ACE 250 at low tide?

[Findloot]

Anyone use an ACE 250 at low tide on a beach--is it safe for the detector?

Ellen

 

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[lonewolfe]

Works good in dry sand on salt water beaches,

wet sand's a different story, it'll chatter, and false a lot, you'll probably not be able to find much because you'll have to turn the sensitivity down to almost 0 to get it to stabilize.

fresh water beaches it will work in wet or dry sand

HH

Lonewolfe

 

[T-Rex]

Yep, worked the same for me...

Great on the dry stuff and crazy wild on the wet...

 

[sherpa t]

For the general safety of the detector at a salt water beach, some will add additional water proof sealent at the lower coil / cable connection. I generally clean my upper connection once a month with a bit of WD 40 (wiped) not sprayed or flooded on. Fresh water rinse the coil when done, and don't raise the coil / pole above the control box where water could run down into it. The other thing I do is take clear Saran wrap and wrap up the upper connection / control box area. Thats good for sand , salt spray and rain drops. My machine has a manual ground balance knob , so I wrap unit, put a slit of the knob access and then do a second pc. as a flap that I could lift for getting to the knob if I want to.
Just some thoughts.

 

[T-Rex]

That's a good idea using plastic wrap to cover the box...

I wonder if those with the elastic already in them would work, or if it would be of comprable size...

 

[mgdigger]

took mine out to the beach for the first time today and it did jut fine in the wet sand.