Menu
What's new
Find's Treasure Forums

Welcome to Find's Treasure Forums, Guests!

You are viewing this forums as a guest which limits you to read only status.

Only registered members may post stories, questions, classifieds, reply to other posts, contact other members using built in messaging and use many other features found on these forums.

Why not register and join us today? It's free! (We don't share your email addresses with anyone.) We keep email addresses of our users to protect them and others from bad people posting things they shouldn't.

Click here to register!

Need Support Help?

Cannot log in?, click here to have new password emailed to you

F5 and rechargeable batteries?

T

Timelord2

New member
Just bought an F5 and was wondering if you could use rechargeable batteries? If so what has been your experience with them? Also what are your thoughts on this detector? I use to have a Whites 6000 and did not want to spend a $1000 this time around. Thanks.
 
I'm still on the original batteries. Got maybe 25 hours on them and stillgo good bars. The md is just a breeze to use,esp the ground balance. Good luck scoot
 
Thanks for asking, cause I need to know also for my F 5! I don't wanna be spending $9.00 for good alkaline batteries if I don't have to. From what I have been finding out, the AMPs are what we want to be looking at.They have some Lithium ones out there, also eveready and energizer are ones I been looking at, but I would like more info from hands on users.

Time Lord 2 I've had mine almost two weeks and I have been reading everything I can on the web sites for over two months now and learning it is coming farley easy. I have been out every day and started on tone # 3 but after about 4 days I have kept it mostley on # 4 to learn the audio. This I concentrat more on now than the visual ID. Been doing alot of digging of trash and my legs are hurting, but I am learning something new every day also!!!
Mike Hillis has been a big help, have read almost everything back to about 2007.
 
Try these, I use them in my F4 and have had great results from them.
 
witch battery do you find you get the best performance from? I see one says 9 V the other 9.6 V.
 
BobbyBridge said:
witch battery do you find you get the best performance from? I see one says 9 V the other 9.6 V.
Click to expand...

Good Q ......... I would have to say the BTY's at the moment. I've not used the 9.6 too much has I am looking for a charger that will charge them.
 
The Powerex is pricey at $65.00 for a 3 battery and charger kit, but they say you can get 1000 charges on a pack! They are 230mAh. 9.6 V and about $10.00 a pack.
The BTY is only about 5 bucks a pack and about $35.00 for a charger.you can get the BTY's in 280 and 300mAh
Still would like to know the difference between a NiMH pack and an Alkaline in performance!
These are similar to Nic-Cad packs. I think im gonna look into the lithium line.
 
The BTY batteries seem to have given my F4 more depth and a more reliable ID on coins that are 8" plues in the ground due the the extra mAh over alkaline batteries that you throw away when spent. The rechargeables last a good 15 + hours in my F4 which is plenty for a days hunt or two days if you do a 5 hour max hunt each day.

The rechargeables have saved me some money too, I've not had to buy batteries now for 4 months and I was getting through 4 - 6 sets a week in alkalines.
 
A couple of things to note
The battery must actually fit in the holder. Some are just two long.
I don't see different batteries making a difference to operation. The power supply on the circuit board would more than likely regulate the supply. I could be wrong
those 9.6 volt batteries would be great if the cutoff charge was at, or just below a fresh alkaline battery. higher than the voltage of alkalines might cause real problems
9.0 volt rechargeables might be a safer and cheaper option without much loss in run time per charge
 
Both batteries fit fine, they are within specs size wise.

Most metal detectors have a voltage regulator in them, the 9.6 volt batteries should not harm the F4 or F5 in anyway.

I've read that some people have used 8 AA or AAA in a holder to power metal detectors that require 2 9 volt batteries, I don't think I'd want to risk that, 10 - 12 volts would be pushing it.
 
Here is the way I look at it. You spend $40 or $65 for rechargeables and the charger. You will probably need a set for back up also making the price a little higher. There is a company that is selling a 12 pack alkaline 9v batteries for about $15+. That is 240 hours of hunting. That is a lot of hunting hours. Are you going to have the F5 next year? Not a lot of detectors use the 9V battery.
I got a 48 pack of AA batteries last summer for about $20 and I am still hunting with those batteries. I have about 4 more times to change my batteries and I will have to get a new pack of 48.
Thanks for reading and Happy Trails....Z
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top