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Recent content by Suncoast Kid

  1. Suncoast Kid

    How is the DeepTech Vista compare

    I have a Vista X and it's a fantastic detector. It has a fast recovery speed, great depth, and has the ability to unmask, and pull non-ferrous targets out of a carpet of iron. For inland use for me at this time, and I'm yet to have an issue with EMI. I also use a Minelab Sovereign GT for the...
  2. Suncoast Kid

    Manticore Depth Test Result - Not too impressed

    I'm guilty of falling for all the advertisement and the hype of the latest and greatest. All the money I spent is ridiculous. I've owned over a dozen different detectors from all the leading manufacturers, Minelab, XP, Nokta, etc., but after buying and selling, after all these years I still have...
  3. Suncoast Kid

    What happened to the Vista X Faceplate & Knobs?

    I like it. The red Knobs match the face of the detector. Nice look. You might want to pass this along to Deeptech. Definitely a better choice.
  4. Suncoast Kid

    What happened to the Vista X Faceplate & Knobs?

    Any time you go through such a dramatic revision, of different parts, or anything, everything goes through engineering, and through a material review board, before a production change is implemented. In this way all things get considered, before the wheel gets turning again. Of course this is a...
  5. Suncoast Kid

    What happened to the Vista X Faceplate & Knobs?

    Anyone else get one like the bottom picture, or does yours look like the picture at the top? I guess if it doesn't bother you, you could at least take a White paint pen a color in the line on your Knobs so you can see the settings. If you're like me, and got one that looks like the bottom...
  6. Suncoast Kid

    What happened to the Vista X Faceplate & Knobs?

    The Vista X is a spectacular detector, as a lot of us know, having the ability to hit non-ferrous targets out of a pile of nails, and other iron, but the appearance of the detector, at least the latest ones, including the one I received, looks nothing compared to what's advertised. The Faceplate...
  7. Suncoast Kid

    Golden Mask

    Instead of Golden Mask, it should be called Golden Unmask. 😁 I finally figured out the settings on the Vista X to where it will hit a Nickel surrounded by old square nails. Something that my other high end detectors couldn't touch, even with all the bells and whistles. I still use a SMF at the...
  8. Suncoast Kid

    Sovereign battery

    If it's a dead duck and it's been that way for a while, yes it can damage it. If say the battery is 12V, 1500 mAh, and you have a smart charger to where you have a pot dial to control the amperage, and a power source of 13.8 VDC, you have to hit it hard at 1.5 amps for an hour, watch the...
  9. Suncoast Kid

    Anybody using the New Gold Hound for Relic Hunting

    "In Memory of Monte", God bless him, as he was an encyclopedia of information, and a great person. He will be terribly missed.
  10. Suncoast Kid

    Beep And Dig Detectors

    Yeah, I'm really looking forward to getting my Vista X, so I can hunt those iron infested areas that my digital detectors can't touch. It will open a brand new door. My Deus 1 has a gold max mode on it, but I'm not sure that the performance is the same, as I have never used a XP XP Gold Maxx...
  11. Suncoast Kid

    Vista X Batteries

    Yeah, I just couldn't find any Li-Ion batteries that had any good reviews. Seems that they loose their mAh, and full charging ability after several cycles, to where they'll become useless. That's crazy, because I know people that have Lithium Polymer batteries for Radio Control cars that are...
  12. Suncoast Kid

    Vista X Batteries

    So, Richard@BackwoodsDetectors said: Jeff, the working voltage of the Vista X is 9.6 - 13 vdc.. Richard. That means that the EBL's, or any NIMH battery at 9.6V ( 1.2V x 8 ) are good to go. If that's the case you probably won't notice any advantage running a 1.5 V Li-ion higher capacity mA/hour...
  13. Suncoast Kid

    Vista X Batteries

    I found the thread that Picketwire is referring to: https://metaldetectingforum.com/index.php?threads/1-5v-rechargeable-aa-batteries.300233/
  14. Suncoast Kid

    Vista X Batteries

    Richard@BackwoodsDetectors said: I use good AA batteries.. The detector has a voltage regulator that drops the detector to a lower voltage so that the 12vdc is a good surplus.. Let me contact the factory and see what they say about the lithium batteries... too much could damage the...
  15. Suncoast Kid

    Vista X Batteries

    Actually, no. I've either had detectors that had internal rechargeable batteries, or like the Sovereign, I just bought Energizer Alkaline AA batteries, or used a new rechargeable battery pack on it. Seems like 9.6V might not produce the same performance as if your batteries produced 12V. I have...
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