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MX5
- Thread starter D&P-OR
- Start date
I would think it is a Whites as it is listed as available in Whites manual Mr. Del... It didn't really say other than a rechargeable battery pack is available . Under the battery section of the MX5 manual.
It's on page 4 under battery section of the manual. Near the bottom of the page..
It's on page 4 under battery section of the manual. Near the bottom of the page..
an RNB in my XLT. Everything else I use with alkaline batteries and get exceptional battery life at a very reasonable cost.
However, in White's product list they do have part # 802-5288 for $59.95 shown as a Prizm 6T and Coinmaster GT NiCad. This would be the same battery system used in the MX5 and the eonly difference is th Prizm was a black control housing, the Coin GT burgundy, and the MX5 gray. The list I have is dated 1/2014 and the MX5 was new and it might not have been included in the product list. They charge with the Part # 509-0022 charger which lists at $24.99 [size=small](the same that was used with the XLT, DFX, MXT, M6 and Classic rechargeable NiCad battery packs)[/size].
You could also just buy AA rechargeable batteries and a charger and use your standard slide-in battery tray. I don't because you need to ask yourself how many times in a detecting season year do you really change out all 8 alkaline batteries? Do you use the detector often enough and long enough to go through a fresh pack of batteries in a short time? I usually don't because quality alkaline batteries last a long time.
If I fill the battery tray 6 times w/8-AA batteries, that would be 48 total AA's. I buy a 48 pack of quality alkaline batteries for $12.98 [size=small](or a little less)[/size] and that makes a fill-up of 8-AA alkalines batteries only cost $2.16. White's catalog states the MX5, M6 and MXT All-Pro have a battery life of 40 hours, and I am certain that using quality headphones I get a bit longer run-time than that. Still, at 40 hours for one set of quality alkaline batteries, at $2.16 a set, that only costs me 5.[size=small]4[/size]¢ per hour, so why bother with rechargeable batteries?
Just my thoughts.
[size=small]Monte[/size]
However, in White's product list they do have part # 802-5288 for $59.95 shown as a Prizm 6T and Coinmaster GT NiCad. This would be the same battery system used in the MX5 and the eonly difference is th Prizm was a black control housing, the Coin GT burgundy, and the MX5 gray. The list I have is dated 1/2014 and the MX5 was new and it might not have been included in the product list. They charge with the Part # 509-0022 charger which lists at $24.99 [size=small](the same that was used with the XLT, DFX, MXT, M6 and Classic rechargeable NiCad battery packs)[/size].
You could also just buy AA rechargeable batteries and a charger and use your standard slide-in battery tray. I don't because you need to ask yourself how many times in a detecting season year do you really change out all 8 alkaline batteries? Do you use the detector often enough and long enough to go through a fresh pack of batteries in a short time? I usually don't because quality alkaline batteries last a long time.
If I fill the battery tray 6 times w/8-AA batteries, that would be 48 total AA's. I buy a 48 pack of quality alkaline batteries for $12.98 [size=small](or a little less)[/size] and that makes a fill-up of 8-AA alkalines batteries only cost $2.16. White's catalog states the MX5, M6 and MXT All-Pro have a battery life of 40 hours, and I am certain that using quality headphones I get a bit longer run-time than that. Still, at 40 hours for one set of quality alkaline batteries, at $2.16 a set, that only costs me 5.[size=small]4[/size]¢ per hour, so why bother with rechargeable batteries?
Just my thoughts.
[size=small]Monte[/size]
BarberBill
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Is the audio the same with the MX5 as the Prizm6T and other Prizm/Coinmaster series (soft, mellow tone)? Or, is it more similar to the MXT series (sharper, somewhat blaring? Why do I care? - because the soft tone is the most pertinent thing I dislike about the Przim series whereas I much prefer the tone of my MXT. I'm considering adding an MX5 to my aresenal, but not if the tone is similar to the Prizm series.
Thanks for your imput,
BB
Thanks for your imput,
BB