My Manticore Is Dead

[Skull diver]

After 386 days of ownership and an average of 160 sessions of use, The Manticore ceased operation today due to flooding.

Although, data in hand, after the first 55 days the instrument had reached the break even point, now we will see what happens after the lab service...

I will keep you informed.

[stupot]

In the back of my mind, ive had the thought 'would it?' Well, you have many hours of underwater hunting experience so youre likely leagues ahead of the test to see if it would.

The only completely reliable option is the d2. No one has reported leaks there as yet after 3 years. There will be a way for you to waterproof Manti  yourself. 

Maybe sell a little yellow and have one of each unit, or two Mantis! 

Keep us, up to date please. And, keep on digging, you obviously have a secondary unit.

 

[Skull diver]

2 hours ago, stupot said:

In the back of my mind, ive had the thought 'would it?' Well, you have many hours of underwater hunting experience so youre likely leagues ahead of the test to see if it would.

The only completely reliable option is the d2. No one has reported leaks there as yet after 3 years. There will be a way for you to waterproof Manti  yourself. 

Maybe sell a little yellow and have one of each unit, or two Mantis! 

Keep us, up to date please. And, keep on digging, you obviously have a secondary unit.

 

Not another Manti but an Excal I rarely use and a Ctx...And a redesigned TDI Beachunter maybe ready for the next winter...

I have no words on what happened.

Such an expensive machine, dead sooner than other toys...Let me be silent, please🙏🏼

[Airtemisa]

I know one Deus2 dead by water intrusion... But only one

[Skull diver]

In all honesty, there is a rigorous analysis to be done regarding detectors to deal with water.

We are in the Minelab forum here, so I do not mention other brands. I still own my third Excalibur, a Ctx, which while not suitable for diving, has as its only flaws a considerable weight and a battery compartment ready to flood.

However, after 14 years of use, this morning I have to go out with the Ctx ,again.

It is a little story that should make one think constructively and I would hope more for the attention of a brand than the approval of other users, perhaps unfortunate like me.

Designing a detector to get in the water should be the result of testing and more testing ad nauseam.

This 5-meter depth rating, I struggle to understand how it was measured, before launching the sale of Manticore.

So, inversely, prices have risen and construction quality has fallen.

The scientific evidence is durability.

A detector that had 3-meter ratings survived one that had 5-meter ratings.

In the same hands of the same user and yes, I pull hell out of every detector.

It is not far-fetched to admit that of all the detectors, the Manticore was the most fragile, least durable and most expensive one I have owned.

I know, you're ready to tell me that the price of the Ctx is still as high as it was on day one, but we haven't factored in the maintenance I'm about to go through, probably at my own expense.

[TampaBayBrad]

Sorry to hear. I must say that I have only heard of a few getting flooded so far. Will watch for this thread to see about the warranty work.....

[Joe D.]

   I'm not using mine anywhere near that much in the water, but I hope it holds up better then the Nox 800 pods did! I went through three of those, but only one was from water intrusion! Definitely let us know how service/replacement was, including how long they warranty the replacement!🍀👍👍

[okara gold]

Sorry to hear about the Manticore being flooded. Mine is still working fine after many times in the water but my external speaker will not work for days after being submerged. It will eventually be sent in for evaluation.

[Skull diver]

A small update before getting an assessment from the lab....

In packing the control box to ship it, I could see that the handle is practically chock full of water.

You only have to shake it a little bit to be able to feel moving water.

That said, if I previously blamed the headphone connector as the source of possible seepage, I am now more than certain that it was water ingress from the bottom near the carbon rod.

There is little I can do, I believe the battery cap is the number one danger to this instrument.

I barely remember reading anything similar about it, but I hope that internally, Minelab has taken steps to better seal that spot in the control box.

Although it is a design difference not easily implemented in the series, I just want to hope that in the event of a total replacement, I don't have to be idle all over again due to further flooding.

Let's hope for the better.