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- Aug 22, 2004
- 770
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- Detector(s) used
- Excalibur 800; Fisher F5; White Beachmaster VLF
- Primary Interest:
- Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
I learned something about Excalibur's!
I sent my Minelab Excalibur in for repair ?
. ?Turned out the battery cable was corroded and the battery pack was dead as a door nail 
. ?I had tried using NI-Cad's in my unit but the tech explained that AA Ni-Cads are 1.2 volts and 8 of them only give 9.6 volts to the Excalibur causing the Excalibur to act erratic and not reach thresh hold. ?Using factory rechargeable battery packs are $85.00 and for a back up use AA Dura-cell batteries that are 1.5 volt for an even 12 volt. ?If you use a Excaliber and it starts to act erratically, it might be your cable being corroded. ?Its a cheap fix, about $30 in parts and $50/labor 
. ?My bill will be a bit more with the purchase of a new battery pack. 
I sent my Minelab Excalibur in for repair ?
. ?Turned out the battery cable was corroded and the battery pack was dead as a door nail . ?I had tried using NI-Cad's in my unit but the tech explained that AA Ni-Cads are 1.2 volts and 8 of them only give 9.6 volts to the Excalibur causing the Excalibur to act erratic and not reach thresh hold. ?Using factory rechargeable battery packs are $85.00 and for a back up use AA Dura-cell batteries that are 1.5 volt for an even 12 volt. ?If you use a Excaliber and it starts to act erratically, it might be your cable being corroded. ?Its a cheap fix, about $30 in parts and $50/labor . ?My bill will be a bit more with the purchase of a new battery pack. 
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