yardhunter
Senior Member
Hopefully this will be a neat thread.
I've been at this hobby for 30+ years. I know we all make mistakes, I would like to know who has a detector they are not happy with for whatever reason???
What brand, and why not....I always read how happy everyone is with what they are currently using, but there must be a few that are not.
So, what type have you owned ( at any time you've been detecting ) you didn't like?
I'll start:
1. 1983 Bounty Hunter RB-10. Too heavy & coils kept cracking on me. Finally sold it.
2. 1983 White's 5900 DI..Breadbox detector. Heavy & wouldn't detect a buried car hood 2" deep, didn't like it.
3. 1987-88. Water detector called the "Turtle". Lightweight small control box & a great concept for the 1980's...but leaked often. Traded for a Fisher 1280X.
4. White's XLT. Heavy. Too many menus to scroll thru to set up.
5. Ace 250. Slow separation in disc & tones are hard to decipher. Bongs drove me crazy. It's OK for tot lots.
6. Deleon. Everything chimed in as 95 even the deep iron. Got tired of digging those deep iron targets. Sold it.
7. Cortes - It's OK, not much depth, small icons hard to read, overpriced.
8. Compass Coinscanner Pro. ( after the fire model ) read all the reviews & purchased one. Huge mistake. Fisher F-2's had better depth & TID.
9. Never had one but seen one in action....Ebay China models --- junk --- nothing else to say about those.
Still have my 1st detector a White's 6DB. It was a breadbox detector, heavy & used 14 AA batteries. Couldn't afford another one back in 1980....so....got use to it. Found 1000's of coins with it & still get it out occasionally to show friends how it works. It's still hanging on the wall at home ( below)
Like the F2, great coin machine, light - swing it all day long, excellent disc, fast recovery, lacks G/B.
Love CZ3D. Picks up IH, 3 cent pieces, nickels & some gold coins in high tone.
Tigershark...it's dangerous in fresh water. Never leaked, finds gold extremely well.
Obviously these are my thoughts. Take it for what it's worth.
Anyone else care to respond about their detector regrets ? ?
Thanks for any replies............see ya yardhunter
I've been at this hobby for 30+ years. I know we all make mistakes, I would like to know who has a detector they are not happy with for whatever reason???
What brand, and why not....I always read how happy everyone is with what they are currently using, but there must be a few that are not.
So, what type have you owned ( at any time you've been detecting ) you didn't like?
I'll start:
1. 1983 Bounty Hunter RB-10. Too heavy & coils kept cracking on me. Finally sold it.
2. 1983 White's 5900 DI..Breadbox detector. Heavy & wouldn't detect a buried car hood 2" deep, didn't like it.
3. 1987-88. Water detector called the "Turtle". Lightweight small control box & a great concept for the 1980's...but leaked often. Traded for a Fisher 1280X.
4. White's XLT. Heavy. Too many menus to scroll thru to set up.
5. Ace 250. Slow separation in disc & tones are hard to decipher. Bongs drove me crazy. It's OK for tot lots.
6. Deleon. Everything chimed in as 95 even the deep iron. Got tired of digging those deep iron targets. Sold it.
7. Cortes - It's OK, not much depth, small icons hard to read, overpriced.
8. Compass Coinscanner Pro. ( after the fire model ) read all the reviews & purchased one. Huge mistake. Fisher F-2's had better depth & TID.
9. Never had one but seen one in action....Ebay China models --- junk --- nothing else to say about those.
Still have my 1st detector a White's 6DB. It was a breadbox detector, heavy & used 14 AA batteries. Couldn't afford another one back in 1980....so....got use to it. Found 1000's of coins with it & still get it out occasionally to show friends how it works. It's still hanging on the wall at home ( below)
Like the F2, great coin machine, light - swing it all day long, excellent disc, fast recovery, lacks G/B.
Love CZ3D. Picks up IH, 3 cent pieces, nickels & some gold coins in high tone.
Tigershark...it's dangerous in fresh water. Never leaked, finds gold extremely well.
Obviously these are my thoughts. Take it for what it's worth.
Anyone else care to respond about their detector regrets ? ?
Thanks for any replies............see ya yardhunter
but not the deepest and loves coke.Really is no way of telling coke as however you approach it its always a solid middle tone.Thats the real downside to anotherwise excellent machine.
