Whitbey Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 20 hours ago, relicmeister said: Sorry to hear of any possible problems so soon, hope it "corrects" itself without further incident. Perhaps we should keep this thread to keep track of all reports of problems no matter how big or small. If anyone hears of anything from other forums it should be noted here too. That would be very good, so Minelab will know, and fix it in their next online update! Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/5488-sign-of-problem/page/3/#findComment-57538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 These things are not going unnoticed. Imagine the Equinox is like a new iPhone release. There is a lot of code there, and there may be bugs. The update facility is everyone’s insurance policy against such things. I am noting anything I see and passing it on not just here but on other forums as are others. 4 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/5488-sign-of-problem/page/3/#findComment-57587 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thegoldenone Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Steve another possible problem! If you want to skip to the guy describing the problem go to the 6 Minute mark... Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/5488-sign-of-problem/page/3/#findComment-57912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 On 2/18/2018 at 9:12 PM, Steve Herschbach said: These things are not going unnoticed. Imagine the Equinox is like a new iPhone release. There is a lot of code there, and there may be bugs. The update facility is everyone’s insurance policy against such things. I am noting anything I see and passing it on not just here but on other forums as are others. My wife's iPhone was showing "no Signal" yesterday. Mine was fine with 3 bars and the wifi running full. The first thing I said was to reset it. She got her signal back. Resetting seems to be the first thing to do with any electronics. The Equinox has the ability to download updates like the iPhonesYou said. I have no concern. Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/5488-sign-of-problem/page/3/#findComment-57917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thegoldenone Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Hey Steve, about halfway through the guy has video of the equinox going haywire.... I think it's one of those rare things but I thought I'd bring it to your attention. 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/5488-sign-of-problem/page/3/#findComment-58630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-rebels Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Would not Minelab have spare coils ready to ship out quickly should a service tech determine that to be a likely cause? I wouldn’t think that a customer would be required to send in the detector for a lengthy repair, especially given the long wait and high demand for these units... Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/5488-sign-of-problem/page/3/#findComment-58670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Some of those things I do have to wonder about detector versus intermittent EMI issues. The craziest stuff is out there in that regard these days. I ran into a weird intermittent EMI issue with my GPZ that had me thinking the detector was flaking out, but a week of intensive cross-checking against another GPZ followed up by a service center checkup never could find or replicate the problem. I know something as simple as a jet flying over has been know to cause brief issues with the GPX series. I am not making excuses and if there is a bug a pattern will develop, but this kind of stuff can be a bit maddening to track down and isolate. Every day we have some new EMI emitter to add to the list. I really feel for the engineers. 3 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/5488-sign-of-problem/page/3/#findComment-58675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjc Posted March 20, 2024 Share Posted March 20, 2024 On 2/18/2018 at 1:08 PM, Mike_P said: UPDATE: I am happy to say that after a factory reset and running it or about 2 hours this morning, no more shutdowns. Now I just need to get on some good ground to search. All I am finding around the house are modern bullets, old plow blades, and shotgun brass. I did find one old shotgun brass that from what others have posted online could make it 100 years old. ya but the machine wont turn on to perform a power button reset...I have the sampe poblem mid vacay--she's done. tried the salt / vinegar, baking soda water thing, no go. Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/5488-sign-of-problem/page/3/#findComment-272104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted March 21, 2024 Share Posted March 21, 2024 1 hour ago, cjc said: ya but the machine wont turn on to perform a power button reset...I have the sampe poblem mid vacay--she's done. tried the salt / vinegar, baking soda water thing, no go. This thread is six years dead 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/5488-sign-of-problem/page/3/#findComment-272111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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