Hello I am new to metal detecting and need help.

[ShakyShane99]

Hi I’m Shane, I recently was painting at a mans house he just bought and we found a Whites Prizm 2 metal detector in the attic. I asked about it and he told me to take it 😁😁😁 I took it home powered it up and it works! I found Pennie’s and some metal stuff in the back yard within 20 mins of playing around with it. There just 2 small issues, 1 the bolt that holds the coil on is missing the thumb nut, 2 the speaker makes no sound at all and I’m forced to use head phones. Is it as easy as sealing the little speaker 🔈? Because I saw a video of a man doing so ant it looked extremely easy to do.

 

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[ShakyShane99]

Also would the Garret Ace 250 be an upgrade from this detector?

 

[vpnavy]

...found a Whites Prizm 2 metal detector in the attic...2 small issues, 1 the bolt that holds the coil on is missing the thumb nut, 2 the speaker makes no sound at all and I’m forced to use head phones....

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[Carl-NC]

The Prizm is about equivalent to the Ace 250. Either the speaker is blown or a wire broke loose, I'd lean toward a broken wire. Circuitry is fine since the headphones work. The thumb nut can be purchased from Centerville Electronics (White's service) or you can go to the local hardware store and buy a nylon bolt/wingnut that works.

 

[ShakyShane99]

The Prizm is about equivalent to the Ace 250. Either the speaker is blown or a wire broke loose, I'd lean toward a broken wire. Circuitry is fine since the headphones work. The thumb nut can be purchased from Centerville Electronics (White's service) or you can go to the local hardware store and buy a nylon bolt/wingnut that works.

Thanks for the information, I took it apart last night and the speaker is blown. Smells like burned electronics off the bat and volt meter confirmed. Put it back together and gave it to my bro that was more eager to have it than i was. I might get that ACE 250

 

[ticndig]

using headphones is the prefered method of those in the hobby. too much is missed without them.

 

[cajundetector]

Thanks for the information, I took it apart last night and the speaker is blown. Smells like burned electronics off the bat and volt meter confirmed. Put it back together and gave it to my bro that was more eager to have it than i was. I might get that ACE 250

I’d do the 250. I ran with the 300 for a long time. Just found the settings such as “coin mode” and “relic mode” to be really cool although it takes a while to discern “in between signals”. Good luck!