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	Need Help With Garrett Repair « on: December 30, 2012, 07:26:37 pm »

Hey all, completly new to all of this stuff, I managed to get a used
Detector for nothing and of course it doesn't work.
It is a Garrett master hunter ADS III and put fresh batteries
In it, cleaned the bit of corrosion on the battery board and
Still nothing, I am looking for suggestion on a way to
Diagnose this and fix it on the cheap

Thank you in advance
James

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	Re: Newbie « Reply #1 on: December 30, 2012, 07:40:03 pm »

from NT Australia , can't really help with your problem , but looks like a clean unit and could be an easy fix , you might consider Emailling Garrett one of their Tech guys may point you in the right direction . goodluck . cheers Mick

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	Re: Newbie « Reply #2 on: December 30, 2012, 08:02:10 pm »

Thanks Mick, i just emailed Garrett and hopefully they will get back to me soon
So I can get out there and use this!

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	Re: Newbie « Reply #3 on: December 30, 2012, 08:22:12 pm »

Is it showing any life at all?

Do you have the Manual?

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	Re: Newbie « Reply #4 on: December 30, 2012, 08:24:51 pm »

Zero life, and no manual for it

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	Re: Newbie « Reply #5 on: December 30, 2012, 08:42:02 pm »

Here is the Manual.

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	Re: Need Help With Garrett Repair « Reply #6 on: December 31, 2012, 02:54:36 am »

Most likely the corrosion has migrated, as it does, to elsewhere on the main board. Most likely, the battery interconnect area. Can you get the machine apart to inspect it on the solder side of the boards? Be very careful. If the wires are corroeded, they can snap off and you'll go nuts trying to get them back where they belong.

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	Re: Need Help With Garrett Repair « Reply #7 on: December 31, 2012, 10:42:00 am »

Alright upon further inspection I saw that there is no more corrosion
In the board or anything, but I did happen to notice that
One of the terminal on the battery board seems to be broken,
Are those things still available for an older machine line this?
Or even is there is a way i could temporarily fix it?

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	Re: Need Help With Garrett Repair « Reply #8 on: December 31, 2012, 10:51:44 am »

Yes you can find thim.

Let me take a look at mine later today.

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	Re: Need Help With Garrett Repair « Reply #9 on: December 31, 2012, 02:10:01 pm »

Forge ahead! that is one sweet machine you have there and I guarantee you will love it! or... I'll give you $20.00 for it as it is. heh heh :

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