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Richpp1989
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Richpp1989
   Old Thread  #548 27 Jul 2019 at 6.25pm  0  Login    Register
I used my new delks in some very very heavy rain recently thunderstorms everything down here, I used them again yesterday they still work perfectly fine no problems at all and they got a proper soaking for well over 12 hours and no problems with them.

As for drying stuff off I normally do becuase I dont see the point in paying all the money we do and not look after stuff.
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #547 27 Jul 2019 at 10.59am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #544
No thanks I will just buy gear that works in the rain no way can I be bothered to dry all my gear out after use maybe my bivvy if its lucky
The-Heff
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The-Heff
   Old Thread  #546 26 Jul 2019 at 4.18pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #545
No idea. But they pretty much sold the first batch from what ive been told by shops that cant get any in stock
carpe_diem
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carpe_diem
   Old Thread  #545 26 Jul 2019 at 2.14pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #536
Heff- how many have been sold out of interest ?
rob-d
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rob-d
   Old Thread  #544 26 Jul 2019 at 2.07pm  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #538
I just think its good practice to dry out any part of your kit that gets wet...
Miketg
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Miketg
   Old Thread  #543 26 Jul 2019 at 11.51am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #538
I have had Delks for over 27 years & Fished in all weathers & in all that time I've never had an issue with leakage.

I treated myself to 4 TXI plus 5 years ago & I had a problem with one.

It wasn't rain but heat , I was in France one August & it was 100 degrees plus ( 100 sounds hotter than 42 lol) and at night or early morning the delk was ok but when the sun hit it the buzzer began to sound.
My other 3 were fine.

I spoke to Delkim & they sugested it was a "dry joint issue" On my return I sent the iffy buzzer back & less than a week later a replacement arrived.

I have also lost battery covers & delkim have replaced these FOC.

Soooooo nothing is perfect ( although my other half thinks she is ) but as it stands I wont be changing my current Delks as I think the new features on the new Delks are "over egging the pudding"

PS

To be fair I am a bit anal & I dry all my tackle/gear off after use.
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #542 26 Jul 2019 at 11.26am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #541
Fox alarms have the cases that only cover the front so maybe let the alarm dry out a bit better.I really hope it's just teething problems most have them even the ntxr and rx+ had them but for now I'm sticking with fox
ip100
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ip100
   Old Thread  #541 26 Jul 2019 at 11.13am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #540
Never thought about the covers tbh, I use prologic ones so maybe that makes a big difference
BlankasorusRex
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BlankasorusRex
   Old Thread  #540 26 Jul 2019 at 11.11am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #539
Same as. Never dry them off, but I use the aqua covers not the hard cases.
ip100
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ip100
   Old Thread  #539 26 Jul 2019 at 11.07am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #538
To be fair I've never bothered drying my delks out and never had an issue. All manufacturers recommend you dry them after use too.
braders1978
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braders1978
   Old Thread  #538 26 Jul 2019 at 9.44am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #534
So everytime it rains using delks you have to dry them out afterwards I have never done it with any other make of alarm and never had an issue.Perhaps they could design a better hardcase that does not cover the whole alarm so does not trap any moisture.In one video I watched the owner stated they have invested alot of money in a new machine to make sure all the circuitry is totally waterproof er clearly not.
It's only taken them how many years to get the new ones right and it seems they still have not achieved it
Shadow
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Shadow
   Old Thread  #537 26 Jul 2019 at 7.34am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #536
Let’s see with more rain expected this weekend

Could be just it’s summer with little rain ideal conditions for Delkims
The-Heff
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The-Heff
   Old Thread  #536 26 Jul 2019 at 7.20am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #534
I think for the number sold so far, and only one personal experience, and one report heard about, it’s a pretty good chance they are isolated cases
jack1welsh
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jack1welsh
   Old Thread  #535 26 Jul 2019 at 6.47am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #534
They are reimbursing me the £7.40 for postage, as hoped.
My alarms had not been put away wet - This was the 1st time out with them.
I was always careful to dry out my mk1 txi's and I'll treat my new ones the same.
rob-d
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rob-d
   Old Thread  #534 26 Jul 2019 at 4.53am  0  Login    Register
In reply to Post #506
if you pack anything away wet it wil give you problems later on. i was advised not to use my rubber hard cases for my mk1 delks as any moisture on the alarm cannot get out. this came from an friend who repairs all types of alarms he then went on to say that the delkim sensor can swell up when it gets wet and if its not dried out properly they will give you trouble. allways dry out my alarms in the house for a day or two after a session.
however you are allways going to get some not so good ones in a batch and i will be watching this to see if it is a general issue or an few isolated cases
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