hi group! I haven't posted here so sorry for any intrusion but I need
help creating a power supply for an old metal detector I found at a
garage sale.
I have searched the net for any electrical diagram or any info I could
find about it but have found nothing. it is a Garrett Speed King 2D TR
widescan. evidently about 30 years old or so. the only numbers I found
were the Patent numbers on the bottom, 3662255 no model number there
is what looks like a slide inside the battery compartment with a 5
prong plug at the back, I was told there is supposed to be a tray
inside that holds 6 Nine volt batteries in a row. it would be good if
someone could help before I take it apart and try fixing it blindly.

thank you for any all replies.
Kevin

On 26 Jan, 17:44, tnk...@gmail.com wrote:
> hi group! I haven't posted here so sorry for any intrusion but I need
> help creating a power supply for an old metal detector I found at a
> garage sale.
> I have searched the net for any electrical diagram or any info I could
> find about it but have found nothing. it is a Garrett Speed King 2D TR
> widescan. evidently about 30 years old or so. the only numbers I found
> were the Patent numbers on the bottom, 3662255 no model number there
> is what looks like a slide inside the battery compartment with a 5
> prong plug at the back, I was told there is supposed to be a tray
> inside that holds 6 Nine volt batteries in a row. it would be good if
> someone could help before I take it apart and try fixing it blindly.
>
> thank you for any all replies.
> Kevin


Hi Kevin,
             Not too sure that there's enough of the group left to
actually find a Garrett owner....
Have you tried the Garrett forum ?
http://www.garrett.com/

Good Luck...

Jim

Jim Sewell wrote:
> On 26 Jan, 17:44, tnk...@gmail.com wrote:
>> hi group! I haven't posted here so sorry for any intrusion but I need
>> help creating a power supply for an old metal detector I found at a
>> garage sale.
>> I have searched the net for any electrical diagram or any info I could
>> find about it but have found nothing. it is a Garrett Speed King 2D TR
>> widescan. evidently about 30 years old or so. the only numbers I found
>> were the Patent numbers on the bottom, 3662255 no model number there
>> is what looks like a slide inside the battery compartment with a 5
>> prong plug at the back, I was told there is supposed to be a tray
>> inside that holds 6 Nine volt batteries in a row. it would be good if
>> someone could help before I take it apart and try fixing it blindly.
>>
>> thank you for any all replies.
>> Kevin
> 
> 
> Hi Kevin,
>              Not too sure that there's enough of the group left to
> actually find a Garrett owner....
> Have you tried the Garrett forum ?
> http://www.garrett.com/
> 
> Good Luck...
> 
> Jim
  thanks Jim, I have been to their site but hadn't joined the forums, I 
will try there.

thanks again.

tnkev2@gmail.com wrote:
> hi group! I haven't posted here so sorry for any intrusion but I need
> help creating a power supply for an old metal detector I found at a
> garage sale.
> I have searched the net for any electrical diagram or any info I could
> find about it but have found nothing. it is a Garrett Speed King 2D TR
> widescan. evidently about 30 years old or so. the only numbers I found
> were the Patent numbers on the bottom, 3662255 no model number there
> is what looks like a slide inside the battery compartment with a 5
> prong plug at the back, I was told there is supposed to be a tray
> inside that holds 6 Nine volt batteries in a row. it would be good if
> someone could help before I take it apart and try fixing it blindly.
> 
> thank you for any all replies.
> Kevin

Thanks again for pushing me in the right direction Jim. I joined the 
treasure hunters forum from a link at garrett.com and the people there 
went waaaaaaay out there way to help me. I posted some photos of my 
dinosaur http://www.treasurehunterforum.com/forum2/3828.html one of the 
people there contacted Garrett and they want me to send them my machine 
so they can fix it properly. AMAZING!

:-)

On 7 Feb, 14:01, TNKev  wrote:
> tnk...@gmail.com wrote:
> > hi group! I haven't posted here so sorry for any intrusion but I need
> > help creating a power supply for an old metal detector I found at a
> > garage sale.
> > I have searched the net for any electrical diagram or any info I could
> > find about it but have found nothing. it is a Garrett Speed King 2D TR
> > widescan. evidently about 30 years old or so. the only numbers I found
> > were the Patent numbers on the bottom, 3662255 no model number there
> > is what looks like a slide inside the battery compartment with a 5
> > prong plug at the back, I was told there is supposed to be a tray
> > inside that holds 6 Nine volt batteries in a row. it would be good if
> > someone could help before I take it apart and try fixing it blindly.
>
> > thank you for any all replies.
> > Kevin
>
> Thanks again for pushing me in the right direction Jim. I joined the
> treasure hunters forum from a link at garrett.com and the people there
> went waaaaaaay out there way to help me. I posted some photos of my
> dinosaurhttp://www.treasurehunterforum.com/forum2/3828.htmlone of the
> people there contacted Garrett and they want me to send them my machine
> so they can fix it properly. AMAZING!
>
> :-)

No problem Kevin,
                         They've probably got tons of gear to make it
as good as new for you !
Good luck, and lets hope it finds the goods for you !

Keep me updated.

Jim