Vent: My $80 detector died 20 minutes into a park hunt

Got a used Garret off Craigslist, seemed fine on the bench. Took it to Riverside Park last weekend, screen went black after 20 minutes. Guess it's the coil cable, gonna try soldering it Sunday. Anyone else fix a dead detector on the cheap?

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masonfisher1mo ago

Wait, it worked fine on the bench but died 20 minutes into the actual hunt? That's brutal. I had a detector do the same thing, ran great in my yard, then the second I got to a real spot it just quit. Turned out the coil wire had a tiny break right where it bends at the housing, so it only cut out once I was swinging it around. Hold the cable and wiggle it while the thing is on and see if the screen flickers. If it does, you found your spot. Just don't breathe too hard on that solder joint, those wires are crazy thin.

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