D2 Legs

[Charlives]

Anyone ever figure out why the legs look like they belong to a different detector? Are they meant to use when leaning it on a wall? Was there a design mistake? Thanks!

 

[Lodge Scent]

Well Charlives, let me explain this to you. The rudimentary XP legs are just vestigal limbs. The machine has evolved over the eons and the legs are no longer needed. The species we see roaming around today doesn't need to have the controler on the shaft. You wear it on your arm, or ear, or in your pocket. When you get a diggable signal, no need to gently place your XP detector on a nice piece of level ground, you just toss the XP machines out of your way as there is no expensive controller that can break. The legs no longer serve any purpose what so ever.

 

[HuntinDog]

Just a poor design on their part.

 

[Mark kus]

Something that should have been corrected loooong ago! especially when their Deus 2 came out.
Mark

 

[Charlives]

Something that should have been corrected loooong ago! especially when their Deus 2 came out.
Mark

Wait, the D1 has the same legs??? WOW, I did not know that.

 

[Listener]

Well I corrected mine a couple years ago by adding a well known armrest to a piece of whittled down hardwood I painted black. Got the armrest off flea bay for abt. 20 bucks. Berry pleased now.

 

[Charlives]

You did a great job on that!

 

[targits]

it wasnt designed by xp it was designed by regtons staff at the company in the uk the xp main dealers in uk

 

[Charlives]

it wasnt designed by xp it was designed by regtons staff at the company in the uk the xp main dealers in uk

Thanks, targits. There must be some reasoning for the design I'm missing...it's been years and two detectors now, they would have surely changed the design by now if it wasn't what they wanted...no?

 

[Wild Willy]

I extended mine out and down about 1 1/2 " with a 50 cent dark grey pipe hanger cut in half (one for each side). Colored them black with a Sharpie. Works great and looks great. Total weight is about 1/2 ounce, I definitely need to learn how to send pics. My apology.

 

[Charlives]

I extended mine out and down about 1 1/2 " with a 50 cent dark grey pipe hanger cut in half (one for each side). Colored them black with a Sharpie. Works great and looks great. Total weight is about 1/2 ounce, I definitely need to learn how to send pics. My apology.

Yeah, you wouldn't need much more length, I guess many people made a work a round.

 

[HuntinDog]

I built a pretty elaborate one for my Deus 1,
On my Deus 2 I used a 5" piece of PVC and two caps and Zip tied it to the feet.
Works fine.

 

[Mark kus]

This one has worked great snaps right out n

 

[Hauptmann aD]

I think these do a good enough job to stop the Deus from tilting if put down.

 

[parkgt]

With Deus1 I found the stand legs to be useless, same for the Deus 2.

A easy inexpensive solution that works well for me is to use a modified spring clamp.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00002244Z/?coliid=IJ6D378XODYU3&colid=1IMEAO7UQIWLQ&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Cutting the pad arms off and shorter allows the clamp to spread farther improving stability. It goes on or off in seconds.

 

[BigTony]

With Deus1 I found the stand legs to be useless, same for the Deus 2.

A easy inexpensive solution that works well for me is to use a modified spring clamp.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00002244Z/?coliid=IJ6D378XODYU3&colid=1IMEAO7UQIWLQ&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Cutting the pad arms off and shorter allows the clamp to spread farther improving stability. It goes on or off in seconds.

Does that clamp hit your leg when swinging?
Tony

 

[parkgt]

The clamp does not bother me in any way. It might depend on how one sweeps there coil and what they have on there belt.

 

[Amateur Archaeology]

I'm thinking about ordering these...

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