Hello Detector friends
I have been metal detecting for quite some years now and have found a lot of
interesting artefacts through the years. At the moment in relation to my
study I am writing an assignment about consumer driven innovations. In this respect I
have chosen metal detecting as the starting point because this hobby interests
me a lot. Consumer driven innovation is when the consumer of a product changes
or modifies the product to improve its performance e.g. reduce weight, change
adjustments or somehow enhance other parameters.
In this respect I want to ask if any of you ever have rebuilt/modified
your detector (and ask you exactly what you have done) to e.g. enhance performance (e.g.
detecting depth or discrimination), so it could be used under water, or so it
was lighter and easier to use in the field, so you could use
your detector for more hours without getting tired or rebuilt or changed the
adjustments on the metal detector to enhance battery life or done
something else to enhance the performance? I myself, have a good friend who has a Whites XLT.
He rebuilt his detector so that the controls box is no longer placed under the forearm, but
instead is placed on a belt, so he can wear it on the front with the beltstraps over his
shoulders. He then uses an extension cord to connect the box to the detector.
This has made his detecting a lot more easier and he can stay out for many
more hours without getting tired in his arm. I look very much forward to hear about some
of your ideas and would also be very glad if you could post a picture of your detector before and after.
Best regards Thomas
I have been metal detecting for quite some years now and have found a lot of
interesting artefacts through the years. At the moment in relation to my
study I am writing an assignment about consumer driven innovations. In this respect I
have chosen metal detecting as the starting point because this hobby interests
me a lot. Consumer driven innovation is when the consumer of a product changes
or modifies the product to improve its performance e.g. reduce weight, change
adjustments or somehow enhance other parameters.
In this respect I want to ask if any of you ever have rebuilt/modified
your detector (and ask you exactly what you have done) to e.g. enhance performance (e.g.
detecting depth or discrimination), so it could be used under water, or so it
was lighter and easier to use in the field, so you could use
your detector for more hours without getting tired or rebuilt or changed the
adjustments on the metal detector to enhance battery life or done
something else to enhance the performance? I myself, have a good friend who has a Whites XLT.
He rebuilt his detector so that the controls box is no longer placed under the forearm, but
instead is placed on a belt, so he can wear it on the front with the beltstraps over his
shoulders. He then uses an extension cord to connect the box to the detector.
This has made his detecting a lot more easier and he can stay out for many
more hours without getting tired in his arm. I look very much forward to hear about some
of your ideas and would also be very glad if you could post a picture of your detector before and after.
Best regards Thomas