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Title: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: Jonola (Jon) on October 30, 2009, 02:03:21 PM Just took my Minelab Quattro out of the shed and turned it on. I'll rephrase that....TRIED to turn it on. Nothing. Not a glimmer. It is an Ex Parrot...I mean detector.
Never had one die on me before! Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: 150aceboy on October 30, 2009, 02:12:53 PM Bad luck there mate :(, i know it sounds corny but have you tried the batteries ???, if all fails Jon, i think you should give up detecting mate and pass all your detector stuff on to me ;D ;D ;D ;D, hope you can get it going mate, cheers Ace ;)
Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: Jonola (Jon) on October 30, 2009, 02:16:50 PM Yup. Put a different set of rechargeables in...turned it on...nowt....scratched my head.....took a look at the connections.....nowt....off to scratch my head again. Thinking of going back to fishing. Cod season.
Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: 150aceboy on October 30, 2009, 02:31:36 PM when things go wrong it's a pain m8, just been given an old c-scope 2200, the fella that gave it to me said he could'nt get it going. Put new batteries in it , it came on and shorted out straight away ???, found there was a broken track on circuit board, in the middle of trying to solder new connection :P.
Anyway good luck Jon, let us know if you get it up and running, Ace ;) Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: Jonola (Jon) on October 30, 2009, 04:15:14 PM I don't know if it's worth getting it repaired or just buy another one.
Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: mole on October 30, 2009, 04:58:27 PM Hello :) Jon don,nt despair it may be something minor it ;) moisture could have got inside it ??? when you used it last was it raining ??? try leaving it overnight in the airing cupboard or near some other heat source ;) if this does,nt cure it is your battery charger working properly ??? hope you get it going as cheaply as possible good luck ;) Dai
Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: 150aceboy on October 30, 2009, 05:11:08 PM Good advice Mole, good luck Ace ;)
Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: Stig(The) on October 30, 2009, 05:20:04 PM Jon,ya in luck butty!
I buy "Old" "Broken" "Minelabs" especially "Quattro`s" & am willing to pay as "Much" as £20(dependant on condition) for each one ! ;) :) :D ;D Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: Salty (Karl) Cardiff Scan Club on October 30, 2009, 05:32:31 PM Jon, Double check and clean the connectors on the battery holder,both inside and out, and the ones down the handle in the detector, if these have had the battery pack dropped in, instead of slid in, they can stick down and not make proper contact.
Salty Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: 150aceboy on October 30, 2009, 05:34:04 PM Sorry Stig, but Jon has just sold it for £21 to me ;D ;D ;D ;D
cheers Ace ;) Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: Jonola (Jon) on October 30, 2009, 06:36:52 PM Thanks for your input lads....and your *AHEM* offers ::) I'll check what you said Salty, cheers mate. Bleedin thing ain't nowtbut a doorstop at the moment. Unfortunately I sold my Sovereign so my back up detector is a C-Scope 660. Looks like a new detector is in the offing. :o
Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: sandpiper on October 30, 2009, 10:41:29 PM Hi
Don't despair I had a problem with my xs had to send it away and it was returned within 8 days You can have it repaired in the UK it might be something simple here is the minelab repair number :- Please call me on our free phone number 0800 056 42 46 Its got to be worth repairing good luck Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: Salty (Karl) Cardiff Scan Club on November 02, 2009, 07:01:22 PM Any news on your Quattro Jon?
Salty Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: Jonola (Jon) on November 02, 2009, 07:05:19 PM My father in law is an electrician so he can take a look at it. If its nothing simple I'll send it to Minelab to repair.
To be honest I have no transport so don't detect more than once a month...or two months! so I spend little time detecting due to circumstances. Not having a detector doesn't impact on me as much as most detectorists ;) Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: KANE (DES) on November 02, 2009, 07:49:16 PM hi jon dont laugh but have you checked the wire as a friend of mine left is machine in is shed and a mouse had bit a hole through the wire so i would look if i was you
DES Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: Salty (Karl) Cardiff Scan Club on November 02, 2009, 07:50:33 PM Jon, if there's a rally you fancied going to and can get transport, give me a shout, if i'm going as well your welcome borrow my backup machine (a Quattro).
I wont be attending the next D.W one though, i've made other arrangements, but i'm probably going to most of the others, including any Cardiff scan or RARE ones that pop up. Salty Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: zorro on November 02, 2009, 08:38:30 PM salty mine died last year.sent it to minelab, "dry joint" they told me. they fixed it and its working fine now (touch wood..fingers crossed etc etc etc)
Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: Chef Geoff on November 02, 2009, 09:26:42 PM Whoops! I posted this in the wrong thread.
Jon Not sure how good you are with electronics or computers, but Explorers, Etrac's, Quattro's and safari's suffer occasionally from an easily rectified problem, and that is loose plug connections. If you take off the control panel face plate and turn it over you will see two white plugs, one has a single wire the other has 4, it is usual the single that works itself loose but unplug and plug them both. It is worth checking and cheaper than the post to Ireland. Title: Re: Detector Just Died On Me! Post by: Jonola (Jon) on November 03, 2009, 06:33:47 PM Cheers for the input lads. Just passed the detector on to my father in law who is an electrician. Checked all the faults you suggested but nothing obvious unfortunately. He is going to give it a thorough once over. Thanks for all the input guys. Thanks for the offer Salty but I'm thinking of going back to fishing! I'm beginning to think that I'm just not meant to be a detectorist!
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