Got my statement from my accountant have to pay taxes this year.Probably going to flip this unit.This is a very impressive metal detector.Thanks for the information.
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Ed,the Time Ranger works great.Photos are for you.
- Thread starter Ron from Michigan
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Oakman,the gizmo is the Sentro Co-Relator it detects electrical interference and cancels it out.Another thing it does when the red light comes on it alerts the user of bad ground mineralization and there is a need to adjust the ground balance.You're probably disappointed it does look like a death ray stun gun to zap trouble makers at the local park.
One more photo.
Ed in SoDak
Member
Ron, that's so cool you got it going! It's one of the first versions of the Time Ranger. Somewhere around here I have a manual for it. This first version appears in Bounty Hunter ads in Lost Treasure magazine of December 1998 and September 2000. By March of 2001, the Sentron Corelator was gone. I don't know how effective it was, but apparently breakage was an issue. I've read where the interference rejection capability of the antenna was moved to the insides, but by the time I bought mine in 2001, there was no longer any reference to it in the owner's manual.
With not much in the way of press releases or reviews that go into detail about it, it's just an interesting wayside stop in the saga of the ongoing development of the Time Ranger. Other than myself and perhaps a few others who are familiar with it, most people would likely repeat what Oakman said, "what's that gizmo on top?"
I've always felt the Time Ranger was a real "sleeper." It seems it's only now gaining some notoriety as a very capable ID machine that was just a little ahead of its time back when it was first released. It sounds like the current version (the fourth?) is the best one yet, but I think any of them would make an excellent choice.
Thanks for sharing the pics! I wish I could be in the bidding on it, but my accountant isn't smiling much these days, either!
Here's a September, 2000 clip of an ad in Lost Treasure.
-Ed
With not much in the way of press releases or reviews that go into detail about it, it's just an interesting wayside stop in the saga of the ongoing development of the Time Ranger. Other than myself and perhaps a few others who are familiar with it, most people would likely repeat what Oakman said, "what's that gizmo on top?"
I've always felt the Time Ranger was a real "sleeper." It seems it's only now gaining some notoriety as a very capable ID machine that was just a little ahead of its time back when it was first released. It sounds like the current version (the fourth?) is the best one yet, but I think any of them would make an excellent choice.
Thanks for sharing the pics! I wish I could be in the bidding on it, but my accountant isn't smiling much these days, either!
Here's a September, 2000 clip of an ad in Lost Treasure.
-Ed
Both my wife and I retired this year and with the 401 hits our budget is lean.The Metal Detector industry has to be on hard times.Thanks for the information.
Krazyglue,the antenna,sight and red light was a stock setup on the early Time Ranger models.
Ron, Ed,
I'm now the owner of this unit thanks to the Ebay auction that apparently Ron listed.
It's on it's way to me. Glad I found this forum and the additional information.
However I haven't been able to find a manual on this older version.
Anyone know of where I can get the actual manual for this older Time Ranger, and not the manual on the current version?
James
I'm now the owner of this unit thanks to the Ebay auction that apparently Ron listed.
It's on it's way to me. Glad I found this forum and the additional information.
However I haven't been able to find a manual on this older version.
Anyone know of where I can get the actual manual for this older Time Ranger, and not the manual on the current version?
James
Ed in SoDak
Member
Rip!! Can ya put me on that list for the older TR manual? I have a printed copy, but it's buried somewhere in my stored literature.
I'd love to do a comparo on the various Time Ranger versions. Even an air test on a quarter in the various modes with a brief impression of the unit-in-hand would be cool. I have a version "2" and Pineapple (rarely seen on the forums these days) may have owned a version 2 (same as 1, but no Sentron), 3 (dual C-cell powered, short-lived?) and possibly a 4 (the latest, back to dual 9-volt, but changed sniff and blanker, added new Motion All-metal mode).
I like my version 2 so much, I'm just curious how the others compare. Most everyone seems to like their particular version, but the newest seems to hunt deeper. I didn't find blanker and sniff too useful on my TR2, however, others have. Now that they've been changed in how they behave, I'm curious about them. I also wonder if the Sentron Corelator was effective or just a novelty. My TR2 is pretty immune to electrical powerline interference, but does interfere when brought near my wife's TR2 or my Teknetics T2.
There's a lot of Time Ranger reviews on the web. Bear in mind the review date and how long they owned the machine. Many users were probably unaware of earlier versions and of course could not know about later ones. While there's many similarities, there are also significant differences between the four versions released over the years. Since they are all tagged simply Time Ranger, it may not be entirely evident which version is being reviewed unless specific feature behaviors are mentioned to help date it.
