Fisher customer service?

[Mighty AP]

I bought a new F70 about a month ago, did an air test & was impressed..........took it out & failed. It seems that this machine will not lock on a target, no matter what it is, the readings bounce from pulltab, zinc, quarter, dime, nickle, back & forth, back & forth. I tried it for a few hours, several times & finally gave up. I loaned it to a buddy who air tested it in my basement & was also impressed. He said it was just me, not the machine. He brought it back a week later & said it was the machine. I got a 5 year warranty so Im gonna send it back & pray they dont do an air test & figure it works fine & send it back to me. Anybody else have this issue with the F70? How is Fishers customer service?

Also it seems it says every target is 3 inches deep, although some targets have been 6-8.........or 1 inch. Frustrating as hell.

 

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[Sandman]

It could also be electrical interference. Are you carrying your cell phone?

http://www.fisherlab.com/hobby/davejohnson/Electrical Interference.htm

 

[Jeep]

Interference seems to be a common factor with this model.

Sensitive little bugger it seems to be.

This guy says he cured his problem with a DD coil:

http://metaldetectorreviews.net/detectors/211-1-fisherf70.html

 

[Mighty AP]

I have the stock coil & 11" DD coil, have tried em both. Ive turned the sens down, thresh up, tried many settings.........still wont work right. I really dont think its me, its gotta be the machine. Im gonna send it back & make sure its not.

 

[Jeep]

Send it back

Should be no problem, First Texas is pretty good with CS down here.

I think your warranty says as long as the problem occurred on the second Tuesday of the third week

of the first year while using it with fresh batteries under a full moon during a leap year you are fully

covered.

 

[Mighty AP]

Send it back

Should be no problem, First Texas is pretty good with CS down here.

I think your warranty says as long as the problem occurred on the second Tuesday of the third week

of the first year while using it with fresh batteries under a full moon during a leap year you are fully

covered.

DOH!!! It was a half moon! Damnit!!!

 

[Jeep]

 

[longsocks]

I sympathize with you, i've had mine almost a year now... I don't seem to have very many probs with mine. matter of fact when any probs arise i go back to factory settings and go from there ...

 

[Lowbatts]

The three-inch deep problem, got it but only with coin targets 3" deep or less. Seems the pinpoint and depth read better the deeper the target is on my unit. I'm fine with that.

A lot of junk targets give accurate depth readings when less than three inches. But I am likewise okay with that condition.

But the numeric lock-on with coin targets is excellent to 8" so far in my experience as is the ID using the 11" DD coil. Especially after I pinpoint the target and swing the coil very slowly directly over it.

It's correctly id'd coins on edge to 7" and slanted coins to 8" but that 8" depth seems like a switch that just kills the id capability on this machine. Strange. Only one target so far, the wheatie at 10" last weekend id'd correctly.

I'm almost happy with that, except now I need a deep-coin machine again.

 

[Shambler]

an 8" dime or something bigger? The LTD that I just sold couldn't lock on a dime at 3" in BP so you're doing better than that thing. The faster you swing the more accurate the TID became but in trash that's not a viable solution. I think most VLF detectors get a little "iffy" on an 8" dime though, BUT less "iffy" than an 8" piece of junk.

 

[seeker41]

dont worry about fisher customer service, they have done great things for me!!!!!!!!!!! you call fisher and ask to talk to daniel(technician) and describe your problems to him. do not try e-mail, they dont handle that very well.

 

[Sandman]

When the detectors go acting funny it is better to call customer service and ask to speak to a tech. If they can help you over the phone they will. If all else fails it is better to send it back for service to have confidence in the machine again.

Good Luck.
Sandman

 

[Streak!]

a couple of things.......

one thing you didnt mention was if the machine was Gbing properly. If this is so, it will mess it up pretty badly sometimes. IF its not Gbing right, it may be a bit of a compromised coil connection. (I've seen this many many times) Make sure the coil wire is 100% tight and clean! I mean 100% tight!!
Also, I've had a number of different batteries make a machine unstable and not operate correctly. Dont assume they are ok, even if they are new, and even if the indicator say they are ok. Try a completely different set of batteries...take it out in the yard, do a factory reset, confirm its GBing properly, (again, making sure the coil connector is tight) and try it again. If it then still messes up its due for a little trip back to the repair facility! keep us posted.............. Streak!

 

[Mighty AP]

Ground grab seemed to work fine. I sent it back to Fisher on Friday. Dallas, the dealer I bought it from has already sent me a new machine & DD coil to use until I get mine back! Should get it Monday & cant wait to use it, should tell me a lot to use another F70 to compare to mine. Thanks Dallas! I'll let y'all know how it goes with the 2nd machine!

 

[Mighty AP]

Got my "loaner" machine from Dallas on Monday but it was raining til Wedensday.........went to a soccer field that Ive hit hard in the past on my lunch hour today, hunted about an hour. I dug a quarter right off the bat & it didnt slow down. This machine is amazing! Now I know my F70 was not right, that it was the machine & not me, I just hope they fix it right or its going right back to them. In an hour I dug 2 quarters, 8 dimes, 3 nickels, 8 zincs, 3 coppers including a Canadian penny, cool old button & a sterling CTR ring (Mormon). As I said, this machine is amazing!


went out after work for maybe 2 hours & did even better..........6 quarters, 10 dimes & 2 sterling rings! My girlfriend came along for her 1st hunt of the year & got a sterling CTR ring as well! 3 rings in one day with a brand new machine, today was a good day!!!

 

[seeker41]

very cool!!!!

 

[oldbill]

Mighty AP, May I ask what setting you were using when you found sll the coins and rings? Looks good to me!

 

[Mighty AP]

Factory settings I believe Bill, I might have bumped the sens up 5 or 10.