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Deepstar
- Thread starter george
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Eric Foster
New member
Perhaps I better make a few more.
Eric.
Eric.
Eric Foster
New member
Hi Tony,
I will give it some serious thought, but I am very busy on a couple of other detector related projects at present. Another possibility is to supply tested circuit boards, 11in coil windings and shells, and let people build their own. Depends how many are interested and able to do it.
Eric.
I will give it some serious thought, but I am very busy on a couple of other detector related projects at present. Another possibility is to supply tested circuit boards, 11in coil windings and shells, and let people build their own. Depends how many are interested and able to do it.
Eric.
Tony
Member
Eric Foster said:
Thanks for the reply Eric. Please keep us updated on any decisions that you might take.
Us "hobbyists" need to unite and reclaim you back from the evil clutches of the "commercial/industrial" metal detector world....
As WC once said; "We will fight them on the beaches"....
Tony.
verylazybeachbum
New member
Eric,
Please put me down for at least 1, whether it is a finished Deepstar 4, or a kit which i can finish myself. I own 6 of your detectors and the Deepstar Circuit is by far my favorite. I think there are many detectorists who regret having missed the chance to buy one when they were originally available.
Brad
Please put me down for at least 1, whether it is a finished Deepstar 4, or a kit which i can finish myself. I own 6 of your detectors and the Deepstar Circuit is by far my favorite. I think there are many detectorists who regret having missed the chance to buy one when they were originally available.
Brad
G'day Eric,
It seems to me that an Eric Foster Internet shop selling "tested (assembled) circuit boards" would be a nice little earner for you without taking up too much of your time. If you set up something simple, like Silverdogs shop, it would work magnificently well ... for both the seller (you) and the buyers. Worldwide sales would be practical from the one "shop". A major problem I've experienced when buying a detector from somewhere like England (half way around the world from me) is that if it needs to be repaired the whole detector has to be sent back with all the freight costs that involves (and time). But it is much, much easier to send a light weight circuit board anywhere in the world by airmail! And, if the circuit boards can be sold quite cheaply, then if there are any problems it would probably be preferable to most customers that they just purchase a new board rather than have any time consuming repairs carried out. Anyway, if the boards were made to the quality standards of your previous detectors I can't see there would be any returned.
My Goldquest SSs need replacing after more than 6 years use here in New Zealand ( http://tinyurl.com/bbhef4b ) and, at present, I am at a loss to know what brand of MD would be a suitable (and worthy) replacement. I bought a Surf longboard from Silverdog and will see how that goes once I get time to assemble the board and put it in a waterproof container (which won't be until next winter). My GQSS once spent about 3 or 4 days fully submerged in flood waters and I was able to dry it out to get it working again. Apart from the bullet proof construction of the GQSS MDs, another big plus in favour of my GQSS V2 was that I could use Coiltek coils with it.
Regards,
Rob (RKC)
It seems to me that an Eric Foster Internet shop selling "tested (assembled) circuit boards" would be a nice little earner for you without taking up too much of your time. If you set up something simple, like Silverdogs shop, it would work magnificently well ... for both the seller (you) and the buyers. Worldwide sales would be practical from the one "shop". A major problem I've experienced when buying a detector from somewhere like England (half way around the world from me) is that if it needs to be repaired the whole detector has to be sent back with all the freight costs that involves (and time). But it is much, much easier to send a light weight circuit board anywhere in the world by airmail! And, if the circuit boards can be sold quite cheaply, then if there are any problems it would probably be preferable to most customers that they just purchase a new board rather than have any time consuming repairs carried out. Anyway, if the boards were made to the quality standards of your previous detectors I can't see there would be any returned.
My Goldquest SSs need replacing after more than 6 years use here in New Zealand ( http://tinyurl.com/bbhef4b ) and, at present, I am at a loss to know what brand of MD would be a suitable (and worthy) replacement. I bought a Surf longboard from Silverdog and will see how that goes once I get time to assemble the board and put it in a waterproof container (which won't be until next winter). My GQSS once spent about 3 or 4 days fully submerged in flood waters and I was able to dry it out to get it working again. Apart from the bullet proof construction of the GQSS MDs, another big plus in favour of my GQSS V2 was that I could use Coiltek coils with it.
Regards,
Rob (RKC)
beachnutpi
New member
Hi Eric. Having been a pi detectorist for over 20 years and used several different pi machines I can honestly say the biggest mistake I have made was getting rid of my deepstar. I have been looking for a replacement for some time as the best finds were made with it. Your deepstar kit sounds fantastic. Please find the time to bring it to fruition. I would most definetly buy one or two
