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Minelab Service ...are you kidding me?

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Bling

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iv bought over 12 NEW High End Minelabs and countless used ones.i still have 2 under warranty! i also have 2 Elite's i use almost every day. one of my Tornado Coil cable wire is cracking from age and iv sealed it with cilicone seal and liquid tape.it works fine but wanted to have the cable replaced by Minelab.guess what....after contacting them they said they dont replace the wire..you must buy a whole NEW coil ?! now you cant tell me that a new wire cant be installed on coil! what a rip off! get ready boys,next thing will be "we dont service units anymore" just throw them away and buy a new one !!! Tesoro looks better every day!
 
Bling said:
iv bought over 12 NEW High End Minelabs and countless used ones.i still have 2 under warranty! i also have 2 Elite's i use almost every day. one of my Tornado Coil cable wire is cracking from age and iv sealed it with cilicone seal and liquid tape.it works fine but wanted to have the cable replaced by Minelab.guess what....after contacting them they said they dont replace the wire..you must buy a whole NEW coil ?! now you cant tell me that a new wire cant be installed on coil! what a rip off! get ready boys,next thing will be "we dont service units anymore" just throw them away and buy a new one !!! Tesoro looks better every day!
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You do realize that the coil is epoxy filled for water proofing correct? You cant get to the cable without destroying the coil. Its hard wired to an amplification chip. I've tried as I own a Sov GT and its not possible without turning the coil to FUBAR.
 
thanks Gemini, i thought the wire might be Soldared in under the screw in water proof connector.
 
Bling said:
thanks Gemini, i thought the wire might be Soldared in under the screw in water proof connector.
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No its not. It's actually inside the epoxy. That's just a strain relief and a waterproofing grommet. From what I gather they don't do coil repair other than cable cut backs with new connectors where the cable connects to the control box. The other reason as was told to me if they were to take a coil apart and "rebuild" the amount of labor billed and parts usage would add up to something far greater than purchasing a new coil outright would be. Oh and you're welcome.
 
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