Battery Box’s…

What happens when you run out of battery power in the middle of a field with no spare battery’s, you have one of two chooses, go home or go to the local shop, both are an absolute nuisance;

Most experienced detectorists simply carry a spare pack of battery’s in their pocket, pouch or back pack, that’s the ideal scenario, but then the original packaging that the battery’s come in starts to get tatty & starts to fall apart, with the battery’s spilling out, not only causing a possibility of a short  but which brings about another question, when you have some doubt about whether the battery’s are good or need disposing off, of course this is where a battery tester comes into play, these battery testers are very handy whether you use disposable or rechargeable battery’s, but i do not think these little chargers are something practical to carry out into the field, cost wise these little testers are about three pounds upwards, from many internet sites like Ebay or Amazon, even your local DIY shop sells them, i purchased mine from a local DIY shop for £ 2.49p…

2 x Spare Battery Cases… are supplied when purchased through muddyheritage.com this is a neat way to carry, your spare battery’s, with no excess wrapping to be taken out into the field…
It’s simply a quick method to exchange the old battery’s with the new and to take home the used battery’s for either recharging, disposal or to be used for a less power-hungry unit…

A Nice & Simple Way to Easily Keep your spare battery’s where they should be…  Spare Battery Cases for AA or AAA Battery’s – Protect your Battery out in the field…
Each of these clever little boxes let you carry four battery’s together without the fear of accidentally touching each other and discharging, which could leave you stuck out in the middle of nowhere with no alternative but to pack up…

No matter whether the battery’s in your metal detector are new or not, carrying a new set of spare batteries is a wise precaution…

You can reduce the amount of waste you carry with you out onto the field, by putting your new “spare” battery’s into these cases, ready to use & are at hand straight away…

Even if you’re using rechargeable batteries, you can reduce the risk of a spoiled hunt by having a backup set… How easy is it to lose track of your rechargeable battery’s, what is charged or not ! … Well no more, as these come with a little green / red card, this is a simple dead or alive indicator… if you are using non-rechargeable batteries, again this green / red card indicates when your non-rechargeable batteries are good or need to be disposed of safely, never leave your battery’s in the field, always take them home…

Once you have changed the battery’s in the field, they can be taken home to be used in a less power-hungry unit until finally exhausted… These spare battery boxes are sold in pairs as some detectors use eight AA battery’s , these two battery holders fit neatly into pockets, bags and when wrapped in a plastic bag to keep the dirt out, can be tucked into your finds pouch, as they weigh next to nothing and are small enough to be unobtrusive… the two can be used separately or joined together as shown… so to refresh this is another handy way to carry spare battery’s out in the field, this is a simple idea and small enough to fit into pockets, pouch, backpack etc… As the T2 takes four AA battery’s one of these comes out with me on every hunt, it is a simple plastic box with four ridges, holding each battery in place, and not rolling around, which stops the battery’s coming into contact with each other and shorting out, and within the box itself is a small piece of card, with two different colours one either side, green on one side whilst the other side is red, perfect for denoting that the battery’s condition, green for good, red for dead or needs recharging, this also ensures that there is no packing to worry about in the field, as unlike the original battery packing the little spare battery boxes are reusable…
As I have an Eldorado Metal Detector made by Tesoro & like so many Tesoro’s, Vikings, C-Scopes  and a few other metal detectors, they all use a PP3 9-volt battery system, as do many probes which is where these little single boxes are handy, if your detector uses two battery’s or you need one for the probe and one for the metal detector then a twin box might be the way forward, again holding the battery’s firmly in place and separate from each other, but within handy reach… Although these smaller boxes are harder to find they are worth hunting out… All photos here and on the main page were taken by Sand-Scratcher Bri, in the depths of Yorkshire…