Crutch
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- DFX / Eagle II SL 90
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Posted this in case anyone ever thought of buying an older detector. This is the detector that started the big change in Whites toward a software driven machine.
This detector was my first. In about late 91 or early 92 I bought this detector used for 400.00. Having asked the dealer why it was traded in he simply said the owner wanted the new spectum. I asked a few more questions about the detector and the one negative was that (in his words) users find it complicated to make changes. I on the other hand have found it easier to use than my DFX. You can actually get changes made on the fly without having to go down thru a bunch of program options. Sensitivity has its own buttons out front, volume is out front along with the different modes.
The machine is very stable and runs at @ 7 kz and operates where the DFX will not. When going to purchace the DFX I told the Mark Swann (see his articles in WET regarding cache hunting and relic hunting) I had an Eagle, his comments were "One of the best detectors Whites ever made and hard to come by now". I see them once in a while on Ebay but not very often.
It is and has always served me well. The drawback I have noticed is having to repalce the clevis that mounts the loop. They seem to be slightly weak. The only other problem I have had is a broken connection on the mother board where the round choke coil is attached. The weight of the ferrite (wire wound coil) loop is supported by a white push button retainer. Either the the factory didn't snug it very well or I set it on the ground a little hard when I go to dig a target. A good soldering iron fixed the problem and the detector does not power down any more.
FWIW, in my opinion the Eagle II SL 90 (not plain old eagle) is the ultimate backup detector. It is not a very expensive machine now.
It has Coin mode, jewelry and beach, Competition hunting where the freq can be changed, prospecting and 2 user programmable modes and accepts several aftermarket heads. Besides being able to raise the AC sensitivity you can manually adjust the Signal Balance control knob on then front of the box which is the same as adjusting PreAmp Gain on the DFX.
This detector will never be sold. It has served me well. My GF uses it now and I use the DFX. If I get to the point I need a second backup detector I am thinking about getting an Ace 250 or an older Classic III. I hear they have excellent filters in the III and the ACE is just a great buy for the cost.
This detector was my first. In about late 91 or early 92 I bought this detector used for 400.00. Having asked the dealer why it was traded in he simply said the owner wanted the new spectum. I asked a few more questions about the detector and the one negative was that (in his words) users find it complicated to make changes. I on the other hand have found it easier to use than my DFX. You can actually get changes made on the fly without having to go down thru a bunch of program options. Sensitivity has its own buttons out front, volume is out front along with the different modes.
The machine is very stable and runs at @ 7 kz and operates where the DFX will not. When going to purchace the DFX I told the Mark Swann (see his articles in WET regarding cache hunting and relic hunting) I had an Eagle, his comments were "One of the best detectors Whites ever made and hard to come by now". I see them once in a while on Ebay but not very often.
It is and has always served me well. The drawback I have noticed is having to repalce the clevis that mounts the loop. They seem to be slightly weak. The only other problem I have had is a broken connection on the mother board where the round choke coil is attached. The weight of the ferrite (wire wound coil) loop is supported by a white push button retainer. Either the the factory didn't snug it very well or I set it on the ground a little hard when I go to dig a target. A good soldering iron fixed the problem and the detector does not power down any more.
FWIW, in my opinion the Eagle II SL 90 (not plain old eagle) is the ultimate backup detector. It is not a very expensive machine now.
It has Coin mode, jewelry and beach, Competition hunting where the freq can be changed, prospecting and 2 user programmable modes and accepts several aftermarket heads. Besides being able to raise the AC sensitivity you can manually adjust the Signal Balance control knob on then front of the box which is the same as adjusting PreAmp Gain on the DFX.
This detector will never be sold. It has served me well. My GF uses it now and I use the DFX. If I get to the point I need a second backup detector I am thinking about getting an Ace 250 or an older Classic III. I hear they have excellent filters in the III and the ACE is just a great buy for the cost.
