New detector model on horizon.

[tnsharpshooter]

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NASA-Tom Wrote:
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> LET'S LAUNCH! It's time. All items received; all
> items 'dialed-in'. Many units boxed up. BUT...…
> . I want to launch in discrete fashion. Let me hav
> e a few wet-salt beach hunters first. Beach hunter
> s that may/may-not wade into (no greater than) wai
> st-deep water. Send me a PM...… and type me your m
> ailing address TWICE. (This really helps clear pos
> sible typo's).
>
> We actually made a soft-launch a few days ago.....
> as …. some detectors are already in the mail syste
> m. Folks may start to see 'posts' shortly...….. fo
> r those folks that want to wait/see...….. for anot
> her incremental instillment of warm-fuzzies. Under
> stood. Zero prob's. (((That's "why" I did this))).

Btw I have unit coming. Won’t help salt water hunters much. Other than maybe I can talk about Emi and how the detectors menu is for ease of use. My unit will be a dirt hunter.

 

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[tnsharpshooter]

My unit inbound.
Shipping weight and dimensions.
Weight 6.6 lbs. . 2.99kgs
Box dimensions
24”x12”x7”

 

[Ogre1190]

Interested to see the unit and, hopefully, some amazing results. 😁

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Received unit.
This is how it is packed.
Pics taken with iPad mini
Quality of pics could be lacking vs how this detector really looks here in the pics -fit and finish wise

Headphones and pig tail

Coil and coil cover

Control unit with upper and lower rods

Pic of back of control head

Charger box with batteries (2) inside

Charger and batteries

Backpack

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Short video on components
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y5C4oZDGkaE

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Checked connecting both pigtail for headphones and coil connector.

Coil connector on control keyed on top, is more or less idiot proof for proper alignment.

Pigtail connector not as idiot proof. Pigtail when properly keyed and screwed up will extend straight down beside handle. See this pic, detector laying on its left side.

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Took my batteries 3 hours 10 minutes to charge fully. I don’t know how charged they were prior to charging.

Here’s a real short video at night to show backlight.
Also I make some preliminary comments on tones of detector in video.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sSnCTjr67DQ

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Some follow up info.
Seems my unit didn’t come with protective covering on screen. Have already applied protective covering. After installation viewing is nice.
Menu is very easy to navigate.
I can say this only after playing with for 20 minutes.
Hardest part of navigation will be when selecting black sand and salt. Still very easy.
Coil bolt holds coil in place with little torque.

At turn on battery level voltage and serial number with software revision number comes in screen. My unit has teens serial number and seems it has revision 1 software loaded.

This detector how it feels and handles is deemed “precision instrument” imo. Haven’t run any unit that has the feel this unit does. Not CTX, not Deus, not anything.
Very rigid yet light with exacting feedback as far as sweeping vs holding detector. NO SLOP whatsoever.
Camlocks are adjustable for how tight they clamp. So with some use break in, some small adjustment may be necessary. Folks shouldn’t overdo how tight they adjust them for closure.

Tones, you saw in video where I said sounds similar to AKA Sorex and MFT detector units. This is a good thing imo. I have stated on this forum and elsewhere how much I liked the tones on those units. This sound here though not in all modes.

More later. Need to put more time on.

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Video showing some coin ID and 2 gold rings.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ocq5-9oT7sM

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Here is video showing the tones of detector based on mode selected in a few scenarios

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eed9K8BBAtA

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Video showing some relic ID.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=187AgP0pQTE

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Video showing mixed mode.
Target swept after nail is a nickle.
Then I alternate with dime.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq51MjdJfyU

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Video showing disc mode


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmt-x0vyV1o

Video showing AM mode

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hgVWH01OLmw

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Video showing overload feature (OVL).
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-cB_Q182eYA

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Will put another vid in here with edit soon.

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Taller folks may be concerned with detector length.
Detector length.
Here below detector is fully extended in last hole. Ruler is flush with bottom with coil cover ON. Folks maybe can judge distance at hand grip to see if it will fit them.

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Video comparing modes using nail and nickel. Got me sweep directions backwards in video in places. But folks I think will get the idea.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SKJX_sOXo3c

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Video showing pinpoint function.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uRGdjXppLyE

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Video of menu system navigation.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AofF819LqAY

Short supplemental video showing the time out feature of black sand and salt when boxes are highlighted as well when they are selected.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BqTEtOlZtF4

 

[gallileo60]

This thing ever make it to the light of day?