ace 250 question

[captain Jack]

While reading through the manual that came with the ace 250, it says the search coil is submersible. Can anyone back this up with experience? I don't always trust the manual. I know I can't get the housing wet....I just wanted to double check.

 

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[hollowpointred]

yeah its true. mine has been submerged a lot of times with no problems.

 

[captain Jack]

sweet, I'll have to give it a try...would have never tried that without reading it. Being a guy, that may have been the first full set of directions I have ever read.

 

[SC_hunter]

yep..just don't get the control box wet...like after you put it in the water..don't hold the rod up so the water rolls down..lol

 

[mgdigger]

most all coils are submersible but need to be checked on a regular basis to ensure there are no cracks to allow water in.

 

[BioProfessor]

Just remember. Fresh water - good. Salt water - bad. For signals that is.

Daryl

 

[captain Jack]

thanks prof. I'll keep that in mind!

 

[Tin Nugget]

Never read the directions unless everything else has failed! LOL

HH

 

[Nashoba]

I submerged mine awhile back and the next time I went to use it, it started falsing all over the place and it didn't matter where it was pointed. It said the sky was a pull tab.NO a nickle.No wait! A quarter...............Needless to say it ended up in Texas with Garret recalibrating it and replacing the coil, which I kept like new and inspected on a regular basis...It's doing much better now.

~Nash~

 

[Monty]

Just for good measure I sealed the area where the cable goes into the coil with some silicone sealer. No problems with submerging it so far. Monty