Salt water detecting and detector care

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Tue, 09/14/2010 - 9:05pm
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I finally got to take my new Minelab Excaliber to the shore.I hunted both the beach sand and in the water.I know what salt water can do to anything and the care needed to take care of the toys.I actually took my detector right to the shower after use and found I was haveing a difficult time seperating the two shaft sections. If anyone knows of any specific lubricants or any other tips on what to use or do for makeing the shafts easier to take apart would greatly be appreciated. I did try some wd40 but that didn't help much. Thanks for your time.

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Tue, 09/14/2010 - 10:25pm
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Gettem apart

Most instruction manuals neglect to warn you about this. Sand gets in the small gap between the two sections and locks it right up.

Don't try to use any kind of lubricant. It simply attracts more sand to stick in there.

Let it dry out and keep applying force to the two sections and let any of the fine sand particles fall out. It will eventually come apart. You may have to apply lots of torque to get it started. Wrap tape around the locking button so you can use both hands to twist. Don't use any pliers as they will surely crush the shaft.

This is really bad if you are in the surf. Makes no difference whether you have a water or dry land detector. Same problem. Take it apart and flush the sand out whenever you come out of the water or at lease once a day when you clean up.

Lee-MI-MI

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