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| ML GPX 4500 Batteries; Batteries Failing | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Tuesday 22-12-2009, 20:15 (84 Views) | |
| Tuesday 22-12-2009, 20:15 Post #1 | |
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Hi Members Since I've put an order in for a GPX4500 I've been hearing of their batteries failing from as little as 6 months use after purchase. Has any member here experienced this problem & if so how did you go about replacement due to the 6 month warranty? Cheers Ted |
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Cheers, Ted ![]() www.havewheelswilltravel.iinet.net.au "I believe that if life gives you lemons,you should make lemonade & try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, & have a party"!!!! | |
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| silverback | Tuesday 22-12-2009, 20:46 Post #2 |
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Hi Ted,regarding your battery query, my partner and i bought our 4500s in early august 2008 and detected pretty solid for another two months.at the end of the season we put our batterys away charged up and gave them a boost every month or so.this season we detected nearly every day from May till end of Sept with detectors being on about 6-7 hrs each day. at night we put them on charge and within a few hours they are fully charged up again. we have had no problems with them and we run our detectors flat out most times. i suppose there will be bad ones around but i guess its the luck of the draw.also speaking to many other detectorists i dont think i have heard of any that had battery failures.i dont know if that helps but thats our experience of them. |
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All the best, Peter | |
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| Tuesday 22-12-2009, 21:34 Post #3 | |
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Hi Peter, It is true to say that there have only been a few cases of battery failure & this could have been caused by a bad batch getting through the system. I believe Minelab are looking into the problem. Cheers Ted |
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Cheers, Ted ![]() www.havewheelswilltravel.iinet.net.au "I believe that if life gives you lemons,you should make lemonade & try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, & have a party"!!!! | |
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