Minelab F3 COMPACT Service Manual page 21

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Once the two sides of the detector are together check the handle, shafts and armrest
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slide are correctly fitted. Carefully hold the detector together whilst turning the detector
over onto its right side with the hinge cover facing up.
Remove the hinge cover to check the coil cable is not trapped within the shaft hinge.
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Check the latch hinge and spring latch hinge are still connected as shown in Figure 19.
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Refit the hinge cover.
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Insert the four (4) screws (2 x 20mm and 2 x 35mm) as indicated in Figure 22 but do not
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fully tighten at this point.
With the detector loosely held together check the handle slides up and down correctly.
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Check the armrest slide also moves freely along the rod detector slide.
Check the battery lid moves in and out and ensure the battery lid is closed.
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Starting with the two (2) long (35mm) screws fit the four (4) remaining screws into the
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right side of the detector as indicated by the arrows in Figure 23.
Tighten all eight (8) screws.
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Identify the four (4) Torx (star) screws and check they all have O-rings fitted. Insert the
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four (4) Torx screws into the right side of the detector. The Torx screw positions have a
Torx symbol next to their screw holes. Insert the three long screws first. Figure 24.
Figure 22: Fitting Four Screws
Figure 23: Fitting Four Screws
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