Minelab xs 2a? garage sale find

tractmanrrl

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• Oct 26, 2015

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It just occurred to me. Why buy an excal when I can use this. Arn't they almost the same? Add a water proof box, change the shaft, the coil is water proof. Use at low tide. I paid $25. It is missing the battery door. The LCD meter plug was shot. I plugged the coil into the main box bypassing the meter. It runs without the meter just fine. It has the white 8-9 inch coil. Can't hurt.

 

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Captain Silver

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• Oct 26, 2015

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$25 for a Sovereign...score! It's pretty much the same as a Excal except the Sov has a notch knob...the white Coinsearch coils are not waterproof. Post some pix of it!

 

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• Oct 26, 2015

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I think the white coils are not 100% water proof like bruce said. I do know the Sunrays that are white are not water proof at all, I bought a little Sunray 5 inch and killed it in one hunt.. Got a New Black one works great submerged in the water...

 

tractmanrrl

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• Oct 27, 2015

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Captain Silver said:

$25 for a Sovereign...score! It's pretty much the same as a Excal except the Sov has a notch knob...the white Coinsearch coils are not waterproof. Post some pix of it!

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Thanks for the heads up on the coil. Will post pics tomorrow. When I first saw it the seller was working on it. Just for chance I asked if it was for sale. He said it needed work, then said yes. yes!

 

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• Oct 27, 2015

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nice score for $25

 

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• Oct 27, 2015

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Nice find, I ran the XS 2a Pro, it wasn't my cup of tea for relic hunting but the beach hunters love them around here. It's worth more than $25, much more. I ran a Sunray DTI2 meter on mine and a 12in Sunray coil.

 

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• Oct 27, 2015

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You scored just getting the meter. Think I sold my meter for $75

 

tractmanrrl

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• Nov 12, 2015

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The battery springs were missing. Soildered new connector. The battery holder was cracked. The battery door is missing. The meter plug was damaged. It was not working when I got it. Other than that it is a real cream puff. : )


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