Dave thanks for the info. My first 800 went out of warranty this past April. So far it still works fine and hope to get a few more years out of it. I have noticed the battery takes a little longer to charge these days. Still good to know a replacement pod is available at a reasonable cost. Mark
Well, that would indeed be nice to purchase one a la carte if they would do that.
I'd likely get one if they were al a carte. What reason is it that they aren't al a carte?
I have a 600 and an 800 right now which are both suddenly ultra sensitive to EMI(symptoms of EMI anyway), or the machines both went south. I'd like to have a confirmed control head to verify that something hasn't ironically happened to my older Noxes. Any no, I don't know if the EMI is new due to power lines and air conditioning demands on the power lines. All I know is that in my half acre front yard, where I could usually run sens to 22, and higher with the 6" coil...I'm forced to back down a lot. It has seemingly gotten worse in some of my regular, local hunt spots lately.
Yea, a good verified control pod would be worth it to me for troubleshooting. I hate mailing stuff off without knowing. Jm2c
Because then no one would ever buy a complete metal detector. The hypothetical a la carte price + the cost of a new coil would be far less than buying a whole new detector.
You'd still need the upper, lower rods and the arm cup assy. Am I missing something? If it's a matter of buying the 800 pod and converting a 600 to an 800, make a price on a 600 pod. I just want a good test pod.
The way I understand it they will not just sell you a control pod. Either new or a refurb unless yours is out of warranty and toast. I saw a thread over there and I thought that was what was determined.
An Equinox 800 pod is $225 refurbished and $350 new. The cost of a new EQX 11 is $230. A full OEM shaft kit is under $50. The arm cuff is $25.
So you can have a brand new Equinox 800 for $655. That assumes you're paying full retail for the coil, shaft and cuff. I'm sure if you're willing to go onto eBay, you could probably get all 3 for under $275. Then tack on a refurbished control pod for $225 and now you have a good, used 800 for $500.
Or maybe you have the Equinox 600 and want the 800, but don't want to shell out $900+. So you just buy the control pod for $255 or $350, then sell your 600 control pod and voila!
If Minelab allowed a la carte 800 control pod purchases, this would be me with Minelab:
Don’t forget that the ML80 headphones are missing, the WM08 excluded and the charge cable. I also didn’t see that the pod came with a battery. Add in all the shipping for each device rod and pod and $655 gets bigger. That $255 pod has
is just a one year warranty also. I can’t see many folks jumping thru all the hoops and losing the accessories. A whole new rig seems more logical. Just sayin’
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