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Good Idea ,Thanks

Just be aware though, that if you replace your own battery before the 3 year warrant runs out and the battery compartment seal is damaged and water floods the control box destroying the board etc. your warranty on the control box is going to be null and void. Everything else that had the 3 year warranty that was not damaged by the water intrusion would still carry the remainder of the 3 year warranty. When the service depot changes the battery and say damages the seal, your warrant is still going to be good for the remainder of the 3 years....free repair.

Thanks Tyran, great info will get me up and running a lot sooner.

Thanks Steve, nice to have all that info under one heading

Received my EQ 800 yesterday the 9th was shipped on the 7th of March from GPS Central in Calgary ,Alberta. I ordered the unit on Nov.26.. Looks like delivery is starting to speed up, considering the original shipment to all of Canada was 2 units in February. Now if the ground would just thaw. Garage testing will be the order of the day today. Many thanks to all the members here that have been doing such a fine job of getting information out on this new machine. Seeing this is my first metal detector I am feeling way ahead of the game through all of your valuable insights.

If all else fails it may be one of those instances where a factory reset may be the answer

WOW, great find for first time out with the 600

No problem, if you have not noticed yet the manual can be downloaded here https://www.minelab.com/__files/f/326548/4901-0249-1 Inst. Manual, EQUINOX 600 800 EN.pdf Lots of info posted on the pinned post at the top of the state page.

Morning, from the manual Battery Maintenance Lithium-ion battery performance may degrade if unused for long periods of time. Fully charge the battery at least once every 3–4 months to prevent this from occurring. Even with correct care and maintenance, Lithium-ion battery performance reduces over time with normal use. Therefore the battery may need to be replaced every few years. Replacement batteries can be supplied and installed by an Authorised Service Centre.

Thanks Phrunt for the offer, but I will pass. The ground is going to be frozen up this way for awhile yet, so am not in to much of a rush.

Thanks, have fun with it, from what I have been reading this evening people that have been detecting for many years are being totally amazed at this machine. Hopefully I will get mine before the end of March, with enough time to play with it before the thaw....

That's great, congrats. That's a start anyway, I have a feeling they will be more numerous in shipments in the coming weeks. I take it that you picked it up at Radio World. Did they let you know how many were on order from there? Just trying to get a handle on where I might fall on the list, ordered mine from GPS Central in Calgary and they would receive theirs from Radio World

Do you have a crystal ball handy lol

Hey I was wondering where that third manual was lol... Thanks Gerry, very well laid out.

Interesting... Have found manual # 2 .... only difference to manual # 1 is that # 2 has page numbers, manual # 1 does not. Where is manual #3?????? and the missing page 47?????? lol