dewcon
Quality Control Expert
Been using the 1600 for a couple of years..... some are only a year old. When the first one went i was told if they were allowed to get to low put them on the ML charger and slow charge them because the smart charger apparently isnt all that smart.
What they do is give me a real high threshold tone that cant be adjusted out and you can touch the coil with the scoop and it doesnt even know they are there. BUT..... after taking the cable connector on and off a few times it starts working... and there is NO issue that day. I leave them on the smart charger most of the time and rotate them. I have no problem with AAs or when they are new. Im thinking OVER charge is the issue not low battery. none the less ive started switching the the RNB lith. They make a good battery.... used to us the one for the Explorer......you could hunt forever on those babies.
What they do is give me a real high threshold tone that cant be adjusted out and you can touch the coil with the scoop and it doesnt even know they are there. BUT..... after taking the cable connector on and off a few times it starts working... and there is NO issue that day. I leave them on the smart charger most of the time and rotate them. I have no problem with AAs or when they are new. Im thinking OVER charge is the issue not low battery. none the less ive started switching the the RNB lith. They make a good battery.... used to us the one for the Explorer......you could hunt forever on those babies.