For excal users...question

[cntrydncr1]

I only have 1 battery at the moment. Do you recharge before you know it is dead I'm afraid to turn it on around my house to run the battery down because it is so erratic sounding. Going away and want to charge it. What would you do

 

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[Sandman]

Since the Excal has no battery strength meter or signal, you need to play it by ear and keep it charged or just charge it up before you go play. It helps to buy a large NIMH battery pod for the Excal when you can as it is the best investment for it besides a WOT coil if you beach hunt. Many times Excals can act squirrelly inside the home.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

I recharge mine the night before I go. I don't pay any attention to how long it ran the last time I used it. Just my way..

I highly recommend you get the AA battery pack as a back up. Unless your diving it is a great back up to the battery pack. I never go hunting anywhere with out my back up battery pack.

 

[Dirt Fishin Dale]

If I don't charge my excal real good the battery dies within 2 hours. Put it on charge the night before or like they said get a back up. I am not real happy with their batteries. I take my etrack just in case and have had to go back to the truck to get it as a backup. The next excal needs a power reading of some sort, but great machines other than that.

 

[Da Sand Crab]

That is one thing about the excal that drives me crazy... A 1400.00 metal detector without a battery check

Yeah, You need to get an extra AA pack to have on standby so you don't get stranded without power.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

If I charge my battery over night the night before it will last about 12hours or little longer. I always carry the AA battery pack with me and usually have "24 spare AA batteries in my "Metal Detecting Toolbox". The toolbox is like my scoop and detector, I never go detecting without it.

Toolbox contains, velcro ties, AA, AAA, and watch batteries for my head lamp, tie wraps, allen wrenches. screw drivers, needle nose plyers, silcone grease, spare headlamp, snorkle googles, spare knobs, spare allen set screws, spare rubber washers and nylon bolts for coils, Ibuprofin, Imodium A-D. I am sure there are some other things in it, just can't think of them at the moment.

 

[erikk]

I have a Sun-Ray SR-12 charger that has a light 2 let U know when it is fully charged. It also has a button 2 discharge the battery & then automaticially re charge to prevent getting a memory. With the new Excal 2 batterys there is no worry about a memory but the light is nice red 2 green

 

[cntrydncr1]

thanks everyone! I will just recharge then. I've been trying to keep track of my hours on the batter...but my memory just isn't that good anymore! lol

 

[txkickergirl]

I recharge mine the night before, I have never ran the battery out, and I have been on some 10hr hunts.