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Looking for a quartz crystal oscillator- Coinmaster 6000/D Series 2

tank circuit

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I donated a couple of detectors for a children's drawing our group is putting together. The group's president wanted to also donate his old metal detector, but he realized it didn't work anymore.
He asked me to try to repair it for him.
I found the oscillator wasn't working, and after I removed it from the circuit board, I could see a section broken loose inside the glass-enclosed oscillator.
I have never seen a crystal oscillator with this form factor. I have not found anyone selling any similar replacement parts.
I hope someone has an old stash of these or can point me in the right direction to restore this relic.

The part has a "GF" on the back and what appears to be a "V294" printed on the front glass.
I don't know if this is supposed to mean it is a 294kHz oscillator.
The specifications say the detector operates at 6.59kHz. I didn't find any correlation between these two frequencies, so I am at a loss.
Hopefully, there is a technician amongst the readers that can help me.
Thanks
 

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I found the answer to my question. The frequency of this glass-enclosed oscillator is 26.37 kHz. Someone had posted these schematics.
I see that the operating frequency is 6.5925 kHz (26.37/4).
Does anyone know where I can purchase this oscillator? It would be nice to use the original since the circuitry has been tuned for it.
I have purchased (should be delivered later today) a 32.768 kHz crystal. If it works, the operating frequency will increase to 8.192 kHz (fingers crossed).
 

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I found the answer to my question. The frequency of this glass-enclosed oscillator is 26.37 kHz. Someone had posted these schematics.
I see that the operating frequency is 6.5925 kHz (26.37/4).
Does anyone know where I can purchase this oscillator? It would be nice to use the original since the circuitry has been tuned for it.
I have purchased (should be delivered later today) a 32.768 kHz crystal. If it works, the operating frequency will increase to 8.192 kHz (fingers crossed).
Curious to know your results using a higher frequencie. May possibly separate better than original. If everything goes linearly with the higher frequencie.
 
Curious to know your results using a higher frequencie. May possibly separate better than original. If everything goes linearly with the higher frequencie.
The 8kHz was in the Prizm Line and in the Classic 5 ID made for KellyCO; and I think that wasn't the burner at all.
May be it works with the 6kHz range coils; but if not may be a Prizm coil will do the trick...?!

Anyway, good luck in your repairs, tank circuit.
 
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