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protecting from heat

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Herb Jones

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i would like to keep a detector in my vehicles for the spontaneous random opportunities that will surely arise. Anything wrong with wrapping them in a blanket to protect them from the high temps of summer? if so them what precautions do you all suggest?
 
Most important part is to not put them any place in the car where the sun coming through the windows can shine directly on them.
After that, lower (for example on the floor in front of the rear seats) is generally better than up on seats.
Hatchbacks are popular (drive one myself) but watch out for that big rear window, when parked don't let it face toward the sun.
 
Put your detector in the trunk if you have a trunk, keeps it cooler and less likely for someone to break into your car. No matter what kind of vehicle you drive definitely keep it covered up and out of sight.
 
Hi Herb, for those diggers living in the deep south, I would suggest not to leave your detector in your vehicle in the Spring or summer and sometimes even sometimes in the Fall. Heat and humidity can be unbelievable and between the direct sunlight and darkest reaches of wherever your detector happens to be hidden in your vehicle , you just have to imagine that the warnings of the Manufacturers was not expressed with no reasoning behind it. Just my 2 cents worth, but I know I don't leave my detectors in my truck anytime here in S. Ms. Cooler regions understandably much different but for any Noobies not knowing better, its best to be aware! HH Everyone! Charlie
 
amberjack said:
escort :lmfao: don't want to go through that again do we :biggrin:

AJ
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You remember that story, AJ?

Late 1980's I was wondering that same question. Took the mechanicals from a 1210-X and stuck 'em in the back of my Ford Escort Pony, huge hatchback window, and I parked it aimed into the midday sun. The ambient temp wasn't so bad, maybe 86F/30C, but I'd constructed an optimal Vehicular Solar Heated Oven with Direct Radiant Energy Enhancement. After a couple hours of that, the plastic housing warped. ......... It probably would have survived had it been a complete assembly with other mechanical components holding the plastic housing in its proper shape.

Temperature rise above ambient on a dark surface in direct sun can often exceed delta 60F/33C. It's especially a problem for LCD's in metal detectors because they usually reside behind a window that replicates a solar oven.
 
I agree with fowlercharles, he is right.
The heat of the summer here in NJ made my Garrett CX II's housing twist. At first I couldn't get the battery cover off - then I broke it and I saw that the battery compartment was shifted.
Don't leave any detector in the car during high heat times.
When I stay overnight - on a vacation or family members house I bring the machine (CPU part) inside. The rods and coils have not had any issues staying outdoors.
 
Here in S/E Texas no way would I leave a machine in one of my vehicles wrapped up in a blanket during the fall - summer & spring - extreme heat. I am lucky enough to have an air condition office & if I have a site that I want to detect after work I put it in my office until I leave work.

Texas ED
 
Yeah that's the story Dave not so good for the detector but a real trip down memory lane on the 80's cars :biggrin:

no I don't leave my detectors in the car on days over 25C as Dave has explained its probably not a good idea.

thanks again for the 80's flashback or was that hatchback :lmfao:

AJ


Dave J. said:
amberjack said:
escort :lmfao: don't want to go through that again do we :biggrin:

AJ
Click to expand...

You remember that story, AJ?

Late 1980's I was wondering that same question. Took the mechanicals from a 1210-X and stuck 'em in the back of my Ford Escort Pony, huge hatchback window, and I parked it aimed into the midday sun. The ambient temp wasn't so bad, maybe 86F/30C, but I'd constructed an optimal Vehicular Solar Heated Oven with Direct Radiant Energy Enhancement. After a couple hours of that, the plastic housing warped. ......... It probably would have survived had it been a complete assembly with other mechanical components holding the plastic housing in its proper shape.

Temperature rise above ambient on a dark surface in direct sun can often exceed delta 60F/33C. It's especially a problem for LCD's in metal detectors because they usually reside behind a window that replicates a solar oven.
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Living here in the South West of New Mexico I have had detectors just shut off while hunting it gets so hot here. The LCD will go also. Batterys leak too and will ruin your detector quick in the heat. So I would not put a detector in the car for storage purposes. I have padded carry bags for my detectors and always run covers. While pcb boards are baked, the chips that goes in them are not. You may get away with it for awhile but sooner or later it will destroy your detector.
 
If possible keep the window open a few mm... more than 1. This will help prevent the "pressure cooker" effect. Keep everything low under a towel.
 
You didn't say what type car you have but if it has a trunk its perfectly safe to keep it there. I haven't had mine out of the trunk in years except to hunt.
 
crown vic, into
a blanket that has been folded in half
then its rolled into the blanket for the
entire length... i figure its probably 8 - 10 layers
thick all around... and this is a heavy quilted blanket.
gonna give it a shot... ill keep you all posted if it gets
baked.
 
I do not leave any expensive equipment in the trunk of a car. During the summer when the temps are in the 90/95 degree range if you park your car in the sun for a few minutes the temperature in the car quickly reaches the 135/140 degree range. Baking a detector in that oven can not be beneficial. Also if you use an Xcal and take it out of a very hot car and walk into the water with it you just may have water sucked into it the first time you dip it in the water.
 
A solution I have used for 50+ years in the south---put rain guards on your windows and lower your windows about an inch the difference in temp is amazing. If a crook is going to break in having your windows down an inch doesn't help him/her. Got to be equal these days.
 
When I was working I would go every day to a ball complex to get the previous nights drops before the kids showed up for that nights games. The detector and the digger never even felt warm. Inside the car would be bad, even with the windows down. I think the trunk would be a lot warmer if you left it open some than when its completely closed.
 
purchased a recordig thermometer... installed it in my trunk... registers high and low temps and humidity.... we have had a tell as
high as 83* and the trunk temp has not risen above *65... will monitor and post up the results... too easy
 
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