Vintage White's Surfmaster Pi repair?

[Emitt]

Hi, as an old fart new member I hope you nice gentlemen can help me.

I recently purchased a twenty-one (21) year old White's Surfmaster Pi, cheap. I'm fairly certain the tuner control knob is out of commission as it just spins and spins. The hardwired headset has a short, bump the cord and it works, bump it again and its out.

So, is the old baby worth repairs?

Thanks,
Emitt Malone
Jacksonville, FL

 

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[DeepseekerADS]

PI machines live, and still thrive.

Really depends on the cost of repairs versus purchasing a new one.

 

[OBN]

How handy are you...

 

[Emitt]

Not much when it comes to electronics.

 

[OBN]

It's not the TreasureMaster is it... PI1000, PI2000 or PI3000.

 

[CASPER-2]

if its a whites Pi Pro from the mid 90s and the insides are good - no water got in from knob prob
I would think it might be a cheap and easy fix - so might be worth it
I did very good with my 1995 whites Pi for like 10 yrs - if you get it fixed - let me know and I'll tell you a secret

 

[mnruxpin]

Hey, my first water machine!!!!!! they are stinkin awesome machines

 

[Doc Arey]

I have one...whats the Secret??

 

[bklein]

Schematic posted at www.geotech1.com, tech forum. Whites would fix it at reasonable cost too - what you get back works and sometimes looks like new. I've sent them two. Great beach detector as long as you are not near firepits...