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Eagle II question

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Ron SDakota

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I guess I got "stung" by a seller on eBay when I bought what was posted as "I think this is a Eagle II SL!" He only posted one picture and it was of the meter! My question is, "Was there an Eagle II that looked like the black box SL except that it was blue and had a straight shaft rather than a curved shaft?" The box was painted black and has some "cheezy" home made stickers that says Eagle II Pro. Just trying to figure out exactly what detector I have! Works but not stable and probably going to have to send it to Whit's for a tune up. Looked at all the Eagle manuals on White's site but none of the pictures look like the one I have. Thanks, Ron SDakota (now in Tampa)
 
I'll post a couple of photos but I've already cut the straight shaft off and put an "S" shaft onto the box. The control box shaft was a male connection and needed to be female in order to accept the new "S" shaft. It will now "appear" to be an Eagle II SL. The control box was sanded and painted black but still see some original blue paint on the inside. At some time the four "C" cell battery pack was reworked and now accepts two "AA" battery packs with a home made holder pop riveted inside lower cover. The micro-processor has White's Eagle II on it. Thanks for your inquiry. Ron
 
:detecting:Hi Ron, I saw that same detector on ebay a couple of months ago. It looked like someone did a real homemade job modification on it. The detector can be restored back to its original condition. Try calling Whites and tell them your situation. Good luck, dirtfisher:cool:
 
Ron, I hope this helps. The Eagle T.M. was introduced in 1987 with a blue box with a straight shaft mounted under the box. In 1988 the Eagle II came out with the Blue box and same configuration as the 87' model.The next model came out in 1991? which was the Eagle II SL, Black box, with the curved shaft mounted on top of the box. Jeff
 
Thanks Jeff(or)! I've had an Eagle II SL (90.5) for about a year now and love it. I actually use it more than my MXT. This oddity I won on eBay has the same configuration except it had a male pole connection that "was", (cause I cut it off), about three inches longer and originally painted blue. I took pictures but I can't find my download cable to get it into my computer. (I put it somewhere safe where it wouldn't get lost! Ha Ha) Thanks, Ron in Tampa
 
I have heard other people swiching the C battery pack over to use AA's. Does anyone on here know how to do this/
I have several older Whites units I would like to do this to.
 
The conversion, for a 4 "C" cell battery pack, is easy and the parts are under five dollars. Purchase two 4-pack "AA" battery holders and two battery pack clip on leads. The two new battery packs need to be connected in parallel (6volt) "not" series (12volt)! Select "AA" holders that will fit inside your existing battery pack holding box. Unless you understand DC electrical power connections and can competantly solder the clips, I suggest you take it to a TV repair shop and tell them what you want done. The old battery box connections will also need to be disconnected to prevent accidental shorting. Be careful and don't damage your compoenants cause your at your own risk! Ron
 
Ron
I was wondering about the Eagle Spectrum, The manual says don't go over 6 volts. You think a guy could do it to that also?
I talked to a guy a while back that said he changed his over to AA's. he said he just went to radio shack and bought two AA holder for 8 AA's and a 9 volt connector. But I never ask him how he hooked it up. I thought he probably just soderd the ends to the ones sticking out of the box inside the battery compartment, But don't know how to get ahold of him anymore. Thanks for your help.
Maynard
 
Finally found my cable to load the pictures. Two additional oddities are 1) No signal balance control (Joe in Austin noticed) and 2) The arm rest shaft does not extend beyond rear of control box. Is the Blue Max 800 correct coil for this detector? Thanks to all, Ron
 
Found a White's Black Max 5.3 coil and installed it on this Eagle II and my instability problems disappeared! Passed it over dime, nickle and quarter and read them just fine. I'll try taking it out in the next few days and see how it going to function in the field. My guess is that the Blue Max 800 is not the proper coil for this detector. Ron :clapping:
 
That is a Scott in Maine mod. I remember the pic. Sent you his e-mail by PM.

If it is a pre SL Eagle II, which it appears to be, I think it takes 6B coils.

There should be no "official" compatibility difference between the two "Max" coils you tried, but don't argue with success.

How is the ID with the one that works? Do you get 69 or 70 on a dime?

Joe
 
Ron SDakota As I guess you know by now that detector was blue and previous owner painted every thing black except the logos. My guess is 1987 or 1988. Early detector came with a 8" coil and Whites sold a chip to update unit. OWNER PAINTED IT BLACK TO MAKE IT LOOK NEWER.
JR
 
Sounds like the Eagle II, 1988 circa. First year they brought out the 950 loop which was problematic. Had to bring in the expertise of the wizard of loop, James Karbowski, who addressed some of the then performance issues.

James is the chief engineer of his company, Applied Creativity who developes all the White's approved aftermarket loops like Bigfoot, Hot Shot etc.

The Eagle II followed the first Eagle 1, White's first Digital Display Detector which had several chip updates. Eventually White's refined the Eagle II and put it in an SL chassis giving it a Signal Balance for precise sensitivity adjustment in difficult ground situations like black sand beaches.

Just remember to accept all the numbers you can tolerate to give you the best audio performance. The number combo 00 could indicate a very deep desireable target.
 
Thanks for your input Jerry. The logos look like they were computer generated on sticky back paper. They aren't even waterproof. Seems like a decent detector now after putting new battery packs, adding the "S" rod and putting proper coil on it. Haven't been out with it yet though as I have things to do around the house this weekend. (Honey do's :cheekkiss:) Ron
 
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