Pulling apart the Excalibur 2 Wiring Problems Fix Yourself with Tim Davies The Money Pot 🇦🇺
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- Опубліковано 25 жов 2018
- Wire Problems with the Excalibur 2
Metal Detector
Come along for the ride trying to fix the problem by myself live on camera
Step by step have a insight view of the Excalibur and the Problems you face pulling the water proof unit part
Have a heads up on the nightmare it can be if you attempt this yourself
And share the enjoyment of actually fixing something myself as big as this
And at the end of the day I think it works better than before , is that possible !!
Thumbs up for that attempt hey 👋
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My Excal has the same drama, will have to give mine a renewal too. Thanks for the guide, I wouldn't have thought of doing it myself but after watching your video I most definitely will.
Hi, just a few tips. I've done this repair many times. Firstly, to get the board out set the knobs all to zero except the disc/pp which should be in the pp position. Second, when you remove the cables its best to either drill a bigger hole from the epoxy side to the base of where the wires enter , that way you can put a cable tie around the cable inside for extra strength which is how minelab do it. Otherwise you can remove all the epoxy with a dremel then refill it completely when you are done . In the video I noticed you used Silicone not epoxy to set the wires, not a good plan. With the battery cable, these always break where they enter the plug (because Minelab over tighten them in the factory. This is usually the first problem that occurs on an Excalibur. Well done on the fix and video but I thought I'd mention these points in case others copy what you've done.
Awesome stuff
More info the better
Thank you for taking the time to explain to all the viewers a better way !!! Much appreciated TD
2 years on
and the Excalibur has proven to be problem free
Unreal
Tim - great video. You sure put some hours in on this one. Glad you mentioned the knob alignments - that probably saved me from all the grief you went through as I'm just getting ready to pull the circuit board out. Regards Jim from Florida.
Glad to have given you a in sight to the inside of the Excalibur and which procedures are a need to know , which when I needed that help it wasn’t on utube , so I know it backwards now TD
Its got its Balls Back ! Open heart surgery on the Excalibur complete
Ray Bush Pittwater mowing cutting for the future 😁
Hi love your vides
Calab Woodham cheers 🍻
Sir Excellent job thanks.
I really like the soldering vice! Nice work!
next time tether your wand. also cook the moisture out of your Silca Gel packs. put a toothbrush underneath as you re-insert.
Great info 👍
Very good video honest thanks
Well done Tim mate, you're a brave man. Stu U.K.
Stuart Bailey had no choice it’s my deepest digger and I missed 2 great cuts while it was down
That inspired me real quick 👍
Awesome Tim .
I'd shit my self as soon as i cut the wires LOL HH jim
MD Melbourne it was nerve racking moment that lasted 3 days 😁
no its after the first ten or fifteen re-insertion tries that you generally start to break down....
Perfect! Obrigado do Brasil !
I have no all metal with my 800. I can get one end cap out but couldn't get the other. Now I think I know how to do it. Will just use it in discrim until I get the nerve to get the sidecutters out :). Thanks for the vid.
Tasrog I’m glad this video helped , if you can see all the stuff that’s going to trip you over , it makes it easier and possible even though it took me 3 days
What a nightmare so I was happy when it all worked out 🥤
Hey Tim Just bought the ex. from ebay same problem except mine appears to be be the headset end going to give it a try. By the way to make your soldier flow try rosin flux also to test your wires with a multi meter just set to ohms touch your leads together and the meter will go to zero same with your wires . Touch one lead to one end the other lead to the other end if it zeros out the wire good if not you have a bad wire . Thanks for being brave I am off to my shop to fix mine
It finally leaked and caught on fire 🔥 Minelab replaced it for me !!!
Wow 😱😱😱
Excellent video and thanks for taking the risk for the rest of us! I've taken apart the end plug going to the battery on one of my Excals - but still get the crackles. Also get an electric shock to the ears thru the headphones any time I put the coil in the water...hahaha...but still nervous about taking on the wiring...!
Thanks Brent I know them backwards now TD
Excelent :)))
Great video Tim
Here in the Uk, Minelab are know for using cheep cable on coils, Ive had it go on my Sovereign and Explorer
Dynamike cheap as chips 🍟
I find this unacceptable. especially for the price of their equipment
Nice 👍 video thanks
Your welcome
Damn looks like I have the sane problem with wires... the connection to the battery is lost until I move the wire...
Hello, my excalibur metal detector stopped working. Do you think you can help me?
how much time do I leave on the first charge and on the next charges my excalibur 2?
Great point one situation that Minelab hasn’t come to the table with .How do you know when your machine is charged when it has no indicator, pretty sad !!!
I use a multimeter to see how much charge you should get to 14.80 volts more than that the batteries get red hot 🥵 and you get no charge and kill batteries
I use a car charger now which gives a constant 13.8 volts that takes about half an hour to fully charge , I also feel battery pack the whole time to see if it is getting hot
Warning (if they get too hot they do explode) warning ⚠️
Thanks for bring it up TD great points to learn
The wires are poor quality and minelab quoted $450 for replacement plus shipping. I have 10 years on mine and the cables literally crumbled to pieces. Good detector but I wouldn't purchase again.
Your on to it ✅
Hey Mate - did you trim or replace the wires?
Just trimmed them 👌
Where do you get your replacement cords?
Only ever had to cut down not replace !!!
Flux is your friend
The solder had flux in it I think 🤔 been a while since I had done soldering last time before that was maybe as a 16 year old at tech 🙄
minute 20:00 do you forget to put silicon grease? ... I did not see you put it.....
Yes I know 😁 I have to go back and re seal it again with apoxy where I replacing the battery side cord , so I’ll do it then , and forgot to say in video , also there was heaps of silicon still left there from when I opened it up , so since I’m not going under water I thought just for now , I will see if it last 1 hr walk down beach swinging before I got too excited that it was 100 % fixed
Good spotting though , for others reading 📖 comments ✅ TD
Good job bud. The reason there is no clips on you tube as no one got the balls to try it lol. Excellent vid though👍 just a thought, did you forget to put one end cap back on when you finished?
Steve Edwards fuckin funny I knew someone would notice kicked myself at the end and it was the only part left on the bench and it won’t fit over coil , funny
Was going to cut it and slip it back on with glue , but
What you going to do
Too late now next time 👍
Beach Detecting the Money Pot by Tim Davies done it many a time mate with various electrical and mechanical bits. You'll be right though as that's only a cover to stop sand getting near the end cap seal I think. I'd cut it then glue it on over the cap. They use super glue at the service centres aparently. Good job anyway mate. A vid to keep👍
Cheers Steve thanks for your input
Allways welcome 🙏
id rather take it to Minelab than deal with it at home. to much risk
Fixed it 3 times one month ago the circuit board caught on fire 🔥 she’s dead my friend 😎
Nice work Tim! I agree on the glasses, I remember my first time. Everything seemed so small.
Joe Beechnut dam small 😁