[attachment 51448 det1.jpg]hello everybody...i'm new to the sight and i was looking for a little info......i just bought my first detector yesterday and it is a vintage compass yukon metal-mineral detector and it looks and seems to work like a brand new unit......my question is when they came from the factory what was the usually battery configuration...the unit runs on 12 aa batteries that are in 3 battery packs..i dont know if i did well as i paid 60.00 for the complete unit?....hopefully from the photo one of you experts will have the answer.......i look forward to enjoying some of the hunting experiences i have read about on the site!!!.......many thanx!!!.........keith7727