Here's the deal on the Equinox repair

[Donna(NJ]

Spoke with Minelab, since the control unit is sealed, the only thing they can fix is replace the battery or replace the control unit. Since my unit is out of warranty,
a new control unit will cost $300 shipped.

I know its not the battery as it was fully charged before my outing. So now we have a completely disposable detector that cant be fixed except for a battery replacement.

There ya go, this machine is only good for 3 years and then a hail Mary from there on,

Thankfully my good old Sovereign is still working. Cant wait for the Nokta machine.

HH
Donna(NJ)

 

[silvercoinboy]

There are some aftermarket preparers out there, and I know you can replace the battery

 

[fwcrawford]

This is the first I have heard about the unit failing to power up.
Did you try power it up with the charging cord connected?
Just a suggestion…

 

[BigTony]

Wow, that’s socks me right in the head! Very bad on their part, that is something that wasn‘t explained to anyone when we bought them.
Bunch of crap for sure.
Tony

 

[Donna(NJ]

This is the first I have heard about the unit failing to power up.
Did you try power it up with the charging cord connected?
Just a suggestion…

No but will give that a try

Thx,
Donna

 

[Donna(NJ]

This is the first I have heard about the unit failing to power up.
Did you try power it up with the charging cord connected?
Just a suggestion…

I attached the charging card, looked like it was powering up, got a Cd error, coil not connected' I connected coil and back to square one, with a blank screen.

May try a battery replacement if I can find one. Watched YouTube video, very easy.

Thx,
Donna

 

[fwcrawford]

That’s odd that it would display an error with the coil not connected, but not power up.
Apparently the power switch is functioning.
The battery is very easy to replace.
Just be careful not to over tighten the 4 screws that attach the control unit to the shaft.

 

[5900_XL-1]

I attached the charging card, looked like it was powering up, got a Cd error, coil not connected' I connected coil and back to square one, with a blank screen.

May try a battery replacement if I can find one. Watched YouTube video, very easy.

Thx,
Donna

 

[BigTony]

I attached the charging card, looked like it was powering up, got a Cd error, coil not connected' I connected coil and back to square one, with a blank screen.

May try a battery replacement if I can find one. Watched YouTube video, very easy.

Thx,
Donna

That’s interesting.
Do you have anyone near by you can swap batteries with, just to see?
But it’s worth a new battery try. You can always sell it if it doesn’t fix it.
Tony

 

[GKMan]

Donna, I would go ahead and try to reinstall the software through your computer.

I had a situation where my detector would power up but there was no screen or audio. But the power indicator was rapidly blinking.
I was fairly certain it was dead.

It was recognized by my PC when I plugged it in. And so I reinstalled the firmware on it and it came back to life afterwards!
Not the same situation as yours. But who knows. Good luck

 

[wltdwiz]

donna try hooking up a phone power pack to the charging cord & see what happens

 

[5900_XL-1]

Probably won't work but you might get lucky by attempting an update, trying the power up with the charge cord attached to the PC, and then trying the power up when the utility asks for one. It's a wild idea, probably dumb. Maybe the firmware on the last update went bad.

 

[Donna(NJ]

That’s odd that it would display an error with the coil not connected, but not power up.
Apparently the power switch is functioning.
The battery is very easy to replace.
Just be careful not to over tighten the 4 screws that attach the control unit to the shaft.

Yes, I saw that video.

 

[Donna(NJ]

Donna, I would go ahead and try to reinstall the software through your computer.

I had a situation where my detector would power up but there was no screen or audio. But the power indicator was rapidly blinking.
I was fairly certain it was dead.

It was recognized by my PC when I plugged it in. And so I reinstalled the firmware on it and it came back to life afterwards!
Not the same situation as yours. But who knows. Good luck

OK worth a try

Thx.
Donna

 

[jkline]

$750 + 20 shipping you can buy a 3 month old Nox 800 plus Andy's book.

Sticking with my CTX.