kc10bull
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- Palm Harbor, FL
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- excal / Fisher
Well I went detecting Monday at St. Pete beach into the surf, ahhh the water is great, hummmm 
my headset noises seemed quieter and distant. Took off my headset and looked at it and the wire insulation going into the headset was cracked and broken. Then I noticed the insulation wire going into the control unit was also cracked and broken. Oh no, still detected for several hours and pulled out some change and a stainless steel spinner ring. Went home and took the detector control unit off the shaft and sealed up the cracked area off the control unit. Then started work on the headset wires and noticed not only was the insulation cracked and broken, but the individual wires insulation was cracked and I could see the naked wire itself. Darn more work, so I had to take apart the headset, cut out the bad wires after cutting out all of the clear sealer compound and shorten the cable going to the headset by several inches. I soldered the connections back and hot glued everything back. Of course I did the test after I had hot glued and resealed the headset connections. Time to test my handiwork. Oh 
darn one ear phone isn't working. Well at least the sound is strong in the other ear phone. Not going to tempt fate by cutting back into it. Tested the detector with rings and jewelry, and coins, ahhhh everything loud and clear for the one head phone. 
I will test it out this weekend back in the surf of Tampa Bay beaches!!!!! 
I have had this EXCAL 1000 for 12 years,
it went into the shop once several years ago after coil failure and broken power switch. I know it has been through some heavy abuse, but it's been an excellent water detector. I hope it will survive the next several months until around Thanksgiving, then I will send it in for a tune up.
my headset noises seemed quieter and distant. Took off my headset and looked at it and the wire insulation going into the headset was cracked and broken. Then I noticed the insulation wire going into the control unit was also cracked and broken. Oh no, still detected for several hours and pulled out some change and a stainless steel spinner ring. Went home and took the detector control unit off the shaft and sealed up the cracked area off the control unit. Then started work on the headset wires and noticed not only was the insulation cracked and broken, but the individual wires insulation was cracked and I could see the naked wire itself. Darn more work, so I had to take apart the headset, cut out the bad wires after cutting out all of the clear sealer compound and shorten the cable going to the headset by several inches. I soldered the connections back and hot glued everything back. Of course I did the test after I had hot glued and resealed the headset connections. Time to test my handiwork. Oh darn one ear phone isn't working. Well at least the sound is strong in the other ear phone. Not going to tempt fate by cutting back into it. Tested the detector with rings and jewelry, and coins, ahhhh everything loud and clear for the one head phone. I will test it out this weekend back in the surf of Tampa Bay beaches!!!!! I have had this EXCAL 1000 for 12 years,
it went into the shop once several years ago after coil failure and broken power switch. I know it has been through some heavy abuse, but it's been an excellent water detector. I hope it will survive the next several months until around Thanksgiving, then I will send it in for a tune up.
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