Please Post Any Deus V4 Issues with Non-HF Coil Battery Level Indication/Performance

[austin_luker]

Had the issue where the 11" coil would show only one bar after using it for about an hour and a half (this is on a fresh charge) so charged it back and went back out today and got a solid 2 hour hunt in with no drop in coil battery. I run 8Khz so I'm stuck at TX-3 so I don't expect to have amazing battery life but 1 bar left after an hour and a half hunt is not right.
I'm pretty sure this didn't happen with V3.2
I have been watching the coil and remote closely when they pair. Something's I have noticed with V4
- takes longer to pair up
- will not pair up when it feels like it
- always starts the coil in 18Khz I think then switches to what ever KHz your program is.


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[jadocs]

#1 and #3 are normal for v4 I believe.

 

[vferrari]

Yeah. You guys got it. Actually, I've been giving all the game cams this look while I'm doing my nite crawling dirty work...



or this

 

[vferrari]

Had the issue where the 11" coil would show only one bar after using it for about an hour and a half (this is on a fresh charge) so charged it back and went back out today and got a solid 2 hour hunt in with no drop in coil battery. I run 8Khz so I'm stuck at TX-3 so I don't expect to have amazing battery life but 1 bar left after an hour and a half hunt is not right.
I'm pretty sure this didn't happen with V3.2
I have been watching the coil and remote closely when they pair. Something's I have noticed with V4
- takes longer to pair up
- will not pair up when it feels like it
- always starts the coil in 18Khz I think then switches to what ever KHz your program is.


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You are stuck at TX-3 only if you are running at 4 khz. For all the other frequencies you can adjust TX power to 1, 2, or 3 unless you are using frequency offset (regardless of frequency, except at 4 khz there is no frequency offset) then you are stuck at TX-3 again.

And agree with Jadocs, items 1 and 3 above are normal for V4. I have not had an issue where it has refused to pair unless the coil battery was dead (or at least the remote thought it was dead).

 

[austin_luker]

I think that's the key point, sometimes the remote/headphones will not read the proper battery level when pairing with the coil. Kind of like the issue with V3.2 where the coil would show 1 bar after a full charge. (Reinstalling V3.2 fixed the issue) maybe it's a hold over bug from V3.2? I dunno just show me where I can dig [emoji846]


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[rick67]

Yeah. You guys got it. Actually, I've been giving all the game cams this look while I'm doing my nite crawling dirty work...

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Cletus sent me this pic of you from the beach.

 

[vferrari]

Not just beach hunting, I like to relic hunt with my buds, too.



Gotta be careful with the pinpointer when wearing that giddup.

 

[Iron Buzz]

This is probably unrelated to the update or to the problem being discussed, and I am still keeping an eye on it, but I charged everything overnight, and the light was steady this morning. The headphones failed after about an hour. Pretty sure they were plugged in OK. Yes, I am running V4.

Recharging just the headphones right now, and will keep a close eye on it, and a backup MD handy.

 

[smokeythecat]

Vferrari, had a very hard time with the Deus 3.2 over the weekend. The black on the machine turned chocolate colored. Oh wait, I was digging in the rain and mud! Never mind!

 

[vferrari]

Not sure you need the Deus as you find coppers just sitting on top of the ground. Lol.