very noisy sdc2300

hi guys just wondering whether or not anyone else is having trouble with their 23s ive just sent min back to m/lab as it got to the stage where i coudn,t use it ,it got that noisy ,ie loud shrieks and squeals,just like it was getting lots of emi ,then it became extremely touch sensitive if you touched a small rock or blade of grass ,i got to the stage of wanting to wrap the bloody thing around th nearest tree.has any body else experienced this at all ?

well guys i,mnot going silly after all ,the tech guys at minelab diagnosed a defective coil as being the problem,and i should have sent it back a long time ago when it was,nt running right ,but you know how it is ,anyway a big thankyou to minelab ,i willl try it out next w/end cheers al

That is good news, good luck with your new beaut set up.

: well guys have had the new coil on for 6 weeks now and my total score is 49 littlies in the 2 times ive been able to get out,so thank you the guys at minelab.The machine makes a different sound on a target now,and it took me a little while to get used to it,but its ok now,cheers al

 glad it all had a happy ending Al
Thanks for the info

hi jen and mike ,yes the machine is purring along very nicely now i cant beleive the size of some of the nuggies they are that small,maybe it got a software upgrade as well any way cheers and will catch up whenever al

hi Trip, I just had mine done at Minelab, I got a new shaft,coil,repairs to the arm rest and a couple of bits inside. It is a world of difference now. Finding lots of little bits again. Minelab did a spot on job.

hi hopscotch,glad to hear that you are now back finding the littlies again sure makes a difference when the machine runs right,cheers al

well guys the honeymoon is over i knew it was too good to be true ,just sent the noisy b#$%@#d back to minelab today ,went out on the w/end and the shrieks and screams came back with a vengance,only mine was playing merry hell 3 other 23s were purring like kittens .I actually think the fault is in the electronics as soon as it warms up away she goes,not having a lot of luck lately,bought another brand new machine 4weeks ago stuffed right out of the box,and thanks to darren from LUCKY STRIKE minelab replaced the faulty one with another machine glw found her first piece with it on friday afternoon oh well cheers al

well the good guys from minelab found the problem with my machine ,,,,,again another stuffed coil ,apparently they are having a lot of faulty coils,so if yours is sounding like you,ve found what seems to be the roof of a car ,its most likely the coil ,send it back cheers al

Thanks for the updates Al.

***********Statistically anything that is mass produced..........1 in 40 is faulty and 1 in 1,000 is useless.