery, hoping it's in the handle.

 

[Dan(NM)]

So my 800 has been setting around since I charged it about a month ago. Kitchen remodel has kept me away from detecting much lately. Started to go help a guy find his wedding band and the Nox will not power up. Charged over nights, turns on while connected, but go dead soon as charger is disconnected. Owners manual says this situation is a bad battery and needs replaced. Anyone had this issue? My Nox is just under a year old so it may still be under warranty. If not, where is the battery, hoping it's in the handle.

...Your Nox is under warranty for 2 more years, you need to contact Jamie at Minelab and tell her what's going on. I had one that would not charge last year they replaced the complete pod housing. Yes, the battery is in the handle. Jamie will tell you exactly what you need to send in.

 

[MattBullSummerville]

Thanks Dan for the fast reply. I am planning on contacting minelab tomorrow morning.

 

[Mark kus]

Yep mine just died would not power on only 1 year old Jamie had a new controller back to me in 6 days they just replaced it no questions ..

 

[Jason in Enid]

Havent seen that yet. I have let mine sit over winter for a 2-3 months and still had 3/4 battery when I turned it on.

 

[Zinc Penny]

This is one of the reasons I have not been happy with the equinox as a machine poor quality control. I've seen a large number of issues way to early on that are being avoided by minelab.

It needed more development time.

 

[treasurewize]

battery only warranty for 1 year.

 

[RayinAlaska]

The warranty covers it. More than likely the problem is not with the battery, but the circuit card. Mine was put away for the winter 5 months ago, I top-charged it every two months, and haven't had any trouble with it. Contact Minelab as told above by others.

 

[pasttom]

I don't know sales numbers, but I have a ton of friends with 'noxes (noxi?) and no abnormal quality control issues reported. Just like how you never know what you miss hunting, you get no feedback to the units that work fine.

 

[RayinAlaska]

I don't know sales numbers, but I have a ton of friends with 'noxes (noxi?) and no abnormal quality control issues reported. Just like how you never know what you miss hunting, you get no feedback to the units that work fine.

Agree with you. The Equinox is quite popular at the moment, and Minelab is selling a lot of them. Even here in Alaska I have seen several people using the Equinox. I bought my 800 at the local Sportsman's Warehouse at a military discount. It was the last one in stock, so I didn't waste any time buying it. Also, it's only normal for a few of the new digital units, regardless of brand, to malfunction. But what Minelab is doing well is by having a 3-year warranty on the detector. The problem with the OP's detector may be related to the head unit not switching from the battery charging circuit to the circuit used for detecting.

That said, one thing I don't like about any detector is not having an option for using Alkaline batteries should the rechargeable battery pack discharges. Yes, I can attach a battery charging pack to the detector and use it that way. However, I am assuming that Minelab had not choice but to design the Equinox with a sealed battery pack to keep its 10-meter (?) water-proof integrity. If you leave swapping battery packs to the user, there is a greater chance for leakage to develop.

 

[Jason in Enid]

..... However, I am assuming that Minelab had not choice but to design the Equinox with a sealed battery pack to keep its 10-meter (?) water-proof integrity. If you leave swapping battery packs to the user, there is a greater chance for leakage to develop.

10 FEET, not 10 meters.

 

[MattBullSummerville]

So repair service checked out my Nox 800 and it was not the battery. Guy said he installed a new battery the the unit was still dead. They sent a new pod out so I am up and running again.

 

[trojdor]

Glad to hear they got it fixed...

 

[DiggerODirt]

You should put the detector on the charger every 3 weeks if used or not, to keep it topped off and alive