I have an etrac, it has probably a couple of hundred hours on it, mine is doing the same thing, did a soft reset and got it back, called a couple of people at a minelab repair facility and they had never heard of it (funny that the machine has a visible error message and no one seems to know about it). I tried various different battery configs and nothing has stopped it. It still goes down and comes back up (for now) but I received a reply from another site that it is a mother board issue and around $800.00 to fix, so if it is still in warranty I would promptly get it back for warranty repair. This person also had one that finally went down and never came back up.
I dropped my E-trac in the water :( *UPDATED*
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lawsonland
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If it not under warranty take it apart and clean it well. Wash/submerge all parts with 90% or better isopropyl alcohol this will remove any traces of water and salt/minerals.
Let it dry really well after that.
Never mind I just saw this was a very old post.
If it happens to anyone else, remove the battery and then do this. Just letting is dry after salt water will not correct it, you need to wash it with iso. Rinse away the salts and evaporate water.
Let it dry really well after that.
Never mind I just saw this was a very old post.
If it happens to anyone else, remove the battery and then do this. Just letting is dry after salt water will not correct it, you need to wash it with iso. Rinse away the salts and evaporate water.
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used excal http://newlondon.craigslist.org/ele/5573647927.html
Cheap and water machine don't go well together. Get something like the link I posted and mod it out for another 300.00 or so...
Don't take a basketball to a baseball game....
Cheap and water machine don't go well together. Get something like the link I posted and mod it out for another 300.00 or so...
Don't take a basketball to a baseball game....
I always get a chuckle when someone revives a 3 year old thread.[emoji13]
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Surf Master
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Glad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNG62fULYgI Scott glad to see your E-trac survived bro., and your back in action, happy hunting , Earl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNG62fULYgI Scott glad to see your E-trac survived bro., and your back in action, happy hunting , Earl
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Use DISTILLED water to rinse.
FIRST: REMOVE the battery pack ASAP!
IF you are going to rinse with water...use DISTILLED WATER. Most grocery stores and pharmacies sell it. Tap water is not PURE, even though it is safe to drink, same goes for bottled drinking water. They contain minerals and salts.
AGAIN: USE DISTILLED WATER TO RINSE ELECTRONICS that have been dunked into SALT or FRESH water.
Of course, dry thoroughly before re-installing the battery and energizing.
FIRST: REMOVE the battery pack ASAP!
IF you are going to rinse with water...use DISTILLED WATER. Most grocery stores and pharmacies sell it. Tap water is not PURE, even though it is safe to drink, same goes for bottled drinking water. They contain minerals and salts.
AGAIN: USE DISTILLED WATER TO RINSE ELECTRONICS that have been dunked into SALT or FRESH water.
Of course, dry thoroughly before re-installing the battery and energizing.
NC_Digger
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↑ This.
This was the technique we used on dive boats for the occasional flooded camera back in the days when we had to change rolls of film between dives.
The alcohol displaces the water and then evaporates without leaving residue.
For smaller electronics you can submerge the item in a bowl of uncooked rice for a couple of days. The rice absorbs the moisture. I've seen more than one toilet phone recovered this way.
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he's still on earth.
