Old blue excalibur 1000 advice

[john.e.parker3]

It's over 15 years old, only the threshold knob works for on/off, seems stuck on pinpoint. I just got a new Excalibur 2 battery to see if the detector works, and it does beep near metal. Only one ear of the headphones works. Not sure what I should do with this, I'm not up for a project. I could send to Minelab for repair, or sell as-is to someone for parts or project. Anyone have suggestions?
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[Treasure_Hunter]

Judging from what you say all pots need to be replaced, (the O-RINGS are changed when pots are changed), need new headphones and a new coil, I don't know Minelab's current repair charges, the old rates would have been between $500 and $600 at a minimum. You can call and ask the cost of replacing what I mentioned and see what they say. If there is damage from corrosion to the motherboard the cost would increase.

 

[john.e.parker3]

Thanks, that's what I'd guessed from reading this forum.

 

[OBN]

Maybe sell, not much worth anything except the heart.. the Board. You should be able to get 200.oo for it. Or keep it for a back up board which is what I would do.

 

[cudamark]

It's fixable assuming the board is good. It's a matter of cost. What sort of detecting are you planning to do? There may be another brand/model that will do the job even better for you.