Savo Treasure Master.

[sinewave]

I bought this non working detector for a song and have dismantled it with a view to give it a new lease of life.

Although i have no cct diagram as an ex TV Eng,.. i am confident i can repair this detector with a mixture of voltage & cold checks,.will replace all electrolytics with quality 105 degree capacitors

The information given beneath the battery cover is ( TM6D 2289 GC ) anyone here have anymore information on this discriminating detector.

NB:. This detector was manufactured at Whites factory in Scotland Inverness.

 

[dan93]

Whites UK still sells detectors like that
Whites UK

 

[sinewave]

I think you are mistaken mate.... but do let me know more, (i doubt if whites are selling vintage detectors especially the one in question.

 

[dan93]

Click on the link it sure looks like it with a new sticker on it

 

[sinewave]

Having looked at your link i was very surprised that...as you said in a small sentence they do sell detectors just like the one i have mentioned

The picture posted show's that this is a Vintage detector named Savo (Whites) .

As seen this detector is bright blue with gold stems and a white / blue search head ...put a pink ribbon 'around the shaft and this metal detector may have belonged to Liberace furthermore the components on the cct board are old hat consisting of one 8 pin amp and some transistors :

 

[sinewave]

n/t

 

[J-ROB]

I had a blue Whites detector like that when I was a kid...back in the 70s! A blast from the past!

It was called a Beachcomber (like the one in the UK ad).

Google "White's Beachcomber" and you will discover various documentation online, including a link to the manuals on Whites site.

 

[Robert2300]

Isn't it amazing how far metal detectors have come.....THANK GOD!
Robt2300

 

[sinewave]

They have come a long way but only in design.. shape... different sounds...light weight.... smaller...medium...large coils exchangeable....LCD displays...bla bla.....YOUR GOD never did contribute.

Some people seem to think the electronics housed in the box play the main part in what you can dig up this is simply a fallacy,.. What does do the work is the coiled search head.

The early BFO detector:.. I previously posted some photographs of the very one..i used in the 70's....which found hundreds of coins of all denominations....rings...at depths of 2. 3.4.5. inches..

Manufactures of detectors sell them to.... (Joe public) and successfully do so. having said that! my comments here would be swiped if they had their way.

NB:.. The above comments and thoughts are mine only
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[johnedoe]

Oh please......... No advancements in the electronics? Well you are entitled to your opinion.... by the way I think I would enjoy hunting over your sites...
Oh well.... happy hunting.

OH... and here is a link to the White's instruction manual...... White's Beachcomber

 

[Stuartmann]

I need help please

I managed to buy one of the same Metal Detectors as your thread, at the car boot and in my haste I dropped it and have disconnected the wires leading into the circuit board.
Can you tell me by any chance what wire goes where?
I have 5 wires
white, brown, grey, purple and blue
Ive looked everywhere at the internet for a wiring diagram but nothing !
Thanks
Stuart

 

[Babsie Wales]

Can you tell me how much you paid for your Savo Treasure Master? My father had one in his house which I found after he died. It is still in it's box. I have no idea what it is worth.

 

[Des D]

"Dont 'pooh-pooh' those early Savo models...they were very good in their day and still have a place for DRY SAND searching where I must have recovered a nice chunk o' change during a few summer's!"