After being repeatedly frustrated with my Excalibur II knobs either being to hard to turn or the knobs failing to turn the post on which they sit, I like many others purchased larger knobs with a set screw. Even then, I needed to file the post down on the sensitivity knob to make it work, as even with the set screw it would loosen and not turn the post. Well, as many others have predicted, the sensitivity knob and the threshold knob now does not have a stopping point, they spin around 360 degrees. My questions are these:
1. The detector seems to work fine, that is, I can still set the sensitivity to auto or manually tune it. Is there any problems or potential damage in continuing to use it as is?
2. The detector is still under warranty (I've used it only a few times when on vacation in Florida). Should I send it in to get fixed? Will the warranty cover the work, since I used replacement knobs? I assure you I was careful not to turn the knob past the stop points, but obviously somehow it still happened. The pots stopping point must be very weak, or there must be a lack of a mechanical stop of any strength.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm new to Minelab detectors, have a history of using White's (currently have a V3i) and have not had any issues like this.
Thank you in advance!
1. The detector seems to work fine, that is, I can still set the sensitivity to auto or manually tune it. Is there any problems or potential damage in continuing to use it as is?
2. The detector is still under warranty (I've used it only a few times when on vacation in Florida). Should I send it in to get fixed? Will the warranty cover the work, since I used replacement knobs? I assure you I was careful not to turn the knob past the stop points, but obviously somehow it still happened. The pots stopping point must be very weak, or there must be a lack of a mechanical stop of any strength.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm new to Minelab detectors, have a history of using White's (currently have a V3i) and have not had any issues like this.
Thank you in advance!