explorer detectors and batteries.....

[Iron Patch]

The only person who admits my detector is having problems is you..and since you seem to know how every minelab ever made is supposed to act then i am done talking.
My machine has no other problems and works perfectly.16 hrs from a set of batteries is good enough for me.

Dude, talk to a tech not a rep and ask if the detector should get wacked out at half battery strength. Considering you think making finds is proof of a properly working detector I should have realized right away I am wasting my breath. You're happy so enjoy but don't get excited because you disagree with myself and Ocean7. (and probably future posts if more experienced users read this thread)

 

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[Ocean7]

well i don't discount that a problem exists on Teverly's detector, and I'm sure that Iron Patch doesn't either.

But just for the record, Iron Patch has probably logged more hours and more finds on an EX than all the people on this thread combined. If he doesn't know how a Minelab should work by now - then there is no logic on the globe. And as for finds, there are few people who can hold a candle to what he has actually found. And that's a fact - for what it's worth.

I'm outta this thread. HH!

 

[FinderFrank]

Not sure about recovery speed but in my coin garden my 6 to 8 inch coins seem to hit the same w/ quarter charge as they do with a full charge.Explorer se w/ a 8 inch sunray coil.

Frank

 

[Iron Patch]

Not sure about recovery speed but in my coin garden my 6 to 8 inch coins seem to hit the same w/ quarter charge as they do with a full charge.Explorer se w/ a 8 inch sunray coil.

Frank

My targets hit the same even when I'm hunting through the low battery tone. If there was any performance difference I'd change the batteries every two hours. Glad I don't have too.

 

[Iron Patch]

well i don't discount that a problem exists on Teverly's detector, and I'm sure that Iron Patch doesn't either.

But just for the record, Iron Patch has probably logged more hours and more finds on an EX than all the people on this thread combined. If he doesn't know how a Minelab should work by now - then there is no logic on the globe. And as for finds, there are few people who can hold a candle to what he has actually found. And that's a fact - for what it's worth.

I'm outta this thread. HH!

I'm lucky having lots of old sites. Anyone who has as many would also be digging some interesting stuff. I still don't think it compares to what I see a few diggers getting out of NE or VA.

Don't let the door hit ya on the way out. lol

 

[Michigan Badger]

Man have you ever tried talking to a rock or tree

The closest I ever come is my mother-in-law.

 

[Michigan Badger]

well I got this charger:
MAHA MH-C777PlusII Smart Battery Charger for NiMH & Li-ion Batteries
http://www.thomas-distributing.com/mh-c777plus.htm


which works pretty well and NIMH RECHARGEABLE AA BATTERIES - which works pretty well.

Somebody from our ole ex-fav. site Shillmall posted this place.

I remember that place. I lost the link to it a while back and couldn't recall the name. Thanks

We used to share this link at the Nautilus Forum.

I know rechargeables work extremely well in Tesoros and the Nautilus machines but I've had my doubts about the Beast.

As we all know, rechareables generally put out only 1.2 volts so how would this work in the Ex.II ?

 

[teverly]

well i don't discount that a problem exists on Teverly's detector, and I'm sure that Iron Patch doesn't either.

But just for the record, Iron Patch has probably logged more hours and more finds on an EX than all the people on this thread combined. If he doesn't know how a Minelab should work by now - then there is no logic on the globe. And as for finds, there are few people who can hold a candle to what he has actually found. And that's a fact - for what it's worth.

I'm outta this thread. HH!

I highly doubt that.....and it is only a problem to you.My machine works fine and just because you think there is a problem with it..does not make it so......

 

[Michigan Badger]

Does anyone make a rechargeable AA that puts out 1.5 volts?

 

[Ocean7]

Does anyone make a rechargeable AA that puts out 1.5 volts?

oh back into this thread...
NO they don't to my knowledge.

I use 2300 NiMH rechargeable batteries.
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8 alkaline X 1.5v = 12v

NiMH rechargeable batteries, on the other hand, have a nominal rated voltage of 1.2v. Again, they will test slightly higher when freshly charged and lower when discharged, but 1.2v is a nice round number.

8 NiMH X 1.2v = 9.6v

According to what I read, most battery-powered devices can run on +/- 25% of their
nominal voltage rating. Here is the range of voltages :

12v x 25% = 3v (tolerance range +/-3V )
12v - 3v = 9v (low end of operation)
12v + 3v = 15v (high end of operation)

So 9.6v from NiMH rechargeable batteries is within operating range of the detector.
And according to my own experience in the field with EX II - these work fine. The guy who posted that URL for Thomas is the one who told me he was doing the same thing with positive results. So I tried it and it seems to work fine.

 

[Michigan Badger]

According to what I read, most battery-powered devices can run on +/- 25% of their
nominal voltage rating.

Doesn't this sort of backup what teverly has been saying?

If battery devices can run on +/- 25% of their nominal voltage ratings, what happens when the voltage drops another percent or more? Does functionality drop at a certain point?

 

[Ocean7]

functionality should drop when you battery meter reads close to the bottom of the barrel. Of course, I think some just like to argue and that's when I stop wasting my time...

 

[mastereagle22]

functionality should drop when you battery meter reads close to the bottom of the barrel. Of course, I think some just like to argue and that's when I stop wasting my time...

Me too!

 

[FredCobol]

Does anyone make a rechargeable AA that puts out 1.5 volts?

oh back into this thread...
NO they don't to my knowledge.

I use 2300 NiMH rechargeable batteries.
==================================================

8 alkaline X 1.5v = 12v

NiMH rechargeable batteries, on the other hand, have a nominal rated voltage of 1.2v. Again, they will test slightly higher when freshly charged and lower when discharged, but 1.2v is a nice round number.

8 NiMH X 1.2v = 9.6v

According to what I read, most battery-powered devices can run on +/- 25% of their
nominal voltage rating. Here is the range of voltages :

12v x 25% = 3v (tolerance range +/-3V )
12v - 3v = 9v (low end of operation)
12v + 3v = 15v (high end of operation)

So 9.6v from NiMH rechargeable batteries is within operating range of the detector.
And according to my own experience in the field with EX II - these work fine. The guy who posted that URL for Thomas is the one who told me he was doing the same thing with positive results. So I tried it and it seems to work fine.

I don't know about the EX II but my SE came with a rechargable NiMH pack that says 9.6V on the pack. Obviously 8 X 1.2V = 9.6V.
It also came with a pack that you can put 8 AA batteries in. 8 X 1.5V = 12V.

Both packs appear to work equally well.

 

[Iron Patch]

ExII and SE come with both packs. Many use rechargeables in the alk pack with acceptable results.