I guess that could be addressed in reverse order because I have pampered all of my detectors, used for a wide-range of hunting, and I have relied on many makes and models, too. The best way to know you're likely going to have a trusty, ready-to-hunt detector the next time you grab it is to make sure it has been taken care of along the way. I have seen a lot of detectors that have been treated roughly, smudged up with dirty gloved hands smearing and scratching sand and dirt and mud off of displays, controls and anywhere. I do my best to not get my detector dirty in the first place. Let's not forget that it is an electronic device and not means to be subjected to rough treatment or having abrasives shoved around on it.
That's the 'caring' part I am getting at. I hunt with my detector in my right hand, with my pinpointer on my right side, and those two tools are handled by a clean right had that I try to keep that way. My left hand is my target recovery hand so it handles the rounded-off screwdriver and DigMaster Digger, and lifts out plugs, rummages through the dirt of the exposed hole to find the discovered targets, then puts them in the container in my pouch or just in the bag itself that is kept on my left side. The left hand does the 'dirty work' and my right hand keeps things as clean and cared for as possible.
But the main part of my post relates to the feeling we have to have regarding 'appreciating' the detectors we have chosen in the first place. I have new detectors, yes, and I use them when they handle my needs, but the current-production detectors in my Regular-Use Detector Team are my Nokta-Makro Anfibio and White's MX-7 I guess a 3rd model would be a Teknetics T2 SE Ltd. I have coming next week as they are still made. But they have been around a long time and should have had a replacement by now, and a replacement would mean the T2 would be discontinued.
Now take a look at all my other detectors that are in my personal Outfit because I 'appreciate' what they can do for a variety of site choices. They include the following:
Two Nokta FORS CoRe's w/'OOR' and 5X9½ DD coils mounted.
Two Nokta FORS Relic's w/5" and 5X9½ DD coils mounted.
One White's XLT w/6½" Concentric coil
One White's modified Classic ID w/5½" Ferret Concentric coil.
Two Teknetics Omega 8000's, a V4 and V6, w/7" Concentric coils mounted.
Two Tesoro Bandido II µMAX units w/6" Concentric coils mounted.
One Tesoro Silver Sabre µMAX w/6" Concentric coil.
Question: Of the above first three models mentioned, what's the difference between them and this list of 11 more detectors I use?
Simple: These other 11 detectors are:
• all in excellent to 'as-new' condition because I care for them
• and I own them because I 'appreciate' them, and also because they all perform very well
• .... AND ... they are ALL DISCONTINUED
Some are no longer serviceable or a manufacturer charges an outlandish price for what we think ought to be a simple and affordable repair.
Additionally, I have a few more even older favorites that I use in seminars and other presentation for demonstrations, and occasionally I also take them out detecting! They all look really great, and they all perform as they are supposed to and comparable to when they were new. These models include:
A late 1960's Garrett Hunter BFO.
An early-to-mid '70s Compass Yukon 99B w/8" DD coil.
A Compass Coin Hustler w/6" DD coil.
A 1976 Garrett Master Hunter TR-Disc. w/two DD coils.
A '77 Garrett Money Hunter TR-Disc. w/7¼" CoPlaner coil.
A '86 Teknetics Mark I Ltd. w/7" Concentric coil.
Naturally, all of these are Discontinued as well, with manufacturers who will not service them or, in three examples, the manufacturer is defunct.
But if we appreciate any detector we have, whether the product is currently made and serviceable, discontinued and maybe or maybe not serviceable, or the detector maker went out of business ... if they work and do what they are supposed to, and if we care for them along the way, we can have a good performing detector in our hands to bring us a lot of 'fun' for a long time to come. Just thought I'd share my thoughts as it comes up on occasion when I am having discussions with people who ask about what I use and why, and about repair, and also in light of some recent discussions that will prompt some people to want to dump a device that is working great and will continue to work great.
