Coin$trikes are still available

[Mike Hillis]

Talking with Mike Scott, he told me the CoinStrike was still available (as is the Excel) but because but sales are basically non-existant they took them off their official line up. So anybody that wants one can still get one at that $550 price.

I was real suprised to find out just how poor a seller they were, even at the $550 price. I mean, I can list the negatives but the overall performance was still there and it seemed to me that the worse the ground the better it worked. Best I've used around large iron and steel too. I dunno

HH

Mike

 

[Jackpine Savage]

You can probably get a sweet deal on a package that includes an accessory coil too.

Tom

 

[D&P-OR]

Are we talking about a new Coinstrike for $550?--Do they carry the old lifetime warranty?-----That's interesting-I paid $860 for mine a few years ago.--It seems like the Coinstrike was another detector that people either loved or hated (not much in between).-----Del

 

[Bill Ladd]

Even though some may call it a "dud", & everyone keeps trying to make a winner in the mid-priced category, I just might buy another Coinstrike at that price......I'll put it up against anything for coins in that price point without hesitation. It's a quirky, but damn good detector once learned. I'd buy one especially if I can find a Los Banos one with a blank card......

 

[Mr.Bill]

$550.

It's a super detector. Thanks to Bill Ladd, he kept me excited about it when I first received it.

I would still recommend it as a first choice unit.

 

[Mike Hillis]

Let me see.....

$550 gets you

Fiber optic backlight
Auto ground balance
Auto ground tracking
3 memory locations
Current setting save on turnoff
Factory preset setting mode
0-99 iron discrimination
4 non-ferrous notch discrimination
4 tone id
Target Id number
Super Fast digital response speed
Ferrous / non-Ferrous indicators
Target Id number averaging option
Sensitivity adjustment
Threshold adjustment -99 to 0 and +1 to +4
Volume adjustment
Motion all metal mode with visual target id
No-Motion all metal pinpoint mode with visual signal strength indicator
Salt mode option
Large target alert (visual and audio)
3 coil selections 5", 8", 10.5"
Sunray inline probe option
Rod, Hip, or Chest mount configurable
5 year warranty.

Now that is one great value for $550

HH

Mike

 

[D&P-OR]

Yeah Mike, BUT-------Is there any of them left around with the lifetime warranty?? -----We ain't no Fisher salespeople, folks--just "tector nuts"--REALLY!

 

[Bill Ladd]

n/t

 

[D&P-OR]

Thanks Bill---The 3-D's with the old lifetime warranty seems to be non-existent-----but maybe there's a few of the Coinstrikes out there yet (with the old warranty).-----Del

 

[Cal_Cobra]

The Coin$trike is built like a tank, who needs a warranty

 

[Mr.Bill]

New Coin$trike, in box with warranty, (5 years). delivery included.

Drop me a PM or email me for special pricing.

 

[Bill Ladd]

I'm going to do a 20 min. in-depth video on the Coinstrike. Though some continue to call it a "dud", it seems to be generating alot of warranted interest lately at it mille of the road price & it's definately worth having a tip filled DVD on it.

 

[vlad]

People went to it from the much slower CZ, tried to use it at the CZ speed, and lost depth
and the numbers jumped around on the i.d. I almost sold mine but kept it, and never regretted
that decision. It works great hitting conductive targets in iron. And its almost bullet-proof built.

 

[vlad]

n/t

 

[Bill Ladd]

n/t

 

[yogaguy]

Hey Bill. This is Randy, (or yogaguy on here). I''ve wrote to you about the possibility of making a coinstrike video, along with a HUGE amount of questions on the Coinstrike. You were so cool for taking the time out to writte me back and answer all the questions for me. So I first want to thank you for that. And secondly, I'm glad to hear that your getting close to getting around to make the Coinstrike video. That will be so awesome. I know you've been loaded down with so many other projects, but you rule man, along with a bunch of others on here too when it comes to explaining things and so forth. I just wanted to throw out an idea for the video, but just an opinion of mine is all. Some videos tend to focus on ideal locations and set-up procedures, without going into too much details about the..."what if's" parts of setting a machine up. I know it's impossible to cover every single possibility one could encounter trying to get a proper set-up for a certain area they may be in, but could you maybe possibly explain how to get understand how sensitivity and the threshold set-up could be set-up for a typical problem-type area? I guess what I'm basiclly trying to say is, maybe say something like, "Ok, I would recommend starting at this particular setting, but if you encounter problems like this...(then show what an improperly set machine would look/sound like)....then this is the 'steps' you could take to try to get your machine set to be as stable as possible." I appologize Bill if I'm sounding bossy or pushy in any way. I'm a total amateur talking here, and you would definetly know more than me about detecting and making videos for them. I guess this is just the one area with the coinstrike that has been confusing me the most, 'how to set the sensitivity and threshold controls to get it to be as stable as possible.' So again, I appologize. Thanks again Bill. Sincerely, Randy

 

[Cal_Cobra]

I had my C$ out at a California Mission era demo site yesterday (that's been hunted to death lately due to a recent demo project). I had the 10.5" coil on and was playing around with the threshold while doing an air test. I had the sens set at 6, and started with the threshold at -25. With it set at -25 I could hit a dime at around 6" but as I increased the threshold to zero, it picked up several inches in the air test. I was able to run it stable at 6-0, although no keepers were found.

Looking forward to seeing your C$ video Bill.

 

[Bill Ladd]

I will keep them in mind when I begin filming.......
Usually I don't really have a script, but just do things on the fly.......but we'll see where it goes. Hopefully a nice, high quality 20-30 tip filled video on the C$ would be cool......(Rather than the 10 min, poor looking Youtube ones).
HH,
Bill

 

[yogaguy]

Hi Bill. Thanks for the reply on the ideas. I figured the idea on the sensitivity and threshold settings might be a pretty good one, only because I've read, (and I think I may have even read it on your tips webpage), that for most beginners the setting of these two controls seems to be the most confusing. It is for me for sure. Thanks Bill. HH. Sincerely, Randy