by FrostbiteFrank » Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:41 pm
I used to be a surveyor, and numerous times I encountered problems with the display blanking out when working under high-power transmission lines (mostly 230KVA). A number of other people have encountered this difficulty too, so it appears to be endemic to the 41 displays. After about a half-day away from the force fields the display returns. This is not what happened with the ones I just tried - one displayed once, then stopped; the other one comes on for 1/2 second and then goes blank. I sent both back, but would be interested in a solution that I could pass back to them.
Predecessor problem:
My original 41C (the old "coconut" as you call it) works fine for a while, but then freezes up with the number displayed at time of freeze-up. This happens randomly - sometimes a day apart, sometimes 5 minutes. If I remove the batteries for a few minutes it comes back to life (with a "Memory Lost" display), but soon freezes up again. Any experience with this problem? It's enough of a nuisance that I've been trying to replace it for the last 10 days.
Thanks, Frank