DoKKK Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Hi all. So sorry for my English if something is wrong... Interested in this question, what kind of material is used here in this hole that sticker? In the detector Equinox... Now a lot of controversy because of this, everyone is afraid that the detector may leak in this place. Photo attached... Thanks ? If the question has already sounded, was the answer, then please throw a link.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewcon4414 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 It has an O ring there going to the batteries. Its unlikely going to leak ...... if it was it would do it the first time you put it in the water. Why.... because that HOLE where the nipple sets in the shaft for the lower piece allows water in that area. Ive got over 1100 hours on mine almost ALL in the water. Ive taken mine apart to replace the shaft..... and water and sand has accumulated there....... but NO leaks. Never say never...... but ive not heard of many battery leaks as of date. Screens...... yes few of those. Id dare say it most likely to happen when WE the user takes it apart to replace the batteries ..... or just our curiosity gets the better of us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoKKK Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 I wonder what kind of material is used. What material is this sticker made of... :) it is small and round, slightly larger than the hole itself. How safe it is from leaks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steve Herschbach Posted January 24, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2019 4 hours ago, DoKKK said: Now a lot of controversy because of this, everyone is afraid that the detector may leak in this place. Welcome to the forum. I don't know what the sticker is made of. No there is not a lot of controversy about this. No doubt there are some who are trying to make it controversial. The Equinox has been out for over a year now and many of them have spent a lot of that time underwater. If leaking was a major issue you would have heard a lot more about genuine leaks by now. Imagining places where something may leak in the future is just imagining things. I suggest if you want your Equinox not to leak, don't take it apart unless it is absolutely necessary. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoKKK Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Thank you very much, Steve:) Мostly my colleagues from Russia are аfraid about this sticker... Also interested for what this hole made? And there is no opportunity to learn from manufacturers, what kind of material ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hades Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 It's some kind of a gore vent. Just don't touch it and you will be fine. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I suppose you could email Minelab and ask. Hades (welcome to the forum) is on the right track. There are membranes that allow air to pass but not water. This is probably a pressure equalization vent? I am just guessing. Here is a link to the page for Gore Portable Electronic Vents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoKKK Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Well, read about Gore, I think this is the right answer. It is such a membrane is used here. Thank you! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoKKK Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Someone has the opportunity to learn more from manufacturers, what kind of material. I don't know who to ask this question. Still this language barrier :)) I want to know for sure ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnysalami1957 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Could be the leftover material removed from a Wintergreen Lifesaver. The part they take out to make the hole in the middle. If your worried pump the handle full of black silicone and then put it back on the shaft. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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