Why did I wait till spring?

pepperj · Apr 1, 2021

Why did I wait till spring-to send in the Deus?

Stupid is stupid :headbang:

Mail took 11 days-expedited post/insured $47.18 Probably walking speed-instead of air. :BangHead:

Received a week ago-so I thought I'd call to see when/how long/in the queue yet.

We usually take 1-2 weeks to service a machine, pack it up and ship it off again. Repeat......when asked another version of the same ?

Yours is one of the other 300 machines we have in at this moment...... :dontknow:

OK-like I already state why did I wait till spring-NO spring came early-that's it. :laughing7:

I wonder if I remember how to swing one of those boat anchor Minelabs again. :icon_scratch:

brianc053 · Apr 1, 2021

300 machines in for service? Ouch. I hope mine doesn’t have issues. ( so far so good).

pepperj · Apr 2, 2021

Oh because of the Virus and everything it was delayed.
Ear cup been held on by painters tape clips broke foam mat fell off.
Thumb print shadow on screen
Pinpointer won't stay connected.
Need new version
Big coil won't connect up
Besides that it works great....

Though it makes one wonder the # of returns for service is that a normal amount? I have no idea really.

ARC · Apr 2, 2021

pepperj said:
Oh because of the Virus and everything it was delayed.
Ear cup been held on by painters tape clips broke foam mat fell off.
Thumb print shadow on screen
Pinpointer won't stay connected.
Need new version
Big coil won't connect up
Besides that it works great....

Though it makes one wonder the # of returns for service is that a normal amount? I have no idea really.

Arrg... your a more "forgiving " person than I...

The minute i received it back and fully functioning... I would have a craigslist add running it for sale. heh

ARC · Apr 2, 2021

***ARC begins with a old grampa voice***

"Dint have no fancy smanchy beeps... bells and whistles when i was detecting ! .. we had a magnet tied to a stick !"

pepperj · Apr 2, 2021

AARC said:
Arrg... your a more "forgiving " person than I...

The minute i received it back and fully functioning... I would have a craigslist add running it for sale. heh

$3300 invested-err-ah-replace with what?

From swing the Minelab boat anchors for a decade me arm joint/muscle/tendons love the weight load now.

I will be throwing the 3030 up in the sale with all the heads once it gets repaired once again. (actually found it a while back sitting in the corner of the storage in the shop-(6yrs sitting there pouting) crap service provided.

pepperj · Apr 2, 2021

AARC said:
***ARC begins with a old grampa voice***

"Dint have no fancy smanchy beeps... bells and whistles when i was detecting ! .. we had a magnet tied to a stick !"

Well a magnet on a stick doesn't gather coinage as I found out back in the early 80's. Was in need of $$$ and went water magnet fishing for change-one clad dime from Canada....... :laughing7:

Off we go Crawling back over the wall of the Alamo.........

pepperj · Apr 21, 2021

Well I called last week and did a query: "It's been 3 weeks now since you've received it and was just wondering?"

Reply: "Due to covid we have been inundated with machines, so are a 4-5 week window for getting repairs looked at. We will send you an email with the shipping charges when we send it back and any out of warranty charges"
The usual non-commitment answer one would receive from a company-but it kind of smells.
The call before they stated that they had 300+ machines down there-Really? Where's down there-cellar?
Oh well if I had known that the turn around was a couple of months I would of thought different.
I snoozed-I loosed.

pepperj · Apr 29, 2021

Well finally it seems the machine is on it's way back to me-sitting in Jamaica NY International. It seems that I was charged only the ear cup & clip which were cheap. The shipping pi$$ing me off-like nothing like screwing the little guy in life-$70 like really now.
But what's a few $$$ spent to get a great machine back in top notch order.

Now if Deus made the attempt to include Apple operating systems then 90% of the issues wouldn't in the first place. Old versions wouldn't support the pinpointer-then even the coil won't pair up-well I'll see if the 5.2 version makes any difference.

I will say this going back to the ETrac boat anchor is an arm workout! I'll be glad to have the light weight back on the end of my wrist shortly.

pepperj · May 5, 2021

I see the machine has now cleared customs and one other facility,,,,,Nothing like watching the tracking # of a package-reminds me of paint drying....Oh I have an old iron patch or two that have been tilled up waiting for the return of the beloved arm extension.

brianc053 · May 5, 2021

pepperj said:
I see the machine has now cleared customs and one other facility,,,,,Nothing like watching the tracking # of a package-reminds me of paint drying....Oh I have an old iron patch or two that have been tilled up waiting for the return of the beloved arm extension.

