F350Platinum Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Got a 600, been taking it to the beach every day. About 3-4 hours in with the sun beating down on it, the LCD display becomes hard to read. Should I get a hat for it? 😀 Seriously, is this a common issue? When I turn around and it's shaded somewhat or of I let it cool down for a bit the screen comes back, but it's annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan(NM) Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Do you have a protective housing cover on it? First summer I ran the 800, the screen turned completely black. After that I didn't use a full control housing cover on it. I haven't had it do it since. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al F Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I can only think of 2 things that might cause this delima....do you have a screen protector on it.... I do and have NO problems with the screen.... the 2nd would possibly be a defective screen.... the only REAL problem is with the “ dufas “ looking at the screen....you might wanna try a screen protector, or if you have one on it, try replacing it with a new one....Al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 14 minutes ago, Al F said: I can only think of 2 things that might cause this delima....do you have a screen protector on it.... I do and have NO problems with the screen.... the 2nd would possibly be a defective screen.... the only REAL problem is with the “ dufas “ looking at the screen....you might wanna try a screen protector, or if you have one on it, try replacing it with a new one....Al Well there IS a doofus looking at the screen 😀, first thing I thought was that my sunglasses might be polarizing it but realized that they are only photo gray and don't polarize. I'll try a screen protector, I do have one of those covers that you put over the control box to protect it so I took the bubbly screen protector off. Hey I'll take any suggestions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 17 minutes ago, Dan(NM) said: Do you have a protective housing cover on it? First summer I ran the 800, the screen turned completely black. After that I didn't use a full control housing cover on it. I haven't had it do it since. Yes I do. Off it comes and on with the small protector. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al F Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 No offense meant by my comment about doofus..... I was talking about me being the doofus.... sometimes I can’t see outta one eye or look outta the other.... never mind how many times I clean my glasses.... Al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, Al F said: No offense meant by my comment about doofus..... I was talking about me being the doofus.... sometimes I can’t see outta one eye or look outta the other.... never mind how many times I clean my glasses.... Al No worries Al. I invite all questions, comments and abuse! I got what you were saying. Between you and Dan I think I am all set. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaSon Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Only time that happened was when I laid the detector down with the screen facing the sun while I was doing something else. But never using it even in August on a Florida beach. I suspect it may be the protector. I have a thin plastic protector to protect the buttons just on the face of the pod. Hope it helps. HH 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelDan Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I had something similar happen in the heat of a Florida summer a few years ago. I had a full protective cover over the control box. After I removed it, the EQX cooled down and returned to normal. Since then, I cut the back out of the cover to expose the vents in the back of the control box and haven't had a problem since....and all my hunting is in Florida year round. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan(NM) Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I ended up buying a Zagg Invisibi-Shield screen protector for a Kindle Fire($5) on Ebay, cut it to fit the entire screen and buttons and eliminated the cover altogether. The Zagg will last for a year or two. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Zagg-InvisibleShield-for-Amazon-Kindle-Fire-Screen/331711478756 Â 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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