Broken Heart

[Dalpal]

I started toward a corn field when I sensed something was loose on my AT Pro. Thought that the control box screws might be a little loose so I pulled out my swiss army knife to tighten them a bit. To my horror they just kept turning. I tried to wiggle the control box and it came loose. The boss's that screws go into had snapped off. My Heart broke..
Ever happen to anyone else?

Dalpal

 

[William-NM]

Yep, I was up at a ghost town detecting one day and went to nimbly leap over a small ravine. I landed badly and rolled onto the detector, neatly snapping the control box off of the shaft. I finished the hunt with the help of some electrical tape! Give Garrett a call, they had me fixed up in a few days!! They're the best!

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

No but give Garrett a call. They will help!

 

[Leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose.....I feel your pain. Is yours still under warranty? If not call Brad at Garrett and see what he can do.

 

[Dalpal]

Glad to hear it is an uncommon problem. The unit is still under warranty only because it got extended when it was upgraded. I do have backups but I dig a lot less trash with the Pro.

Thanks for the replies,
Dalpal

 

[eagle52]

Same thing here . How did they fix it?

 

[Dalpal]

The machine should have reached Garrett today. I will have to report on the fix when I get it back. The weather has been good here in upstate NY. Hope I get to go out with it
before the "winter" sets in.

Dalpal

 

[rustydog]

Well I'm in upstate NY and winter has arrived.At least it will be home soon and ready to go swimming.

 

[Dalpal]

Just received my AT Pro back from Garrett. Pretty much all new parts except for the circuit board and the battery holder. Looks like a new machine. I still havn't put it together yet because I'm not sure whether I sent the mounting screws in with the control box .I have 2 that may be the ones I took out but I am not sure and I don't want to take any chances. They are sending news ones.

Pleased with the service,

Dalpal