Hello I have had a xterra 50 for a few years and this is the second time it has been to Minelab for the same problem. after a month and a half they called and said it had a bad board again it seems.They want 225 dollars to fix the same problem. I also have a explorer se. I will NEVER own another Minelab metal detector. Watch for them they will be up for sale on the classifieds section. JonPa
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Poor minelab service and very expensive on my XTERRA 50
- Thread starter JonPa
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I'm sorry to hear about your luck with Minelab. I've had my X70 for about 4 years and have had no problems with it. I have read about problems with their service in this forum and hope that I never have to find out. How can the board keep going out? You're not getting it wet or maybe it has fallen over? Mine seems to be like a Timex. It takes a licking and keeps on ticking. I wish you luck with what ever brand you buy next but if this one is a lemon, please don't sell it to someone who will in turn have the same problems. Just keep on hunting! 
Minelab is suppose to have a new service center near Chicago. If any warranty has expired the repair costs have to be paid for unless you own a Tesoro with a life-time warranty.
Since new the only problems I had with my X-70 is the headphone jack where the speaker went dead. I repeatedly plugged it in and out and turned around now it works fine. Also the ears broke on my stock coil which I fixed myself. Otherwise I am happy with my X-70.
If your Explorer SE works fine, maybe get a new X-505 with warranty. Otherwise you might give another detector make a go for a change, like a Tesoro Vaquero-Cortes, White's MXT Pro, Technetics T2 Ltd, or Fisher F75 Ltd.
Since new the only problems I had with my X-70 is the headphone jack where the speaker went dead. I repeatedly plugged it in and out and turned around now it works fine. Also the ears broke on my stock coil which I fixed myself. Otherwise I am happy with my X-70.
If your Explorer SE works fine, maybe get a new X-505 with warranty. Otherwise you might give another detector make a go for a change, like a Tesoro Vaquero-Cortes, White's MXT Pro, Technetics T2 Ltd, or Fisher F75 Ltd.