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Eagle,s
- Thread starter mickfin
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Dean Stone
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Mickfin, I still use mine, but don,t know it well. I just use the preset most of the time. I wish there was some more talk about them. I know they do a very good job. I have a MXT that i use, but ever once in awhile i take the old bird out, because i know it won,t let me down. My eagle is a 1989 and the first detector i had and will always have it. I though about selling it but just can,t. So if anyone has information on Them i really would like to here it. Good luck hunting. Flintstone
Morning guys, I'm in the same situation. I recently got my Eagle II SL 90 out of the closet. I haven't detected much, this detector passed to me from my father years ago. By doing a search in this forum and Jimmie Sierra's site, I was able to determine exactly what model of Eagle I had, and picked up a few pointers. Jimmie Sierra says the Eagle is a great detector, but wouldn't be his first choice, due to its difficulty of operation........Marstin
I just bought an Eagle II SL myself and am waiting for it to come in. Most of the feedback and reviews Ive read have been overwhelmingly positive on this machine. I'd also like to hear more about them and their operation. I've downloaded all I can find about it but I know there has to be a lot of info tucked away somewhere on operating tips and custom programs. Maybe some of the old timers will chime in. A copy of that book that Daryl Townley wrote about it would be nice too.
Larry (IL)
Well-known member
In my opinion, the best detector is the one you know how to use well and there are quite a few people who know the older detectors VERY WELL. I would also guess many of those people are somewhat resistant to change as well and I was one of those when I moved from the Eagle SL ll to the DFX. I hated the DFX for the first 30 days and it took me at least a year to learn the DFX well and I don't consider myself stupid to the technology either. The truth is, a lot of new technology has developed in the past twenty years in metal detectors and a certain level of learning is required to fully understand the features not only on what is available today, but wait until the next level of detectors hit the market, maybe within the next 30 days. If that don't blow you away, wait until next year and and the year after that and so on. With the speed of the new microprocessors and what they can do, doubleing in speed every few months, it will be only a matter of time before we will really be able to "see what is in the ground" before digging it.
The new detectors offer many new advantages and features that was not available just a few years ago and I think that if you take the time to learn the new detectors and how to best use them, you will benefit from what you will be able to find with them. A good example is a $4,000 bracelet I found with with the DFX. I really don't think I would have found it with the Eagle, and just that one find would have paid for three decked out DFX's.
The Eagle and many other older detectors work just as well as they did when new, but so does many older cars that have been well taken care of. Some people enjoy driving the older cars or using the older detectors, but the newer models of either has so much more to offer the user.
The new detectors offer many new advantages and features that was not available just a few years ago and I think that if you take the time to learn the new detectors and how to best use them, you will benefit from what you will be able to find with them. A good example is a $4,000 bracelet I found with with the DFX. I really don't think I would have found it with the Eagle, and just that one find would have paid for three decked out DFX's.
The Eagle and many other older detectors work just as well as they did when new, but so does many older cars that have been well taken care of. Some people enjoy driving the older cars or using the older detectors, but the newer models of either has so much more to offer the user.
Many still use them..Many tried them and did not understand the multi tier layers on the settings.. Remember that is one of the first digital machines on the market..Spectrum's were easier to adjust..XLT the same and so is the DFX...
The biggest advantage for depth is Signal balance, AC, and DC mode. Get it running smoothe and you get more depth.
The biggest advantage for depth is Signal balance, AC, and DC mode. Get it running smoothe and you get more depth.
Hay Flintstones thanks for the Reply, Say dos your 89 modal have a Sig Balance knob on the front??? My 90 dos??
In the advanced Options #7 is the AC Sens, OK go in your program you use to hunt in, Set your Sens on #7 Pull the triger press Edit up with the Vol up go to #7 this is your AC Sens 1 to 99 1 being more Sens with Edit up go to #1 pull triger, Now push sens pad and go to #0 She will get verry unstable?? Now pull triger push Edit up dont hold the triger push Edit up to raise the # it wilLL lower the sens, Repeat the above You want to go just to the Edge of being stable ,
Thats Just one thing the Eagle can do???????????? + A Lot more Mickfin Be Cool Man
In the advanced Options #7 is the AC Sens, OK go in your program you use to hunt in, Set your Sens on #7 Pull the triger press Edit up with the Vol up go to #7 this is your AC Sens 1 to 99 1 being more Sens with Edit up go to #1 pull triger, Now push sens pad and go to #0 She will get verry unstable?? Now pull triger push Edit up dont hold the triger push Edit up to raise the # it wilLL lower the sens, Repeat the above You want to go just to the Edge of being stable ,
Thats Just one thing the Eagle can do???????????? + A Lot more Mickfin Be Cool Man
I have six detectors, they all have special purposes, but when it comes to hunting parks, schools, and beaches I use my Eagle II SL with my Jimmy Sierra "Goldfoot" coil. I bought the machine new in 1991, and it has paid for itself many times over since then.
Good luck with yours. I know that if this one ever breaks down I will buy another Eagle II SL to replace it!
I also own and use a GMT, a Fisher CZ-20, a Tesoro LST, a Tesoro Compadre, and a Minelab GP3500.
Good luck with yours. I know that if this one ever breaks down I will buy another Eagle II SL to replace it!
I also own and use a GMT, a Fisher CZ-20, a Tesoro LST, a Tesoro Compadre, and a Minelab GP3500.
Well I ended up getting 2 Eagle II sl's in today. One I had been waiting for to come in but in the meantime I went and picked up another one just like it in nashville. It had been in storage for awhile and I couldnt get it to power up even with fresh batteries in it. Got it boxed up and ready to go back to Whites, Im hoping there isnt much wrong with it. I had talked with a Todd Marshall there via email and he assured me that they had ample parts to fix these older eagles and I even asked about the lcd displays. He told me they had some replacements in stock not to worry. The other machine runs like a top. I was hoping it would be a 90.5 but its not as I can find only 3 operating modes on it. Maybe Ill get to go out in the next few days and try it out. Good huntin.