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Waterproof Bounty Hunter ??
- Thread starter foot69
- Start date
Well the 8" coil is suppose to be water-proof, But I'm not going to submerge it to find!! My works well in the light rain, an when due is on the grass, as for as submerging it in the water,you never know if the coil has a slight leek or a pin hole in it some where,, ( I treat my as water resistant, that a little different from water prof, bounty hunter says the coil is water proof ? ) I'm not taking that chance with it get's wet in the light rain an an hasn't gave a false signal yet, when hunting in the light rain I put a 1 gallon baggie over my control box,you can still see the display, an the control's won't get wet,
The control box is not water prof hope that helps you
The control box is not water prof hope that helps you
Ed in SoDak
Member
The BH 8" coil is submergible, go ahead and dunk it with no worries. The brain box is not sealed. Don't forget the shaft tube is hollow, be sure to disassemble the shaft and make sure the insides are not filled with water. I missed than once with my Gold Bug and it sat a long time with water inside the tube and between the telescoping part, permanentally discoloring it.
I don't think the BH line excels at salt water detecting. You pretty much need to look at detectors designed for this purpose. They are built into an underwater housing and can handle the salt conductivity.
-Ed
I don't think the BH line excels at salt water detecting. You pretty much need to look at detectors designed for this purpose. They are built into an underwater housing and can handle the salt conductivity.
-Ed
I have both the 4" and the 10" coils that I used in shallow water for a short period of time that are both falsing so I do not feel that BH's claim that their coils are water proof is very acurate. I have another macine that I have used in shallow water about knee deep sevral times and had had no problems with it at all. some of my friends that have new BH's I have told do not use them in water!
dougmoore34
New member
I have an Outback sealed in a plastic box that I use at the lake. Works great. I let it drift about on top of the water or sink it with a small marble slab. No falsing and she was inexpensive to convert. I did wipe the coil down with a silicone sealant first (everyone scared me talking about pin holes and cracks).
Doug in OR
Doug in OR
Ed in SoDak
Member
The coils on my units are from around 2001. Might be newer coils have issues? I'm sure reading more about this, and it didn't come up very often in years past.
I'd resort to a DIY sealant myself. Who knows if the replacement coil would be any better? (sigh) Coils that have become damp can be dried in the sun, flipping it around now and then. Probably not in an oven, though, too hard to control. Dry awhile, then test. When it seems to work properly again, seal it up!
-Ed
I'd resort to a DIY sealant myself. Who knows if the replacement coil would be any better? (sigh) Coils that have become damp can be dried in the sun, flipping it around now and then. Probably not in an oven, though, too hard to control. Dry awhile, then test. When it seems to work properly again, seal it up!
-Ed
Aussie Digger
New member
Just to be sure to be sure I reseald mine with a wipe of industrial grade slicon and No problem in salt or fresh. Good stuff that silicon for an adhesive . ( it's original design).