Ctx 3030 screen defect

[Treasure_Hunter]

Well kellyco has had my detector for 2 months now and I haven't heard anything

Send me your info, name and date shipped and I will check on it.

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[Roger Mn.]

I was thinking about getting a CTX and after reading about all the trouble every one is having and who knows how many had the same problems.
I think i will just keep my E-Trac .

 

[trdking]

I just got off the phone with service at kellyco, apparently they are 2 months behind and there is only one tech to fix all the detectors, I'm assuming he meant just one minelab tech not one tech period. I'm not looking forward to go without a detector for over 2 months.

Sounds like you should pull it from Kellyco and ship it to Minicab directly 2 Weeks and cheaper it seems. And you have a better chance of a warranty repair with a story. IMO
2 Summer months without it is a killer.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Sounds like you should pull it from Kellyco and ship it to Minicab directly 2 Weeks and cheaper it seems. And you have a better chance of a warranty repair with a story. IMO
2 Summer months without it is a killer.

It isn't kellyco doing the repairs, it is the official Minelab repair center known as Minelab ASC East, built and staffed by Minelab, it was the backup center to the repair center located in Chicago, when the repair center closed down in Chicago the Minelab repair center Minelab built at Kellyco became the primary Minelab repair center.

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[Jermbo]

Detector is being shipped back to me now, its repaired and ready to go, the new screen was $225.00 I hope it doesn't go bad like the original did

 

[smittyman]

Evidently they have since opened at least one new location. I'm sending mine in today to a place in Pa. Hope this has alleaveated the long time frame.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

It has.

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[Chips]

Just curious how many other people have had screen problems with the ctx3030, I turned my detector on the other day and a 3/8" line going up and down on the screen showed up out of no where, the detector has never been in water or dropped so it makes no sense why it would appear. It conveniently happened after my warrant ran out ofcourse, I shipped it off to be repaired at kellyco yesterday. It's seems like a defect to me, a machine that cost so much shouldn't have issues like this.

Oh Nuts my CTX 3030 has just developed the same screen problem, in exactly the same aera of the screen. Seems odd. Mine is definatly out of warrenty and I am feeling that "pang" of grief we all feel, when our detectors fail..
I wonder if they will send me the parts since warrenty is not an issue...
I like how one of our members was able to replace the screen on his V3i himself.. If I can get the bits I can make a youtube video on it. Don't worry I was trained as an electronics technician back in the 80's .. haha BANG! Opps
I will call them and see what they say.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Most times that LCD leak is caused by excessive heat, could be from being left in hot vehicle.

 

[Chips]

Most times that LCD leak is caused by excessive heat, could be from being left in hot vehicle.

That would be preferable to what I was worried about. We moved houses and though I had my precious detectors in the Do not touch Box, they scooped them up and not so gently ,,,, moved them.. Dang..
I do love my Minelabs and Whites, Fisher and all.. and take good care of them as I expect alot of them too..
Must admit I found a few diagrams online and am tempted to peak inside..
But I will call them first i guess

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

That would be preferable to what I was worried about. We moved houses and though I had my precious detectors in the Do not touch Box, they scooped them up and not so gently ,,,, moved them.. Dang..
I do love my Minelabs and Whites, Fisher and all.. and take good care of them as I expect alot of them too..
Must admit I found a few diagrams online and am tempted to peak inside..
But I will call them first i guess

Be very, very careful if you open it, one of the ribbon cables inside will tear very easy if it is pulled wrong direction.