My Nox is out of warranty (originally purchased in 2018. Pod replaced Fall 2020 under warranty). It started started exhibiting some weird charging behavior. I normally hunt for 4-6 hours at a time. This only depletes the battery maybe one bar (2 bars remaining). However, on some of my recent hunts the battery bar would drop after just 2 hours. I've always been in the habit of putting it on the charger overnight after each hunt so its ready to go the next morning. On the last few charging attempts, I've found the green light to be flickering erratically in the morning. Disconnecting and reconnecting the charging cable did not fix the issue. The only way to rectify it was to turn it on, then off, and then light would flash steady indicating it was charging normally.
I called ML and was told this issue was "probably" related to a faulty battery. I ordered a new one ($45 shipped) and received it in few days. I followed the directions and popped out the old one (date code of May 2020), and popped in the new one (date code of July 2019). While I was buttoning things back up I looked into the battery cavity and noticed a 1/4" hole that would allow water to pass into the main pod housing if the two tiny rubber gaskets failed on the battery housing cap.
I dont water hunt, but if I did, I would simply fill that hole with silicone, seal the battery cap with silicone, or to be extra careful, do both.
BTW, replacing the battery was super easy.
I called ML and was told this issue was "probably" related to a faulty battery. I ordered a new one ($45 shipped) and received it in few days. I followed the directions and popped out the old one (date code of May 2020), and popped in the new one (date code of July 2019). While I was buttoning things back up I looked into the battery cavity and noticed a 1/4" hole that would allow water to pass into the main pod housing if the two tiny rubber gaskets failed on the battery housing cap.
I dont water hunt, but if I did, I would simply fill that hole with silicone, seal the battery cap with silicone, or to be extra careful, do both.
BTW, replacing the battery was super easy.
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