BrownNugget Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Took the battery off to charge it and an L shaped piece of plastic fell to the ground. The slide rail that allows the gasket to hold in partially cracked. Not even sure if it will work at this point as it just happened. Rob?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Porter Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 The only way that can happen is if the battery was not seated correctly and then forced with the cam locks. Most probably a cam lock on one side was closed then the other side attempted to be closed causing a scissor action on the molding causing it to break. The detector should still work, just the water proof battery compartment has been compromised. The seals are the same design as the CTX 3030 which has a water proof rating, GPZ does not have a water proof rating except for the coil to 1 meter. So long as you do not immerse the machine then it should be OK, a light sprinkle of rain should be fine when the battery is seated properly even with that piece of molding missing, assuming the main housing to the electronics is sound (hard to tell going by the pictures). Hope this helps JP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownNugget Posted May 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Thanks JP your advice is well respected. She works alright and going to run it tomorrow. I keep one of Doc’s covers on her so light rain should not be an issue. Brownie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted May 13, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 Hey Brownie, Yep I done it myself. I was lucky enough to just super glue it and allow it to set overnight. It corrected the problem. I'm not sure if my battery wasn't seated well or if it got bumped in the back of the truck. Either way, Yes I broke one before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownNugget Posted May 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Thanks Rob. Ok then seat those batteries I guess. I’m very ginger with this thing being it was pricey even at a used discount. I got skunked my last trip so I’m not sure if I didn’t swing over gold or it’s the plastic gasket tab?? JK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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