What Is the Life Expectancy of a Fieldbroadcaster?

Our oldest broadcasters out there are twenty years old, and we don’t see much sign of aging.  But we designed them to last at least 20 years and we guarantee all internal components for 5 years. A word of caution, however, is appropriate. It has been found that use of a powerful CB radio transmitter in the near vicinity of a broadcaster probably will blow out the choke coils and both wells will then cease to function and the well circuits will have to be replaced. Farmers and ranchers driving around checking remote locations should definitely avoid using such equipment within a few hundred meters of their Field Broadcasters. 

There is the possibility that if a Field Broadcaster is not sealed moisture may condense within it. We also have known of two Field Broadcasters (out of several hundred) which were struck by lightning. Other than that we have found very little that can go wrong. As a precaution we build in redundancy of components.  Our models are internally sealed against condensation and have external test terminals in case something like the choke coils burning out occurs. Of course, even though the wells are internally sealed, Teflon thread tape should be used on the threads of the well caps when checking or changing reagents to ensure moisture is excluded. Few things short of a direct lightning strike are likely to cause malfunction, though we can never be too sure.  If you hit yours with your tractor or snowmobile or a large animal rubs themselves against it and breaks it, we have a $600 charge plus shipping to rebuild the entire broadcaster (plus return shipping)—which is another way of saying we are committed that our units work reliably since our reputation is at stake.