Quick question pepperj: which coil(s) do you use with the Deus? (Sorry if you've said this elsewhere and I didn't see it).
- Brian

pepperj · May 5, 2021

brianc053 said:
Quick question pepperj: which coil(s) do you use with the Deus? (Sorry if you've said this elsewhere and I didn't see it).
- Brian

I got the 9" Elliptical HF 2 yrs ago-the big coil hasn't been on the end of the rod since. I can hear a .22 casing at 6 inches no problem when running it in the mid 70 kHz.
Here's an interesting review on the coil, turning down the sensitivity has me wanting to go back into some of the heavy iron fields to see what comes out. (The ones that beep every inch or two)

http://www.xp-detectors.co.uk/xp-deus-hf-elliptical-coil-review/

pepperj · May 8, 2021

Well I finally got the detector back-missing is the bolt/nut 1 washer to connect the HF coil and the shaft? :icon_scratch:

I don't know if I sent it or not along with the detector-nor can I find it (need to dig deeper into this mystery.)
Anyways I will see if the pinpointer connects up, if new version 5.25 from the original is any different.
It's kind of cool seeing the new ear pads on the headphones-instead of the green painters tape.

vferrari · May 8, 2021

pepperj said:
Well I finally got the detector back-missing is the bolt/nut 1 washer to connect the HF coil and the shaft?
I don't know if I sent it or not along with the detector-nor can I find it (need to dig deeper into this mystery.)
Anyways I will see if the pinpointer connects up, if new version 5.25 from the original is any different.
It's kind of cool seeing the new ear pads on the headphones-instead of the green painters tape.

The latest firmware version is 5.21. You can get a replacement set of coil hardware (2 bolts and fastners) for about $5 plus shipping in a pinch.

pepperj · May 9, 2021

vferrari said:
The latest firmware version is 5.21. You can get a replacement set of coil hardware (2 bolts and fastners) for about $5 plus shipping in a pinch.

Ah yes your correct on the version #, I just guessed at the #. I found the bolt and fastener in Deus box, so all is well now.
Did notice a change in the settings some what in regard to the Freq.
If I recall on the HF coil use to be 14/28/74 for the elliptical for some reason now its 14/36./74
Then again it is possible for settings might have been changed while in for repairs/upgrades.

vferrari · May 9, 2021

pepperj said:
Ah yes your correct on the version #, I just guessed at the #. I found the bolt and fastener in Deus box, so all is well now.
Did notice a change in the settings some what in regard to the Freq.
If I recall on the HF coil use to be 14/28/74 for the elliptical for some reason now its 14/36./74
Then again it is possible for settings might have been changed while in for repairs/upgrades.

Glad you found the hardware.

Weird - the default for the middle HF frequency is 28.8, it should only be adjustable up to 31.3.

Here are all the HF coil (both 9" round and 9.5" elliptical) frequency channels and adjustment ranges:

Channel 14K 13.3K 13.6K 14.0K 14.4K 14.8K 15.2K 15.6K (both HF coils)
Channel 28K 26.6K 27.3K 28.0K 28.8K 29.6K 30.4K 31.3K (both HF coils)
Channel 54K 50.0K 51.2K 52.6K 54.0K 55.5K 57.1K 58.8K (9" round)
Channel 80K 68.3K 70.1K 72.0K 74.0K 76.1K 78.4K 80.8K (9.5" elliptical)

pepperj · May 9, 2021

So I went to this heavy iron site that i have been hitting for 7yrs now. Went lower sensitivity 87, Fast, 0 disc. 74K. nothing.
Then I turned it up to 96, -max disc, 31.3, then back to 74K and I dug 12 targets out of the heavy iron. Each target was with at least 2-5 bits of nails/wire but it still picked it out.

billb · May 9, 2021

I’m the same way ..I always wait till the last moment on sending the detector back for repair..Happy to hear that you got it back and hope that silver and gold is awaiting you

pepperj · May 9, 2021

billb said:
I’m the same way ..I always wait till the last moment on sending the detector back for repair..Happy to hear that you got it back and hope that silver and gold is awaiting you

Thanks Bill
I have never dug any gold at a celler/homestead site.
Used to get a bit when I hit parks, but that was many years,ago.
Silver is rare enough it seems.