Detector Just Died On Me!

[Jonola (Jon)]

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!

[150aceboy]

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  , hope you can get it going mate, cheers Ace

[Jonola (Jon)]

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.

[150aceboy]

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 .
Anyway good luck Jon, let us know if you get it up and running, Ace

[Jonola (Jon)]

I don't know if it's worth getting it repaired or just buy another one.

[mole]

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

[150aceboy]

Good advice Mole, good luck Ace

[Stig(The)]

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 !  

      

[Salty (Karl) Cardiff Scan Club]

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

[150aceboy]

Sorry Stig, but Jon has just sold it for £21 to me  
cheers Ace

[Jonola (Jon)]

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.

[sandpiper]

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

[Salty (Karl) Cardiff Scan Club]

Any news on your Quattro Jon?
Salty

[Jonola (Jon)]

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 

[KANE (DES)]

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