sovereign gt doa

Tector · Jul 8, 2011

Convinced minelab to send a new gt. Just got it today...defective! Wont turn off, no volume control. Told them i'm done ups knows me personally now. Shipped four times. Been 2 months found probably 3 pennies. I told them i'm not happy and I want an explorer ir safari. They'll said no, but then said they'll discuss it. they said 2% are faulty out of box .

GOLD1960 · Jul 13, 2011

To all the PRO'S out there ... I was going to buy a Minelab Sov. GT but that might change after
reading this thread...

Now could this be an Issue with the 2011 New Sov.GT coming out of the factory ??

Thanks ahead for the post to this Q :notworthy:

GOLD1960

jeff of pa · Jul 13, 2011

all I can say is :dontknow:

My sovereign was awsome for over 10 Years
before I wore it out

GOLD1960 · Jul 13, 2011

That great Jeff you had good luck with your's :headbang:

,..what about the NEW Sov.GT coming out of the factory ?

jeff of pa · Jul 13, 2011

GOLD1960 said:
That great Jeff you had good luck with your's

,..what about the NEW Sov.GT coming out of the factory ?

as I Said

I'm at a complete loss.

only thing I Know,
if you take the detector right out the box
& Put the recharble battery in without charging it.
(Preferably for 10 hours or more)
& The battery is dead,
the volume will Blare, & the volume control won't work.
You won't be able to detect either.

But you can still turn it off.

If fully charged & You have the settings correct,
& You don't swing it like an old Bounty Hunter red Barron,
(Early VHS you had to be there :tongue3:

)
you should be able to detect a coin at 4"

Either you have Very bad Luck,
or your not doing something right.

I Can't believe Sovereign Construction
can have gone down hill that much.

IF This is the case,
They need to get new Technicians,
or go back to the XS2 Pro setup

Treasure_Hunter · Jul 13, 2011

GOLD1960 said:
To all the PRO'S out there ... I was going to buy a Minelab Sov. GT but that might change after
reading this thread...

Now could this be an Issue with the 2011 New Sov.GT coming out of the factory ??

Thanks ahead for the post to this Q

GOLD1960

I own 2 Sov GTs, they are fantastic detectors.....I would not hesitate to buy another Sov GT..........if I ever needed a 3rd Sov GT.... Sov GT is the best beach detector there is if your not going into the water.........

Any detector can be bad out of the box, and it doesn't matter what Brand.............