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Turned it on and it went beep then about a second later it died. Don't know if the batteries are bad or just neglected. It hadn't been used in eight months. Voltage read 5.35 volts. I think there might be a bad cell in there. I charged it for about fifteen minutes and took it out in the back yard.
Everything I had been warned about was true. Feels like there is lead in the coil and wire. It's heavy, even with the control box remounted back. The pinpointing is going to take some time. I couldn't make much sense out of the meter (550 model). The battery lasted about fifteen minutes so I got a little time to wander around with it. My yard has been hit hard with my old Whites. I sure like the iron mask. I think it even worked over a one inch steel pipe, but the six inch cast iron pipe is only a few inches deep and even at the lowest sensitivity it sounded off continuously. It's sure got a lot more power than my old Whites. I got a few what I thought were deep small signals but I didn't do any digging. The meter went way up, etc. I noticed with any discrimination (I know I'm not supposed to use any but I couldn't resist trying it out) I was getting some blanking that seemed to last longer than I was expecting (maybe two seconds?). I don't know if this is normal or if after some use it will work itself out a bit.
Hopefully the battery will be good tomorrow and I'll do a little digging. Otherwise I might try some surgery. Looks like I can open up the battery case and maybe zap the bad cell to try and save it or possibly replace it?. I charged it for a couple of hours and it still reads well over 13 volts so it might be okay. Just in case, does anyone know where I can get an alkaline adaptor/case?
I've read quite a bit on coils. It seems most people prefer the 8 inch over the 5 inch. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
Thanks.
Everything I had been warned about was true. Feels like there is lead in the coil and wire. It's heavy, even with the control box remounted back. The pinpointing is going to take some time. I couldn't make much sense out of the meter (550 model). The battery lasted about fifteen minutes so I got a little time to wander around with it. My yard has been hit hard with my old Whites. I sure like the iron mask. I think it even worked over a one inch steel pipe, but the six inch cast iron pipe is only a few inches deep and even at the lowest sensitivity it sounded off continuously. It's sure got a lot more power than my old Whites. I got a few what I thought were deep small signals but I didn't do any digging. The meter went way up, etc. I noticed with any discrimination (I know I'm not supposed to use any but I couldn't resist trying it out) I was getting some blanking that seemed to last longer than I was expecting (maybe two seconds?). I don't know if this is normal or if after some use it will work itself out a bit.
Hopefully the battery will be good tomorrow and I'll do a little digging. Otherwise I might try some surgery. Looks like I can open up the battery case and maybe zap the bad cell to try and save it or possibly replace it?. I charged it for a couple of hours and it still reads well over 13 volts so it might be okay. Just in case, does anyone know where I can get an alkaline adaptor/case?
I've read quite a bit on coils. It seems most people prefer the 8 inch over the 5 inch. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
Thanks.