sunrayII meter fading out

[tometusns]

If I detect in the sun it doesn`t take very long at all ( like a couple of minutes)and the meter fades out to nothing...so long as I detect in the shade it`s fine. Has anyone ever had this hapen? Also, can I send it in for repair. Thanks, Tom

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Tom,the Winburn Avenger or Night Hawk meters faded in sunlight,but have never seen this happen with a Sunray meter.Good Luck Ron

 

[Critterhunter]

I haven't had that issue with Ron's meter or the Digisearch meter. Maybe you could put a hood over it made from cardboard or something to keep it out of the sun light?

 

[tometusns]

well...I might try something like that...I`ve been walking backwards keeping it in my shadow or just sticking to the shade...the way the temperature is here the shade has not been to bad an idea..lol

 

[Critterhunter]

That's what I'd do. On hot days I simply refuse to hunt in the sun. I stay under large trees and work it slow or even dig all the signals out of there if there are no other shade trees around to hunt under but that one. My other favorite place to go on hot days is the woods. I'll find woods with large old trees to where there is less or no ground cover like prickers and brush. I leave the thicker areas where poison ivy or such is all over for the winter and spring before things grow up. Important to wear gloves especially in the woods in the winter or spring, because the poison ivy has died back with no leafs to ID them, and if you are digging in their roots with bare hands you'll be sorry. Learned that lesson a few times. These days I wear gloves all the time, winter or summer, no matter where I'm hunting. I prefer those cheap cloth gloves from hardware stores that have latex rubber dipped on the palm/finders bottom side of the hand, so that they are still just cloth on the top side. That way your hands don't sweat, but yet on wet days and such your hands won't get wet, and even dry dirt can't get into the fabric and get your hands dirty. Love those gloves.