OLD EXPLORER 11

[RON]

HI !!!!! EVERYONE JUST JOINED THIS BOARD TODAY AND I,M WONDERING IF THERE IS SOMEONE THAT COULD HELP ME . EXPLORER STOPPED WORKING LAST WEEK AFTER BEACH OUTING IN FORT LAUDERDALE. MAY HAVE GOTTEN IT WET BUT NOT SURE. TESTED FOR 12 VOLTS OK WENT OVER IT LIGHTLY WITH HAIR DRYER AS PER SANDY LAST TIME BUT STILL NOTHING RON

 

[D&P-OR]

Hi Ron---Welcome aboard, I'm new on this forum myself. I had a similar situation on an EX II that I had a few years ago. I had it laying on the floor in our motorhome with the sliding window above it open, because it was a hot day. We went on a hunt with our other detectors a few miles away and while we was gone a real bad rainstorm with a lot of wind in it moved in. By the time we got back to the motorhome, the wind had blown mucho water in thru the window and soaked the detector laying on the floor. I never could get it to fire up after that. I took the battery out and did the hair dryer thing like you did, etc. I tried everything I could think of. I got it all dried out and sent it into Minelab. If I remember right, when I got it back they said they had replaced a switch that was shot. It worked fine after that and I found a lot of neat stuff with that Explorer-hope this info somehow helps. Again, welcome to the forum, Del

 

[jackintexas]

I had a similar prolem with my XS about a year ago. Someone on this forum said to remove the battery pack and leave it out for about twelve hours. Then put fresh good brand batteries in the battery holder. I could not see it fixing anything. But it did . That was about a year ago and it has not stopped working since. with or without rechargable battery pack.....Jack

 

[RON]

THANKS DEL AND JACK. TOOK THE COVER OFF THIS AM AND FOUND A BLACK WIRE LOOSE FROM ITS CONNECTION BUT COULD NOT FIND OUT WHERE IT WAS ATTACHED. JUST SHIPPED IT BACK TO VEGAS THIS HOUR.................. BUT IM GLAD I FOUND THIS FORUM RON