Supershaw Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Hi all Just joined and would like some help.I detect in Cornwall UK and Spain’s Costa Blanca. Owned quite a few detectors over the years inc CTX 3030. The old Whites Spectrum (great detector) Thinking of buying a used MX Sport but really want to know if all the bugs have been sorted re the firmware upgrades,and is the warranty (2yrs ? )Transferable. Would appreciate any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 The MX Sport has a two year transferable warranty. I assume you are looking at a used unit, so you do want to be aware of the problems. There were three main issues I know of with the MX Sport: 1. Tone smearing. This requires the machine be returned to Whites’s for a firmware update. http://forums.whiteselectronics.com/showthread.php?75527-MX-Sport-Firmware-Update 2. Pod breakage issue. This requires returning to White’s for hardware upgrade. https://www.whiteselectronics.com/product-updates/?lang=us 3. Battery compartment breaking. This requires returning to White’s for hardware upgrade. Details http://forums.whiteselectronics.com/showthread.php?78042-Broken-battery-compartment-story The fix http://forums.whiteselectronics.com/showthread.php?78098-MX-Sport-battery-compartment Newer units are shipping with a "smiley face" applied to the serial number label inside the battery compartment. This indicates that all available updates have been applied. Personally if I was buying a brand new MX Sport I would insist on one of these, not older dealer stock. These are all covered under warranty. White’s may be able to tell you what if any updates were done if you contact them with a serial number. Contact info at the links above. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auminesweeper Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Why not give James a call at Whites UK in Scotland, He should be able to answer any of the things Steve highlighted, You can get him on 01463 223456. hope that helps, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supershaw Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Thank both Steve and John....I have contacted seller but he says he can’t find the serial number ?? Also When was the mx sport first introduced ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Runner Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Supershaw Tell the owner to look down inside the battery compartment and it’s there but not easy to read. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 17 hours ago, Supershaw said: Also When was the mx sport first introduced ? Spring 2016. All units in existence are still under warranty (two year transferable), and White’s will probably extend the warranty on some of these issues since they are known issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsunamiscott Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Also like Ridge Runner mentioned, there is a sticker in battery compartment with the serial number. The ones that also include a smiley face on that sticker are current upgraded units. I owned an MXS earlier this year and that was the case. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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