Near as I know, here's the chronology:
TR1: ca 1998 to early 2001 (Sentron, dual 9-volt)
TR2: mid-2001 to early 2002 (No Sentron, dual 9-volt, otherwise same as 1?)
TR3: ca May 2003 (dual C-cell power, otherwise same as 2?)
TR4: ca Dec 2003 (back to 9-volt, blanker & sniff changed, new Motion All-metal mode)
The TR4's Blanker "meter" no longer has a pointer on it (when powered up). This may be the easiest way to determine if you own the latest version.. All earlier versions have a pointer on the Blanker to show the depth to which targets are being ignored. Battery configuration and the oh-so obvious Sentron antenna will clue you to the earlier versions.
As to that Sentron antenna that's receiving all the attention as of late, there may be a version in-between versions 1 and 2 that had an "internal" Sentron or it may be this internalization has been retained in some or all of the later versions. There's nothing like it inside my TR2, that's for sure! But, I do recall a post from BH long ago that stated the "function" of the Sentron was moved inside the box. There's really no reference to it after that, so take that as you will!
Speaking of originals, it's really too bad the original Bounty Hunter forum got wasted, there was a ton of old info on there that was never archived anywhere, other than a few posts I or others may have copied off to the ol' hard drive.
-Ed
I'd love to do a comparo on the various Time Ranger versions. Even an air test on a quarter in the various modes with a brief impression of the unit-in-hand would be cool. I have a version "2" and Pineapple (rarely seen on the forums these days) may have owned a version 2 (same as 1, but no Sentron), 3 (dual C-cell powered, short-lived?) and possibly a 4 (the latest, back to dual 9-volt, but changed sniff and blanker, added new Motion All-metal mode).
I like my version 2 so much, I'm just curious how the others compare. Most everyone seems to like their particular version, but the newest seems to hunt deeper. I didn't find blanker and sniff too useful on my TR2, however, others have. Now that they've been changed in how they behave, I'm curious about them. I also wonder if the Sentron Corelator was effective or just a novelty. My TR2 is pretty immune to electrical powerline interference, but does interfere when brought near my wife's TR2 or my Teknetics T2.
There's a lot of Time Ranger reviews on the web. Bear in mind the review date and how long they owned the machine. Many users were probably unaware of earlier versions and of course could not know about later ones. While there's many similarities, there are also significant differences between the four versions released over the years. Since they are all tagged simply Time Ranger, it may not be entirely evident which version is being reviewed unless specific feature behaviors are mentioned to help date it.
Near as I know, here's the chronology:
TR1: ca 1998 to early 2001 (Sentron, dual 9-volt)
TR2: mid-2001 to early 2002 (No Sentron, dual 9-volt, otherwise same as 1?)
TR3: ca May 2003 (dual C-cell power, otherwise same as 2?)
TR4: ca Dec 2003 (back to 9-volt, blanker & sniff changed, new Motion All-metal mode)
The TR4's Blanker "meter" no longer has a pointer on it (when powered up). This may be the easiest way to determine if you own the latest version.. All earlier versions have a pointer on the Blanker to show the depth to which targets are being ignored. Battery configuration and the oh-so obvious Sentron antenna will clue you to the earlier versions.
As to that Sentron antenna that's receiving all the attention as of late, there may be a version in-between versions 1 and 2 that had an "internal" Sentron or it may be this internalization has been retained in some or all of the later versions. There's nothing like it inside my TR2, that's for sure! But, I do recall a post from BH long ago that stated the "function" of the Sentron was moved inside the box. There's really no reference to it after that, so take that as you will!
Speaking of originals, it's really too bad the original Bounty Hunter forum got wasted, there was a ton of old info on there that was never archived anywhere, other than a few posts I or others may have copied off to the ol' hard drive.
-Ed
Hi Ed,
I will be glad to send what I have to you also. PM me your email and I will send them.
I have four files. The manual, the original web page, a review and the technical data sheet.
The one I have works fine around high voltage lines. Guess the Sentron does something.
HH,
Rip
I will be glad to send what I have to you also. PM me your email and I will send them.
I have four files. The manual, the original web page, a review and the technical data sheet.
The one I have works fine around high voltage lines. Guess the Sentron does something.
HH,
Rip
Ed in SoDak
Member
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