Is Minelab Repair Facility Ready In Case Equinox Service Is Needed

[Guest Tnsharpshooter]

Anyone here have any info to share.

[JoeRivers]

Hell I haven’t even gotten one yet , surely don’t wanna think about sending my lil unicorn in for service ? 

[Norm S]

I heard that they won't take any Equinox detectors in for repair until all pre-orders have been filled. Now that's a rumor I heard from Jack Scharf from ML. They don't want to start a panic.. Besides if your that rough on a detector they take it away and make you use a pointer until you learn proper care. 

[relicmeister]

Was there any problems with the CTX 3030 when it was first released? Or the etrak when that was first released?  

[Mountain Mike]

Just in case you order a unicorn and get a donkey. Hopefully the ability of the user to update the software would take care of most potential problems. 

[Judy]

The Equinox will be obsolete before I even get mine

[Steve Herschbach]

In my opinion Minelab has been learning some important lessons. The Equinox is designed for near instant service. Repairs will boil down to replacing a circuit board or replacing the entire pod. There is almost nothing to “fix” or tune per se, just rapid replacement and return.

There is also shipping. I just sent my GPZ 7000 in for a complete checkout before selling used (I got a new one). Even without lower rod the shipping to the east from Reno ran $60.00. With Equinox often all that will be needed for repair is the handle/pod and maybe coil. Much smaller and lighter box = less shipping costs.