GeoJack Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Just found out that I need to spend $540 for a new coil because a plastic pin holds the coil to the shaft. Unit was dropped from waist level and snapped this polystyrene pin. "Showing the picture to our Technician unfortunately the broken pin in it is not reparable, never seen the happened before in 10 years the detector came out You will need to buy a new coil." 10" x 12" (25 x 31 cm) DD Open Searchcoil PN: 2234600.....$529.95 Yep, 10" x 12" coil held to the shaft with a plastic pin that is non-reparable and worth $530. Will repair and sale the unit. Done with Garrett... 3 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoJack Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Oh, and that string you see is how the coil was adjusted for level use. The tensioning device at the coil really, really sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steve Herschbach Posted November 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2019 I found out about that pin when doing my ATX strip down and rebuild. Found out about it by breaking it! I pried it apart however so I don't blame Garrett for that. Great circuit but I swore off Garrett myself over their refusal to put the ATX circuit in a light weight affordable dry land housing with a set of regular coils. The ATX did well for me as a water detector, but nobody needs that waterproof housing in the middle of the desert. And the coils as you note are crazy, with a person having to buy a complete new telescoping rod assembly with each and every coil! Can you imagine any other company saying that every time you bought a coil you also needed to get another rod assembly to go with it? So that's two, both you and I done with Garrett. I'll not relent unless they repackage the ATX into something more palatable. It truly irritates the heck out of me at this point to put it nicely. I objected to the ATX being put in the Recon housing right up front in the early development stage, and lobbied for a dry land version ever since. Got some nice pats on the head for awhile about how they were listening and it would happen someday. Yeah, right. I was hoping before I died. It's business malpractice at this point to not have a Garrett LTX on the market, just pissing away the opportunity. Well, too late now, anyone with an ATX should take a hard look at the QED. You can actually get a QED for about what a used ATX will sell for, it weighs half as much, and uses Minelab compatible coils. New QED report from U.S. Nov 2019 9 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Idaho Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 4 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said: I found out about that pin when doing my ATX strip down and rebuild. Found out about it by breaking it! I pried it apart however so I don't blame Garrett for that. I'd still like to build your version of the ATX, Steve. So far, I've been unable to find one cheap enough to use. But I haven't given up hope. Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Maybe GeoJack can sell you his. Then he does not need to buy a coil - you can use what he has as is. He saved you some work taking the coil apart! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Idaho Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 LOL...yup. Though it would have to be a deal....my wife has decided I need to do some urban renewal of the house this winter.....the wages of sin are death...LOL Too much prospecting. Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beav_can Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Sold my ATX early this year. Had coil replaced once under warranty for the curley coil cable jacket cracking. Garrett told the dealer that would be the LAST and ONLY time they would replace for this particular defect. So got the brand new replacement coil at the doorstep and thought before I installed it, I would check the coil cable - can you guess?...Yep, brand new coil right from the factory had the cracks in the jacket! And before you say it wouldn't affect performance - try running it in SALT water like I did with the original coil...false signals and would not balance in the end, even after washing with fresh water and letting dry for months. The cable was compromised by water ingression. Needless to say, someone else owns my ATX now. As Steve said, the design of the whole thing made me shake my head. Thanks for speaking the TRUTH, Steve. You are admirable that way. ? Beav 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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