tlowery04
Sr. Member
- Apr 29, 2011
- 413
- 117
- Detector(s) used
- White Eagle II, Minelab ETrac
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Repair or Replace? Dad's White Eagle II
Well it finally happened... after sitting around for years (since new) and then being put back into use a few years ago, My dad's white eagle II might have given up the ghost.
Given how lightly he used it, I hoped it would last longer but nothing sits around without aging. He originally bought it as a business tool for finding buried lines and maybe used it a hand full of times. I was walking between an old chicken house and barn when it just went dead. Thinking it was the battery pack i swapped it out with the other c-cell backup (the actual battery pack exploded years ago). I powered it on and went to set it on the air setting and it went haywire. Different display settings flash and only the top two buttons on either side of the screen work. I apologize for being so vague, but it was dropped off with a buddy to look at today and i don't have it in front of me.
Depending on what my friend says, and the cost of course, would it be better to get the WE2 repaired or should I be looking at a newer model?
Well it finally happened... after sitting around for years (since new) and then being put back into use a few years ago, My dad's white eagle II might have given up the ghost.
Given how lightly he used it, I hoped it would last longer but nothing sits around without aging. He originally bought it as a business tool for finding buried lines and maybe used it a hand full of times. I was walking between an old chicken house and barn when it just went dead. Thinking it was the battery pack i swapped it out with the other c-cell backup (the actual battery pack exploded years ago). I powered it on and went to set it on the air setting and it went haywire. Different display settings flash and only the top two buttons on either side of the screen work. I apologize for being so vague, but it was dropped off with a buddy to look at today and i don't have it in front of me.
Depending on what my friend says, and the cost of course, would it be better to get the WE2 repaired or should I be looking at a newer model?
