rodney edwards Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 I have a gold bug 2 for some reason it will only work with the head phones now .??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I have heard of this happening. One possible cause is that the headphone jack is wired to the speaker such that inserting the headphones repeatedly may have caused a weak solder joint to separate. The Gold Bug 2 is relatively easy to open and inspect. If you are under warranty this would in theory be covered but the mailing cost and time may not be worth it. This thread describes how to open up the control box for inspection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gillespie Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I've fixed many issues just like the one you mentioned. You can do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gillespie Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Just thought of something that has happened several times over the years. A little information first: The headphone port is designed to cut off the internal speaker when the headphone is plug in. I've had several times where the speaker suddenly quit. The problem was a small speck of dirt in the port causing the detector to cut off the speaker output. My solution: Shoot short burst of compressed air into the port hole, then insert the plug in and out. Repeat and see if the problem is corrected. Still no sound, then take apart and inspect the connection and the port . Amazing what we forget. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undersc0re Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I have had to replace the little speaker on my old goldbug 2. Pretty straight forward! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles ray Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 On 12/12/2017 at 5:44 PM, Mark Gillespie said: Just thought of something that has happened several times over the years. A little information first: The headphone port is designed to cut off the internal speaker when the headphone is plug in. I've had several times where the speaker suddenly quit. The problem was a small speck of dirt in the port causing the detector to cut off the speaker output. My solution: Shoot short burst of compressed air into the port hole, then insert the plug in and out. Repeat and see if the problem is corrected. Still no sound, then take apart and inspect the connection and the port . Amazing what we forget. I just bought this detector got it home Im not happy the headphones dont work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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