Waterproofing bounty hunter models.

[rexy]

Hello,
I just bought myself a bounty hunter tracker (strictly for cache and treasure hunting) and I was wondering if anyone knows how to waterproof it.
Probably by putting the control box in a lunch box, or plastic box, and the coil in a plastic compartment. If anyone has done this before, it would be greatly appreciated.

 

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[garyw-123]

Good question and i cant help .
I asked one time if the coil of my bounty hunter 1100 gold
was waterproof and did never get an answer .
Hope you dont mind me cutting in on your thread .

 

[rexy]

True, there isn't much info out there about bounty hunters, even though they sell the most metal detectors in the world(behind radioshack). But their price should attract more advanced detectorists so they could add more options, like thres hold, added freq, and whatever else anyone wants to put on one.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Good question and i cant help .
I asked one time if the coil of my bounty hunter 1100 gold
was waterproof and did never get an answer .
Hope you dont mind me cutting in on your thread .

Coil is waterproof (google is your friend) it is not a salt water detector, it ss a single low freq detector, salt at beaches will drive it crazy, you have to turn sensitivity way down to use it on salt water beaches and its depth is not great to begin with so you will most depth...


Gold and silver jewelry at beaches sinks fairly quickly so depth is important on saltwater beaches..

 

[Loco-Digger]

I used plastic wrap in my fisher F4 control box and secured it with 2 strips of electrical tape.. It did not like the rain. The coil was waterproof. I looked at the manual on the tracker 4 and on page 3 it shows the detector components and lists the coil as 8" waterproof coil"

Hope this helps

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

I used plastic wrap in my fisher F4 control box and secured it with 2 strips of electrical tape.. It did not like the rain. The coil was waterproof. I looked at the manual on the tracker 4 and on page 3 it shows the detector components and lists the coil as 8" waterproof coil"

Hope this helps

Hope you leave holes on bottom side or plastic will develop condensation inside control box in the heat...

 

[oldsurfer]

I have an older Bounty Hunter Land Star I use as a back-up, and the coil is submersible (had it in water within a few inches of the control box with no problems). Don't know if you can ever get the control box completely waterproof, but maybe rig something to keep the rain off. Welcome to Tnet & happy huntin

 

[rexy]

Thanks everyone.

I sealed the holes, knobs, and headphones with rubberized cement(marine epoxy), and tried it underwater. It worked perfectly, good depth, and surprisingly stable. Found a quarter at 6 inches. And also found a nice sterling silver locket, about 4 inches into the sand, at that point, I was snorkeling at about 6 feet deep.

 

[Garrett424]

Thanks everyone.

I sealed the holes, knobs, and headphones with rubberized cement(marine epoxy), and tried it underwater. It worked perfectly, good depth, and surprisingly stable. Found a quarter at 6 inches. And also found a nice sterling silver locket, about 4 inches into the sand, at that point, I was snorkeling at about 6 feet deep.

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Really nice finds.

I've been wanting to waterproof one of my BH machines for this summer. I have a Land Star clone, a Pioneer 202 and a Tracker IV.
I'm leaning toward the 202 because it's my least favorite of the bunch and I won't shed any tears if it gets fried.

But I have a number of spots I know hold underwater treasures and I'm determined to dig some of them up this year. The water is still pretty cold at this point, especially at one spot. It's a heavily shaded stream where MANY people (including me) used to swim over 30 years ago. people swam there long before I ever did too so it should be a sweet spot if my hunch is right.

So, what actual brand of marine sealer/epoxy did you use??