Two examples I will point out are my Nokta CoRe's and Nokta Relic's. These are some of the best all-purpose detector you could own, but just prior to the announcement at Detectival about the three Anfibio's which will replace them, they were dropped [size=small][size=small](discontinued from production)[/size][/size] from the Nokta model line-up. Will I want to get rid of them? Certainly not, because they work great and will continue to work great for a long time. The same can be said about three other models in my current, Regular-Use Detector Team.
Just food for thought on a nice October 4th day.
Monte
That's the 'caring' part I am getting at. I hunt with my detector in my right hand, with my pinpointer on my right side, and those two tools are handled by a clean right had that I try to keep that way. My left hand is my target recovery hand so it handles the rounded-off screwdriver and DigMaster Digger, and lifts out plugs, rummages through the dirt of the exposed hole to find the discovered targets, then puts them in the container in my pouch or just in the bag itself that is kept on my left side. The left hand does the 'dirty work' and my right hand keeps things as clean and cared for as possible.
But the main part of my post relates to the feeling we have to have regarding 'appreciating' the detectors we have chosen in the first place. I have new detectors, yes, and I use them when they handle my needs, but the current-production detectors in my Regular-Use Detector Team are my Nokta-Makro Anfibio and White's MX-7 I guess a 3rd model would be a Teknetics T2 SE Ltd. I have coming next week as they are still made. But they have been around a long time and should have had a replacement by now, and a replacement would mean the T2 would be discontinued.
Now take a look at all my other detectors that are in my personal Outfit because I 'appreciate' what they can do for a variety of site choices. They include the following:
Two Nokta FORS CoRe's w/'OOR' and 5X9½ DD coils mounted.
Two Nokta FORS Relic's w/5" and 5X9½ DD coils mounted.
One White's XLT w/6½" Concentric coil
One White's modified Classic ID w/5½" Ferret Concentric coil.
Two Teknetics Omega 8000's, a V4 and V6, w/7" Concentric coils mounted.
Two Tesoro Bandido II µMAX units w/6" Concentric coils mounted.
One Tesoro Silver Sabre µMAX w/6" Concentric coil.
Question: Of the above first three models mentioned, what's the difference between them and this list of 11 more detectors I use?
Simple: These other 11 detectors are:
• all in excellent to 'as-new' condition because I care for them
• and I own them because I 'appreciate' them, and also because they all perform very well
• .... AND ... they are ALL DISCONTINUED
Some are no longer serviceable or a manufacturer charges an outlandish price for what we think ought to be a simple and affordable repair.
Additionally, I have a few more even older favorites that I use in seminars and other presentation for demonstrations, and occasionally I also take them out detecting! They all look really great, and they all perform as they are supposed to and comparable to when they were new. These models include:
A late 1960's Garrett Hunter BFO.
An early-to-mid '70s Compass Yukon 99B w/8" DD coil.
A Compass Coin Hustler w/6" DD coil.
A 1976 Garrett Master Hunter TR-Disc. w/two DD coils.
A '77 Garrett Money Hunter TR-Disc. w/7¼" CoPlaner coil.
A '86 Teknetics Mark I Ltd. w/7" Concentric coil.
Naturally, all of these are Discontinued as well, with manufacturers who will not service them or, in three examples, the manufacturer is defunct.
But if we appreciate any detector we have, whether the product is currently made and serviceable, discontinued and maybe or maybe not serviceable, or the detector maker went out of business ... if they work and do what they are supposed to, and if we care for them along the way, we can have a good performing detector in our hands to bring us a lot of 'fun' for a long time to come. Just thought I'd share my thoughts as it comes up on occasion when I am having discussions with people who ask about what I use and why, and about repair, and also in light of some recent discussions that will prompt some people to want to dump a device that is working great and will continue to work great.
Two examples I will point out are my Nokta CoRe's and Nokta Relic's. These are some of the best all-purpose detector you could own, but just prior to the announcement at Detectival about the three Anfibio's which will replace them, they were dropped [size=small][size=small](discontinued from production)[/size][/size] from the Nokta model line-up. Will I want to get rid of them? Certainly not, because they work great and will continue to work great for a long time. The same can be said about three other models in my current, Regular-Use Detector Team.
Just food for thought on a nice October 4th day.
Monte
