Can anyon tell me the pin confiuration on a Golden Hawk?

[DOC]

I know this is a shot in the dark, but does anyone know the pin congifuration on a Golden Hawk Metal Detector.

I have a customer who lost his battery.

The Golden Hawk had that weird bayonet pin connector. The only way I can help him is to get him a 12 volt battery and to take the end of his power cord that plugs into the battery and switch out the 5 pin plug for a 4 pin plug and adapt it to the new battery.

However, I need to know which pins are the positive negative for the battery, and which pins are for the headphones.

I pay be able to figure it out once I get the power cord and take the plug off the end. The battery wires may be thicker and color coded. But I tought someone might have a an old one laying around that might know whic pins carried the "juice" and which arried the sound.

Thanks!

Doc

[Gold Seeker]

Doc after looking at the owner's manual on Minelab's site, something you will need to keep in mind is that the headphones plug into the battery, so you will have to come up with a connection for the headphones if you use a different type battery.

Here's a link to the owner's manual, I couldn't find a wiring schematic, but I'll keep looking.

http://www.minelab.com/__files/f/11056/4901-0029B%20Golden%20Hawk%20Manual.pdf

[DOC]

Doc after looking at the owner's manual on Minelab's site, something you will need to keep in mind is that the headphones plug into the battery, so you will have to come up with a connection for the headphones if you use a different type battery.

Here's a link to the owner's manual, I couldn't find a wiring schematic, but I'll keep looking.

http://www.minelab.com/__files/f/11056/4901-0029B%20Golden%20Hawk%20Manual.pdf

I understand that. I can adapt a SD2200 Dome top to a 12 volt battery. It has a 4 pin plug, and a female socket for the headphones. I just need to know which pins on the Golden Haw 5 pin jack are the power pins and which pins are the headphone leads.

Thanks,

Doc

[frank c]

dOC, WHY NOT INQUIRE AT mINELAB ????

[1Boeing737]

Use a Ohm meter and compare the impedance of each pin. You can usefully tell which is audio and which is the juice from the old verses the new. Normally the juice has the thicker wires.

[DOC]

dOC, WHY NOT INQUIRE AT mINELAB ????

That would be the obvious solution one would think. However, there are no repair guys that have been there for 22 years, which is how long I have been a dealer. Hence, when asked, they responded, "What's a Golden Hawk?"

All the repair guys are relatively new, and they are not knowledgeable about these old machines.

Doc

[DOC]

Use a Ohm meter and compare the impedance of each pin. You can usefully tell which is audio and which is the juice from the old verses the new. Normally the juice has the thicker wires.

I was hoping that would be the case when the customer sends his power cord in. You are right, that is generally the case, the wires carrying the power are usually the thicker ones.

Thanks!

Doc

[IronMike]

How about popping the end cap off and looking at the wires on the back side of the plug. I bet they will be color coded. Good luck.

[AZNuggetBob]

Doc you may have to track this down on your own. I have not worked on the Golden Hawk myself.
I can tell that on the 2000.2100's Ive worked on the two audio wires are orange and the only way to decern them
is to pull the end cap and track them on the circuit board, +/-.

The power wires are obvious by gauge and color.
In this photo this 2100 detector has been modded with multiple frequency additions but not the audio or power wires. AzNuggetBob